Improve Your Skills Spring 2006. Overview The NCISL will be running two skill improvement programs for the 2006 season Goal keeping skills Outfield skills.

Improve Your Skills

Spring 2006

Overview

• The NCISL will be running two skill improvement programs for the 2006 season

• Goal keeping skills

• Outfield skills

• All NCISL players may apply to take part

• The NCISL will be partnering with professional soccer academies to deliver the programs

• Both programs will have six 90 minute sessions

Goal Keeping

• 6 week session aimed at improving your goal keeping skills

• Players from all NCISL divisions can attend

• All sessions will be at the University of Ottawa

• Price is $125 per person

• Dates

• Mondays starting May 8th at 6:15pm or

• Thursdays starting May 11th at 8:00pm

• Players select which day they want to attend on their application form

Goal Keeping Program

• Week 1 – Footwork and ball handling

• Week 2 – Closing down attackers and effective distribution

• Week 3 – Managing high balls and crosses

• Week 4 – Owning the box

• Week 5 – Facing the penalty

• Week 6 – Dead ball situations

Goal Keeping Coaching Staff

• Head coach is Tania Singfield of the Golden Gloves Academy

• Tania is a former Canada international goal keeper

• Tania was a member of the 1995 Canada World Cup Squad

• Tania started the Golden Gloves Academy in 1996 and has since coached throughout the country including sessions with the Canadian National Team

Outfield

• 6 week session aimed at improving your outfield soccer skills

• Players from all NCISL divisions can attend

• Sessions will be at an NCISL field

• Price is $75 per person

• Dates

• Fridays starting May 12th at 6:15pm or

• Mondays starting May 15th at 6:15pm

• Players select which day they want to attend on their application form

Outfield Program

• Week 1 – Controlling the ball

• Week 2 – Passing the ball

• Week 3 – Shooting

• Week 4 – Defending

• Week 5 – Making space

• Week 6 – Dribbling

Outfield Coaching Staff

• Greg Holden is Director of Soccer at the Scorpion Soccer Academy

• Greg grew up in England but is a former US Collegiate player

• Greg has coached since 1990 in both the USA and Canada

• Greg has his FIFA and USSF coaching certification

• Further information at

www.scorpionsoccer.ca

Outfield Coaching Staff

• Jay Crier is Head Coach of the Scorpion Soccer Academy

• Jay also grew up in England and is a former England schools international

• Jay also played professionally in England

• Further information at

www.scorpionsoccer.ca

How To Take Part

• All NCISL members may apply to take a skills program

• Download the application form found on the NCISL web site and follow the instructions on that form

• There is a limit to the number of players who can take part

• Positions will be awarded on a first come first served basis

Further Information

• Please contact Dawn Dinsdale

• [email protected]

• Check out our web site

• www.ncisl.com