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Codes of Conduct for Players and Parents
In
order to create the best possible soccer experience for our children, please
read the following Codes of Conduct.
All
players are asked to read and sign the 'Player_Code_of_Conduct'
and return to your coaches.
All
parents are asked to read and sign the 'Parent_Code_of_Conduct'
and return to your coaches.
General Information on Schedules for Games and Training
Teams/Players
and Coaches List Current Season
Fields
for Age Groups
U4-U6 Millennium Park
South Across from High School 6 Mile
U7-U8 NCP use 5 mile entrance
U9-U10 NCP use 5 mile entrance
U11-U12 Millennium Park
U13 & older NCP use Beck
entrance
U13 & older NCP-5 mile entrance
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Coaches expect players to have plenty of water (use only
re-usable containers, no disposable bottles), a ball that is not flat and
shin guards.
Player’s Guide
Fitness
Psychology of Youth Soccer
At
the April, 2002 NSA General Meeting, Jeffery J. Martin, Ph.D. from Wayne State University. Dr. Martin had an excellent talk about the 'Psychology of
Youth Soccer'. He was also kind enough to make his slide presentation
available to us on web the site (Power Point format).
Psychology_of_Youth_Soccer,
Jeffery J. Martin, Ph.D. April 9, 2002 Click here…
Parent please read
through this website, single best site I have found on understand youth
sports and your child. Click
here…
86 Ways to Say “Very Good!”
Medical concerns
Parents
please notify your coaches in writing concerning any medical condition that
may affect your child while playing soccer. Some of these possible
conditions include:
- Allergies
- Asthma conditions
- Previous injuries
Health
and Injures
Sport
injures website….
Eating / drinking before games and practices
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- In
general, avoid large meals within 3 hours of game time.
- Protein
heavy meals prior to a game can dehydrate a player.
- Complex
carbohydrate like whole grains foods and vegetables are best.
- Food
with in two hours after a game will lead to a faster recovery of the
player.
- Stretching
after a game or practice is great for getting blood back into the
muscles to help remove the lactic acid that built up during the
game.
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- Drink
three 8 oz. glasses of water 5 hours prior to game start and bring
one quart of cool water to each practice and game.
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Volunteering your Time
The NSA always welcomes your volunteer
efforts. Please see the Contacting Us
section for more information about how you can help.
Fall Photo Sessions
Each
fall, the NSA arranges for photo sessions for each team. These
sessions take place at Northville Community Park (Beck Road between 5 Mile
and 6 Mile roads). Each time is given a 15-20 minute time slot.
During this time group and individual photo sessions occur.
About 1-2 weeks before this event the coaches will hand out packets
describing the photo options available as well as the date, time, and
location.
Uniforms
Uniforms
are provided to each player in the Fall season. If a player is new to
the league or the team in the Spring season, a new jersey will be provided
for the player.
Being prepared for Practice
You
should arrive at your practice field about 5 minutes. Just like for
games, there are a number of things that you should do / bring for
practice. These include
- Remove all jewelry
- Tie your shoe laces in two knots
· Large
bottle of cold water
· Shin
guards
· Soccer
cleats
· Soccer
ball (properly inflated)
Being prepared for Games
There
are a number of things that each player should remember to do / bring for
games. These include:
- Make sure your last meal is at least two
hours before game time
- Remove all jewelry
- Tie your shoe laces in two knots
· Large
bottle of cold water
· Shin
guards
· Soccer
cleats
· Soccer
ball (properly inflated)
· Arrive at
the soccer field 30 to 45 minutes (ask your coach) before the game, so you
can warm-up and get instructions for the game.
Practicing at home
Remember
that while away from the soccer field, a good way to improve your soccer
skills and fitness level is to practice. This can be done in your
yard, in your basement, or at a nearby park.
Ask
your coach about what might be the best thing for you to practice.
Some suggestions are dribbling, one-touch and two-touch passes with a
friend or a wall, passing, kicking, and juggling.
Below
an over view of player development, soccer and Northville…
Top
players in the world practice on average 5 hours a day since they turned 6
years old. Progress for a player is directly related to the number of
touches they have with a ball. Ball mastery is earned not a gift. It
is estimated to become a master of any coordinated physical activity like a
sport or a musical instrument you would need to repeat this 1,600,000
times. For instants a player comes to practices twice a week has a
productive practice where 75% of time he or she is working with a ball and
add to this the time spent working with the ball during a game and two seasons
of soccer, spring and summer, it would take a player 160 years to reach
this number. World class players like Mia Hamm would spend another 5 hours
a night improving their skills.
- This leads us to the many
levels of soccer. To accommodate the many levels of skills players
have achieved we have different programs. First our Recreational
programs it composed of mostly first time and multi sport players.
With in Rec there are teams that have a better record than others,
these teams are placed into more competitive divisions of play based
on their past seasons performance. Some age groups can have as many as
5 divisions. Above this is our Select level, these teams are based on
a full year commitment of the players and their families. Players
tryout or qualify for these teams. We hold a tryout usually in
mid June each year. Check our website for detail prior to the end of
May. Our professional paid coaches pick players to form teams. We have
an excellent staff of coaches that will shepard your player to their
peak performance with a focus on development. From select we
move to older players, the state of Michigan has two programs, Premier
and Olympic Development Program or ODP. ODP players will usually play
in both programs. At the Premier level we have again many level or
divisions. Northville currently has many teams that have reached the
top division of play. The best top ten teams in each age group are
placed into Division one. More travel is associated with this
level. You will find your games almost any where in the state of
Michigan and Toledo. Next there is Michigan
Nationals, Northville, Brighton, Canton and Ann Arbor clubs work together to take our top players to the bigger “showcase” tournaments.
This exposes our players to scouts from the MLS and colleges. In
general as players get older (Freddy Adu is an exception) there
are even more levels:
- Super-Y League
- W-League
- PDL
- USL Pro Soccer League
- A-League
- MLS and MISL
- US Soccer National
teams Men and Women
- Each Country will have their top levels of teams
- World
Cup and FIFA
We
believe in a community base program where all levels of players are served,
with less time needed for travel to find their correct level of
competition. Our volunteers have been working with our Township Trustees
and City officials to continue to improve our community’s resources and our
level of commitment to our children for this great, all inclusive sport of
Soccer.
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