PLAYERS

10 PRINCIPLES OF COACH
& PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

OVERVIEW OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

“If you give a person a fish, they eat for a day. If you teach a person to fish, they eat for a lifetime.”
— Proverb

The purpose of the Total Soccer Development Soccer Curriculum is to guide you, day by day, step by step, towards reaching your goals, both ones you have already set and ones that will unfold throughout the process. For some of you, that may mean the start of an exciting collegiate and perhaps post-collegiate athletics experience. For all, the Total Soccer Development Curriculum is a plan for personal development that will enhance you in the tools and habits to teach yourself about living an impactful, successful, self-disciplined and healthy lifestyle through participation in the beautiful game of soccer!

IN-PERSON

Ages 7-18

EVENTS

December 15-17, 2023. Tallahassee Reckoning Player Evaluation, Tallahassee, FL

January 10-14. United Soccer Coaches Convention Presentations, Anaheim, CA

March 9-12, 2024. Phase 1, Ballaz Academy, Kingston, Jamaica

March 13-15, 2024. Phase 1, Our Kids Academy, Montego Bay, Jamaica

July 11-13, 2024. Phase 2, Harrisonburg, VA

August 13-16, 2024. Phase 1, Ajax FC, Naperville, IL

August 19-22, 2024. Phase 1, HYSA, Helena, MT

November 21-23, 2024. TASCO Convention Presentations, Galveston, TX

VIRTUAL

Ages 12 and up

MENTAL SKILL

BUILDING

VIDEO

ANALYSIS

  • The youth player may request video Match Analysis from TSD in order to assist the individual understand the proper execution of any of the 10 Principles depending on the package purchased. This is an hour-long session reviewing the Individual Player’s performance. This is one of the most valuable tools to help the player understand his/her performance. Specific instructions will be provided so that the player understands and can execute; therefore, elevating the player’s performance.

  • Even with sharp technical skills and tactical awareness, without the confidence to trust your own decision-making during a match, your ability to be impactful is limited. Coach Nora is extraordinarily skilled at working with players, identifying their gifts and creating lasting, effective mental habits. She is committed to developing players to reach their full potential and she invests personally in achieving that goal by working with players in all aspects of their game and following them through their soccer career, with frequent check-ins and messages of encouragement.

    Janet Pinkham-Boller, mom of Lucy, ‘08 Skyline Elite, Charlottesville, VA

Player & Parent Testimonials