Rtc-Sk Research Paper

SASKATCHEWAN
SASKATCHEWAN SOCCER ASSOCIATION TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

Regional Training Centre National Training Centre
2011/2012
Prepared by: Terrol Russell Director, RTC – Saskatchewan Staff Coach, NTC – Prairies Regional Training Centre – Saskatchewan: Saskatoon, Regina National Training Centre – Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

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1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 RTC-SK/NTC-Prairies Program Outline 2011-2012 SSA Player Development Pathway RTC-SK Coaching Philosophy Organizational Excellence RTC-SK Training Theory RTC-SK LTPD Stage-Based Training Content RTC-SK Sports Science Integration RTC-SK Physical Testing Dates and Protocol RTC-SK Training Schedule NTC-Prairies Scouting Dates Appreciation
To accomplish this purpose the coaching and management staff is tasked with helping each apprentice develop their sport specific and athlete-specific High-Performance skills. Sport specific development includes engendering technical ability that allows for play on the square inch, creating tactical/spatial awareness so each apprentice understands positional responsibility both on and off the ball, and building the mental strength/toughness required in gaining that extra edge over others in practice, competition and in all walks of life. Athlete-specific development includes but is not limited to: physical conditioning, physiological development through the usage of work-rest ratios that labor specific energy systems, formation of neurophysiological connections that produce an end result with maximum certainty and a minimum outlay of time and energy, psychological tools including goal-setting, visualization and self-talk, and social skills that facilitate interaction and communication with others. Resulting from the evolving coach-player relationship, a key component of the RTC-SK program is to maintain a coaching staff that - enthuses, involves, and engages the apprentice throughout their soccer journey. Developing athletes through the use of external motivation and using authority to impose hierarchical views on every situation is in direct
The differentiation between the two mindsets is that in a fixed mindset outcome reigns and if not the best, all the work and training has been for not. In a growth mindset however individuals value the effort and do not dwell on the result; the search and the path is deeply meaningful. Research has discovered praise should be given to effort and persistence rather than intelligence or talent. In the RTC-SK the approach will be to teach athletes to crave challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, celebrate their efforts, and to never stop learning. “Mindset is more important than talent”. Billy Beane “The mark of a champion is the ability to win when things are not quite right - when you’re not playing well and your emotions are not the right ones”. Billie Jean King “The most important thing for a soccer player to have…Mental Toughness”. Mia Hamm “I believe ability can get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there”. John Wooden “Success is about being your best self, not about being better than others; failure is an opportunity, not a condemnation; effort is the key to success”. Carol