3 - 4 YR OLDS CO-ED 1x / Week Thursdays: 5:30 - 6:30 $30/week or $100/mo
K - 1st Grade Coach Daniel Byrd CO-ED 2x / Week Mondays: 5:30 - 6:30 (Training) Fridays: 5:30 - 6:30 (Free Play Game Session) $60/week or $120/mo
2nd - 3rd Grade CO-ED 2x / Week Tuesdays: 5:30 - 6:30 (Training) Fridays: 5:30 - 6:30 (Free Play Game Session) $60/week or $120/mo
4th - 5th Grade IMPROVE YOUR CO-ED 2x / Week Wednesdays: 5:30 - 6:30 (Training) Fridays: 6:30 - 7:30 (Free Play Game Session) $60/week or $200/mo GAME Middle School Girls 3x / Week SOCCER TRAINING Tuesday / Thursday 3:30-4:30 (Training) Fridays: 3:30 - 4:30 (Free Play Game Session) $90/week or $300/mo
Middle School Boys BOYS AND GIRLS 3x / Week Ages 3 -18 Tuesday / Thursday 4:30-5:30 (Training) Fridays: 3:30 - 4:30 (Free Play Game Session) $90/week or $300/mo
High School Girls 3x / Week INSTRUCTOR: Mondays / Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 (Training) Coach Daniel Byrd Fridays: 4:30 - 5:30 (Free Play Game Session) $90/week or $300/mo [email protected]
High School Boys 3x / Week Mondays / Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 (Training) REGISTER TODAY Fridays: 4:30 - 5:30 (Free Play Game Session) www.TMAAthle cs.com/MSA $90/week or $300/mo
CURRICULUM AcƟviƟes for the 3 and 4-year-old group will focus on movement and balance while ge ng used to the idea of touching the ball with their feet. The children embark on imagina ve adventures that involve a ball. With plenty of posi ve reinforcement, the goal is for children to experience the joy of moving and being ac ve. The takeaway for this group is “moving around is fun”.
The kindergarteners and 1st graders will have fun learning basic soccer skills like dribbling and shoo ng through crea ve games such as sharks and minnows, space invaders, frogger and many more. The children will also learn the fundamental rules of the game itself. The children will then have the opportunity to apply the skills they’ve learned in a 3v3 or 4v4 game scenario on their designated game day. This is the age where games o en look like bees swarming around the ball because they haven’t fully developed the team concept of sharing the ball and spreading out. The takeaway for this age group is “Playing with my ball is fun.”
The sessions for 2nd and 3rd graders will focus on ball control skills as well as spa al awareness, change of direc on, sharing the ball with teammates, and sportsmanship. The goal is to encourage children to work together toward a common goal. 4v4 small-sided games on free play days will allow them to develop a love for the game and prac ce their skills. The takeaway for this group is “playing soccer with my friends is fun”.
The sessions for 4th and 5th graders con nue to work on ball mastery as they start to learn various techniques for bea ng an opponent with a 1v1 move or a 2v1 give and go. Tac cal ideas such as posi onal roles and responsibili es on a team as well as group defending and a acking are also introduced. They will have the opportunity to play small sided games in 6v6 format to get plenty of touches on the ball and become comfortable in a variety of game situa ons. The takeaway for this age group is “learning the game is fun”.
The curriculum for middle school through high school is vast, progressive and detailed. In general, it centers around developing the physical, technical, tac cal and psychological components of the game. Honing basic foot skills will always be involved but now players begin to learn the principles of a ack (mobility, support, penetra on, width, crea vity) and defending (pressure, cover, balance, compactness). A en on to dealing with the tac cal issue of transi on is key as is ins lling the psychological values of being resilient and gri y when dealing with adversity. Understanding and u lizing different styles of play such as possession and countera ack will also be taught. Free play game sessions is chance for them to try everything they are learning.
The beauty of supervised free play is that the game itself is the best teacher. Small-sided games played on smaller fields in a 3v3, 4v4, or 6v6 format allow players 100’s of more touches on the ball and demands exponen ally more decision making with and without the ball than in the 11v11 format of the game. The coach refrains from stopping the momentum of the game to make coaching points and instead coaches (in the flow) allowing players to make
Coaching Experience 2018-19 Assistant Coach at Orlando City Soccer Club 2010-11 FC Alliance Site Director 2018 Coaching Director at Falls City Soccer Club 2009-10 Grace Chris an Academy Director of Soccer Opera ons 2015-18 Assistant Coach at Louisville City Football Club 2009 Byrd Soccer Instruc on 2014 Youth Coach at Orlando City Youth Soccer 2008-09 Staff Coach & House Parent at Brad Friedel’s Premier Soccer 2012-13 Head Men’s Coach Buxmont Torch Academy 2008 Head Coach at Cleveland Public High Schools 2012-13 Saint Catharine College Men’s Graduate 2008 Staff Coach Ambassadors in Sport Interna onal Asst. Coach 2006-07 Bedene F.C. 2011 University of Tennessee Men’s Club Soccer Coach 2005 Head Girl’s Coach at North Bullit High EducaƟon and Licenses 2015 USC Premier Diploma 2013 Master of Arts in Leadership Saint Catharine College, Springfield, KY 2009 USSF Na onal D & Na onal Youth License 2004 Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and Congrega onal Leadership Johnson University, Knoxville, TN
Playing Experience 2008 Cleveland City Stars Cleveland, Ohio professional team compeƟng in the United Soccer League 2000-2004 Johnson University Knoxville, TN private college compeƟng in the NCCAA. 4-year captain and leading scorer and 4 Year All Region 1998-99 Kentucky ODP State Team 1998-99 J-Town United F.C. Louisville, KY compleƟve club team 1995-1998 Bedene F.C. Maputo, Mozambique compeƟƟve club team 1995-1998 Trichardt South African School Maputo, Mozambique private high school team