Preliminary Assessment - How Does Your Club Compare?

In just 5 minutes and 15 questions you can compare your organization to Best Practices in Youth Soccer - FREE! Your club will also receive $2,500 in Player and Coach Development benefits. Just answer the 15 questions and you will receive a copy of the results.

NSCAA Club Standards Project Preliminary Assessment Question Details – PLEASE READ!

1.
Is there a written curriculum with clearly defined aims, objectives and outcomes? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

2.
Does a comprehensive rationale to player development exist that is taught and disseminated to volunteer/professional coaches? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

3.
Is there a player pathway enabling the seamless transition of players between stages of development and built around principles of child development? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

4.
On the whole, do coaches have a good working understanding of child development and the differences likely to exist between children of the same age? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

5.
Are coaches required to produce/follow a session plan? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

6.
On the main, are coaches able to address the unique needs of individual players in a team-training environment? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

7.
Does the organization establish end of stage/season player competencies for determining player and coach progress? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

8.
Is the organization approaching administration and player development horizontally (see vertical vs. horizontal integration paragraph)? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

9.
Does the club have a long-term perspective in developing players and teams? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

10.
Does ability and not age determine player groupings for training and games? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

11.
Are players formally assessed at several points in the year? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

12.
Is player assessment used for the primary purpose of development? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

13.
Are coaches encouraging players to become students of the game by setting soccer homework and watching high level games on TV or in person? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

14.
Does the organization see a correlation between learning, enjoyment and adherence to the game? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

15.
Does the organization provide equal opportunity for all players? *    Yes    Somewhat    No

16.
Contact me to discuss the Intermediate or Advanced Assessment. *   
Yes   
No

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