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Mad River Youth Soccer League
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Mad River
Youth Soccer League
Coaches' Zone
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MRU is now accepting coaching applications for the Spring 2010 season as well as the Summer/Fall 2010 season.
Spring 2010 will have teams U10-U14 competing in local 6v6 from March- April. U15-U19 will have the opportunity to compete either in local 6v6 (need more local buy-in), or in other leagues outside of the area. These teams will also play a longer season by participating in tournaments during the summer so that they are prepared heading back to their high school teams.
Summer/Fall 2010 will again have teams U10-U14 training from June-November.
Please download the form above and return with resume and references to:
MRYSC
CO: MRU Coaching Application
PO Box 103
Arcata, CA 95518
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Coaching Director Sean Connors
MRYSL is excited to announce the hiring of Sean Connors as the Director of Coaching for the competitive soccer program. Coach Connors will be instrumental in the development of the coaching staff, forming teams, developing an academy curriculum, and implementing competitive programs and ideas.
“The development of a club-wide curriculum, The Mad River Method, was one of my immediate priorities when I took the position. This will keep every coach on the same page and develop continuity within the club. The Mad River Method will benefit players as they develop because each coach will be able to build on the skills taught in the previous year. By focusing on technical and tactical skills all Mad River players will be equipped to play at any level.”
Connors has spent the past two years as an assistant coach for St. John Fisher College in Rochester NY and only this past fall relocated to Humboldt County.
Having a well-trained coach lead the competitive soccer program will lead to great development among both the players and coaches. By bring new ideas and excitement to the club, having Coach Connors as our Director of Coaching is a step forward and will lead to only greater successes in the future!
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Goalkeeper Coach - Brendan Bourdage.
Brendan works with all of the keepers within the competitive program once a week.
"The goalkeeper is the most important player on the field and requires specilized training so that they can reach their full potential. Having Brendan join the coaching staff will have a major impact on the quality of our goalkeepers in regard to their technical and tactical abilites on the field. Also by working with even our youngest players (U10), he will lay the gound work for long term success. It is very exciting that we were able to hire Brendan and look forward to working with him more in the future." - Sean Connors (Director of Coaching)
Brendan is the current Goalkeeper Coach for the Humboldt State University Men's and Women's Soccer Team and has compiled an impressive resume during his coaching career. For a complete bio check out the Coaches Directory.
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Online Coaching Resources
At the D4 coaches meeting many coaches requested some suggested links to help them during the fall season. Below there are a few different resources, each of which have positives and negatives. Good luck with the season and I hope these links will help! Sean Connors (Director of Coaching)
Coaching Soccer 101
Soccer Help
Soccer Expert
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Click here to see the Practice Schedules and Fields
with important note on how to request a practice field
All coaches please check the Field Schedules for problems and make sure you let us know where you are practicing. Time slots indicated by pink indicate a scheduling problem that needs to be resolved.
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fax (707)443-1946