Resilience is important for any athlete. An athlete will experience many ups and downs, no matter what level of play. These ups and downs will not only be from competition and performance, but also set backs such as injury or suspensions.

Today our athletes are faced with a ‘shelter in place’ order, something we have not experienced before, and a situation our youth players find themselves in through no fault of their own and with a new set of psycho-social challenges.

Make use of this informative and helpful presentation on resilience.

Psychology – Resilience Presentation

See below the video instructions for guidance on how to fill out your Player Development Profile. Areas of the form are based an a players reflection of their current level of play, and awareness of their current rate of human element growth. The soccer specific information can be entered in reference to the Fremont YSC playing identity, and in relationship to the stage of development of the player.

A fun clip from our Senior Girls, great creativity and teamwork to pull this off with limits to what they can do during the shelter in place.

Senior Girls vs Thierry Henry from Fremont YSC on Vimeo.

We’ve not forgot about the parents, I am sure you are all scratching at the door to get out and get some exercise. With gyms and parks closed we can be limited within our workouts, but we’ll be posting a number of workouts you can do in a very small space, and with very limited equipment needed. If you don’t have the equipment shown in the video, be creative and use alternative instruments, a few suggestions can be found in the video.

Workouts also appropriate for players, and can even be a family workout.

Latest installment of the practice at home program from Fremont YSC.

Coaches will be conducting online conferences with their teams to cover the session, and provided guided discovery to ways in which the player can further develop the session at home, along with individual challenges and competitions.

Players, do not forget to upload a 15 second clip to your TeamSnap account under the media files.

We’re not quite on the fields, but that can’t stop us from training an staying engaged. The following clip is great collection of what players from all ages have been doing to stay active, and practice at home.

This week we set the at home practice of a small playing area as the theme will continue with practicing in small spaces, central area of full width for the player to use as visual aids to work between. The area was only a 3 x 3, so had to keep the ball close and under control, we video for this can be found at the following link – https://www.fremontyouthsoccer.com/2020/04/parks-pitches-and-patios-week-3/

Butch has put together this practice session for the goalkeepers. Keeping with the needs of the players as they continue to practice individually and in small spaces.

Take a clip of your goalkeeping practice and send in to Butch, [email protected]

Goalkeeper Practice from Fremont YSC on Vimeo.

To really understand how soccer is life for many, there are not many better documentaries than ‘Sunderland Til I die’, and Leeds United’s ‘Take Us Home’. These are 2 of the U.K.’s biggest clubs, but neither play in the Premier League. 2 very different stories but one thing remains consistent throughout, how much it means to the fans. These are not franchises, and their histories are embedded in their communities.

Sunderland –  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunderland_A.F.C.

Leeds Utd – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C.

Sunderland Til I Die, can be found on Netflix, while the Leeds Utd documentary is streaming on Amazon Prime. The language at times can be colorful, so earmuffs at the ready, and accents up North can be thick, so also maybe the need for CC. The message in watching these shows though is how much it means to people to be part of their club. Enjoy.