CSA ECNL PRACTICE CALENDAR AND FORMAT

ELITE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE PRACTICE SCHEDULE 2010-11

Fall 2010 Season:

U15 ECNL FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE                                                      U16 ECNL FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Tuesday        7:30-9:00PM   Davie Park                                                   Tuesday        7:30-9:00PM   Davie Park

Wednesday  7:30-9:00PM    Davie Park                                                  Wednesday   7:30-9:00PM   Davie Park

Thursday      6:00-7:30PM    McAlpines                                                    Thursday       7:30-9:00PM   McAlpines

 

U17 ECNL FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE                                                       U18 ECNL FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Tuesday        7:30-9:00PM    Davie Park                                                   Tuesday        7:30-9:00PM     Davie Park

Wednesday   7:30-9:00PM    Davie Park/Charlotte C                               Thursday       6:00-7:30PM     McAlpines

Thursday       7:30-9:00PM    McAlpines

 

U15, U 16, U17 and U 18 ECNL ADDITIONAL FALL SESSIONS

Friday (Non- R3PL Weekends) 6:00-7:30PM

Sunday (Non- R3PL Weekends) 6:00-7:30PM 

 

ELITE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE CSA PRACTICE FORMAT

ECNL FALL 2010 CAMP SCHEDULE:

ECNL Player Pre-Season Camp- July 27th-29th                                  CSA Team Camp- August 2nd-5th 

ECNL FALL 2010 REGULAR PRACTICE SCHEDULE: (Starts Week of August 9th)

R3PL weekends: 3 Practices per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Non R3PL weekends: 4 Practices per week (add Sunday Evening)
Non R3PL Weekends: Additional Functional sessions on Friday Evening Alternate sessions for Defenders and Attackers Players (1 session per Month)

ECNL Practice Curriculum and Session Structure:

Tuesday: Technical Group Session: Sessions will focus on a technical topic, focusing on the technique and application in small sided games (5v5)

Wednesday: Functional Team Session: Sessions will focus on functional roles on the positions played within the parameters of their team.

Thursday: Team Tactical Session: Sessions will focus on the tactical application of techniques within their team format

Friday: Functional Groups: Defenders, Midfielders and Forwards will be grouped together from all teams to work on areas of the game based on their positions. These sessions may also be used for classroom/video sessions.

Sunday: Rotating Sessions: These sessions topics will be selected for each team (s) based on the CSA Staff feedback on the team progression. Topics will be chosen from Technical, Functional, and Tactical team and group sessions. These sessions may also be used for classroom/video sessions.

Classroom and Video Sessions: These sessions will be held at the CSA offices. Coaches will use DVD’s to show and explain team topics and functional topics, such as group defending and final 3rd movement. We may also use Video of our teams ECNL/R3PL games from the course of the season. 

 

Spring 2011 Season:

Each of the U 15, U16, U17 and U 18 teams will train in the spring season to prepare for the ECNL Regional games and the ECNL San Antonio Showcase (U15-U17) which will be held on March 4-6 2011.

Spring Practices Begin the Week of January 10th 2011 and end after our last ECNL spring event.

These sessions will typically be on Friday and/or Sunday to accommodate the Girls High School Soccer season and Practice Locations and Times will be determined at the start of January 2011.

ECNL Non-High School Players:

If numerous players from the U15, U16, U17 and U18 ECNL Teams choose not to participate in their various high school soccer season, CSA will look to form 1 or 2 teams (by age groups) that will train through to Memorial day weekend. These ECNL players will have additional sessions added to the regular ECNL Spring Practice schedule. These “Spring” teams will have additional games and tournaments they can attend to supplement the number of High school games that they will not participate in.

ECNL SUMMER 2011 PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Each of the U 15, U16, U17 teams will train during the summer season to prepare for the ECNL National Championship Series that will be held on July 14th-16th.

Summer Practices begin in early June and end after the ECNL National Championship Event. Practices will be held 2-3 times per week and Locations and Times will be determined after Memorial Day Weekend.