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BETTER ENVIRONMENTS = BETTER PLAYERS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASA offers the below resources to member clubs to help develop club environments. To request access to a file, click on the links below. Our Technical Director, Kevin Laux, will verify your ASA membership and give you access to the file to copy and use. Support with using each file is also available by request. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, eligible Club Directors can take US Soccer’s Club Technical Leadership<\/a> courses, a pathway specifically designed to educate and license club leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLUB IDENTITY AND BELIEFS<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLUB IDENTITY FRAMEWORK<\/a>
This document guides the Club Leader to form a unique, individual club identity beginning with Mission & Vision, and includes philosophical approaches to learning, teaching, and player development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLUB ASSESSMENT TOOL
<\/a>A modified version of US Soccer’s Club Assessment Tool used to help a club assess it’s environment to a high standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COACHING DEVELOPMENT<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PROFILE OF A COACH<\/a>
Template that can be used to develop your club’s own Coaching Profile. The Profile is the job description and can be used for coaching development, observations, and assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COACHING OBSERVATION – COACH VS PLAYER CENTERED ASSESSMENT
<\/a>Form used to observe, document, and distinguish coaching behaviors into Coach-Centered or Player-Centered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COACHING METHODOLOGIES<\/a>
Table of coaching\/training methodologies including descriptions and what they may be well suited for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COACHING STRESS & COPING STRATEGIES<\/a>
Description of common stressors in a coach’s life along with coping strategies at the individual and club level that can help coaches maintain a healthy lifestyle. From the USOPC Quality Coaching Framework<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COACH WELLNESS QUESTIONNAIRE<\/a>
Survey to use when assessing a coach’s overall wellness in the job. From the USOPC Quality Coaching Framework<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COACH READINESS ASSESSMENT<\/a>
Spreadsheet\/roster used to help you determine how to best lead each individual coach based on their level of readiness within the tasks of a coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

AGES & STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT<\/a>
From US Soccer’s Player Development Framework – the developmental characteristics of each age group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STARTER GAME MODEL<\/a>
Template used to create your own game model – how your club aims to play the game in the 4 moments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US SOCCER GAME MODEL – <\/a>
Google sheet version of US Soccer’s Game Model; all age groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US SOCCER’S PLAYER DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS<\/strong>:
The Developmental characteristics for each age group, developmental goals and objectives, and the US Soccer Game Model:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n