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Player’s HANDBOOK
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Real WC Nacho
STL’s Premier Youth Soccer Club
“Young talent development is my passion. Each day, I push my players
and coaches to be the best versions of themselves, to continue to grow
and become winners on and off the field. It all starts here. Success isn’t
a destination, it’s a mindset that I have the privilege to cultivate.”
Nacho Novas
Welcome to NAME OF YOUR TEAM!
Coach Bio
The Person: State your name and where you were born. Talk about where/what you studied or what you do for a
living. Add a note about your family.
The Player: Talk about your experience as a player. How many years did you play? What division? Talk about
any personal accomplishment.
The Coach: Tell about your years of experience and your accomplishments. Talk about the different teams you
have coached and which age group. Talk about the different teams you are currently coaching and the age group.
Team Division
This year our team will be playing U-XX DIVISION NAME at SLYSA. Last year, our team NAME ACCOMPLISH-
MENT FOR PREVIOUS FALL/SPRING SEASONS. As a result, our team has risen to an upper division/has gone
down a division/ has stayed in the same division. Please notice that in our age group there are XX divisions and this
is a very competitive league. Among the expectations for our team this year LIST 3 EXPECTATIONS MIN.
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2PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Real WC Nacho
Program Organization Chart
Boys Director – Nacho Novas, 314-662-3936, ignacionovas@gmail.com
Assistant Boys Director – Dwight Carter, 314-546-8881, dwight@brainchildevents.com
Accounting – Valerie Elking, 314-922-3321, valerieelkingreal@gmail,com
GotSport Registers – Nacho Novas and Valerie Elking
TeamSnap Register – Gianni Iannazzo, gianni@iannazzotech.com, 314-403-5285
MyUniform (GotSoccer) – Nacho Novas
Head Team Manager – Catalina Freixas, freixas@wustl.edu, 314-479-4333
Team Novas 2009:
PHOTO Coach – Nacho Novas, ignacionovas@gmail.com, 314-662-3936
USSF “C” License
PHOTO Assistant Coach - Emily xxxx. email, 314-xxx-xxxx.
PHOTO Manager – Catalina Freixas, freixas@wustl.edu, 314-479-4333,
Club Fees
For the 2021-2022 Season fees are as follows:
* 2014-2015 [4v4] $1200
* 2006-2013 $1595
Please notice that our Club Fees include:
* SLYSA Fall & Spring League Games
* Fall & Spring Tournament
* Indoor Winter Skills Training
* Winter Indoor Futsal League
* Winter Speed Agility (2009 - 2002)
* Fall & Spring Club Training
* Fall & Spring Goal Keeper Training
* Player/Coaches ID Card & TeamSnap
* Coaches/Trainers Fees
* All Turf Indoor Facilities Around St. Louis
Note: There is up to six months installments payment available.
Real WC Nacho
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3Practices and League Games
Fall and Spring Training
Fall practice begins on August 1st and ends approximately on the week of Thanksgiving. Practices will be
held TIMES a week on DAYS from TIME to TIME at LOCATION.
SLYSA Fall League begins the weekend of DATE and ends on the first week of December. Schedules are
normally published two weeks prior to the start of the season and will be updated in TeamSnap by your Coach/
Manager.
Fall Club Training will be offered on Mondays from 6.00 to 7:30pm at LOCATION. Goalie Training is part of
Club Training. Club Training is MANDATORY/NOT MANDATORY for your team.
Spring practice begins on February 1st and ends approximately on Memorial Day weekend. Practices will be
held TIMES a week on DAYS from TIME to TIME at LOCATION.
SLYSA Spring League begins the last week of February and ends on Memorial Day Weekend. Schedules are
normally published two weeks prior to the start of the season and will be updated in TeamSnap by your Coach/
Manager.
Spring Club Training League will be offered on Mondays from 6:00 to 7:03pm at LOCATION. Goalie Training
is part of Club Training. . Club Training is MANDATORY/NOT MANDATORY for your team.
NOTE: Please see SLYSA website https://www.slysa.org/ for your reference.
Summer and Winter Training
Summer Training: Practices will run from DATE to DATE at LOCATION. Practices will be held TIMES a week
on DAYS from TIME to TIME.
Winter Training: We will be participating in FUTSAL LEAGUE NAME/INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE, from
DATE to DATE. Schedules are normally published two weeks prior to the start of the season and will be updat-
ed in TeamSnap by your Coach/Manager.
Winter Speed and Agility (2009-2002): Practices will run from DATE to DATE at LOCATION. Practices will be
held TIMES a week on DAYS from TIME to TIME.
Tournaments
Included in the Player’s Fees is a Fall and a Spring tournament, with the exception of High School age teams
that get three tournaments. In all cases, one of these tournaments must be a Real WC Nacho tournament (August
or March), the other one has been selected by your Coach from a list of tournaments where our Club will be par-
ticipating in. Any additional tournament selected by your Coach, will be at the expense of the Team. Please read
below the selected tournaments for the FALL and SPRING Seasons.
Real WC Nacho FALL Tournament
Real WC Randy Memorial Cup – Aug. DATE
FALL Tournaments
LIST ALL TOURNAMENTS SELECTED BY THE COACH THAT TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN. INDICATE
NAME, DATE & WHETHER FEES ARE INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED.
Out-of-Town FALL Tournaments
Out of town tournament – NAME, DATE (INDICATE DATE & WHETHER FEES ARE INCLUDED/NOT IN-
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4CLUDED)
Real WC Nacho SPRING Tournament
Real WC- Adam Ragsdale Memorial Cup – March DATE
SPRING Tournaments
LIST ALL TOURNAMENTS SELECTED BY THE COACH THAT TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN: INDICATE
NAME, DATE & WHETHER FEES ARE INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED.
Out-of-Town FALL Tournaments
Out of town tournament – NAME, DATE (INDICATE DATE & WHETHER FEES ARE INCLUDED/NOT IN-
CLUDED)
Note: This is a competitive league and participation in the selected tournaments is highly encouraged as the
absence of a player affects the whole team.. At a minimum we ask that players join the two tournaments in-
cluded in the fees. Please know that the team’s performance in the SLYSA league and tournaments impact the
position of teams in the rankings.
Kickarounds and Tryouts
Kickarounds give the opportunity for new players to get to know our Club through our teams, coaches and
players. Kickarounds are held at the end of the SLYSA Spring Season. Dates and fields are set up by the Club
Director and information is sent via email. We encourage participation of our current players in these activities.
The time frame for Club Tryouts is determined by MissouriSoccer.org. Club Tryouts information will be sent
by the Real WC Nacho administration in timely manner. Open tryouts are designed to ensure every player has an
equal opportunity to demonstrate their skill, attitude and effort to possibly be invited to play at the select level. For
existing players, participation in tryouts is highly encouraged. Please let your Coach know if your player is unable
to participate in the tryouts. Player will be notified by the Coach if they are accepted or not into the team soon after
tryouts.
Summer Camps
Summer Camps will be offered during June and July. Information about times and location will be released in
March and early bird sign up will be available for Real WC Nacho players.
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5Highlights of our program
Keys To Successful Development
Staying humble is the most important key ingredient to being a successful player in our program (and to
life outside of Soccer, for that matter). No one player is above any practices. No one practice is beneath any
player. No one player should consider herself as better (or worse) than any other players. Everyone is learning
at her own pace.
Making a mistake is okay, but be intelligent enough not to repeat it.
Be creative and courageous, try new moves that confidence allow.
Be excited about practices as much as about games. League and tournament games should be treated as
an extension to practices. Anything we learn at practices must be attempted during games.
Compete at the highest level – with high intensity – at all times, whether at games or practices.
Work hard and with quality.
Have fun!!!
Team Guidelines Codes of Conduct
Briefly greet each player’s family
No smoking around players.
No sideline coaching.
No harassing the referees.
Respect each other.
Respect other parent’s children.
Refrain from using negative comments toward own player.
Codes of Conduct
The guidelines are posted on our team website, please familiarize yourself with them.
I would like to stress the importance of instructions being delivered from the coaching sideline only, and not
from the parent’s sideline. This will definitely help the coaches to send consistent messages to the players, and
to avoid confusion.
Please limit sideline cheering to positive encouragement and kudos. Any comments which can be perceived
as “negative” by the players can easily affect their confidence level. Please be your player’s biggest fan.
See the attached Addendum to Codes of Conduct added in Spring 2017.
Bully-free Environment
Bullying is not tolerated at all in our program. The players are now at the age where parents and coaches will
need to pay extra/close attention to how our players are interacting with each other. Bullying can be in a form of
physical and/or verbal abuse. With easy access to electronics, bullying can also be delivered in a form of texting
and/or any social media posting (Facebook, Instagram, etc).
Real WC Nacho
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6Players Development
From the age of U8 through U12, while playing in 9v9 games, our main focus will be technical training. We will
emphasize the use of proper techniques and fundamental soccer skills (fast footwork, ball possession, first touch,
ball distributions, etc.). We will teach our players to be comfortable handling the ball in tight spaces, comfortable to
take on opponents in 1-on-1 situations, and most importantly how to create and find space with or without the ball.
From U12 & Up, Tactical training will be more of the focus and will be provided in the form of small-sided
games. We will continue to teach them to play quick and to help them increase their decision making process. If
players can process information in tight space and make quick decisions then when expanding the field, the pres-
sure shouldn’t be that tight.
We will provide players with a lot of opportunities to consistently compete in an environment that fosters skill,
creativity, mobility, possession, and ultimately confidence.
Playing Time
Please note that in Select soccer, there is no such thing as equal playing time. Every player will be given the
minimum of 15 minutes of playing time per game. The rest will have to be earned. This approach will continue until
the players reach U14. Once they reach high school age (U14), every single minute of playing time will have to be
earned.
The coaches, at their discretion, will be using five factors in determining playing time for a player;
Player’s competitive drive, desire and hustle during game/practice/training
Player’s contribution to her own development and desire to learn and improve
Player’s contribution to team development
Player’s performance
Team expectations
Uniforms
It is important that all players wear the assigned uniform, and bring the alternate jersey to all games in case we
have to change due to color conflict. You will find that a team assigned as “home” wears the light uniform, while
an “away” team wears the darker uniform. Information about the uniform will be found at each game in TeamSnap.
Please notice that White Blue White means white jersey, blue shorts and white socks.
During the winter, if an undershirt is worn , it is recommended that the undergarment sleeve is the same color
as the jersey sleeve. The same rule applies to undergarments worn under shorts.
For practice, there is a red and a blue jerseys that can be used as assigned by the Coach/Manager in
TeamSnap. Black shorts and black socks complete the practice uniform.
Our team’s uniforms are renewed every two years, but items can be purchased as needed between this peri-
od. We use MyUniform for all uniform purchases. Your Coach/Manager will set up an account when the renewal is
due. If you need to purchase any garment between the renewal period, please contact your Coach/Manager.
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7Communications/Communities
The majority of communications will be handled via TeamSnap email or chat. Please download the app and
accept the invitation to join fro your coach or manager. Make sure that all email addresses and phone numbers are
up-to-date. It is important that each family has at least one phone number and more than one email address, and
make sure that the mailboxes are checked regularly. The team calendar will be handle through TeamSnap. Auto-
matic game reminders will be sent out two days prior to the game and practice day/time.
Rainout Line is used to communicate any delay or cancellation due to inclement weather. Please download the
app and check it before games and practices.
Dual Roster Players
Players can only double roster up to 2 divisions within an age group. We request that Dual Roster Players
practice at least once a week with each of their teams. Dual Roster Players are required to pay for the issuing of a
secondary team ID card.
Playing Multiple Sports
We are a big proponent to the idea of the players participating in multiple sports. By having them play in multi-
ple sports, study shows that it will help reduce sports injuries since different sports most likely will use different sets
of muscles. Additionally, by playing in multiple sports, the players will develop different sets of sports intelligence,
which will only help them with their soccer development. However, this is a competitive team and we ask that you
see soccer as your priority as the absence of a player affects the whole team.
Volunteering & Fundraising
Real WC Nacho families are required to contribute to the organization by volunteering in our August or March
tournament, or at our winter futsal or indoor soccer. In general the volunteer slots are for a total of 4 hours. We
require that at the beginning of the Fall Season, families submit a $200 check dated August 30st, if you select to
volunteer on the Fall tournament, November 30th if you select o volunteer in the winter activities, March 30th if you
select to volunteer in th Spring Tournament. Volunteer activities include setting or clean-up before and after the
tournament, runners, field marshall, among others). Checks will be voided as soon as your volunteer time is com-
pleted.
Those parents serving as managers for a team are not required to submit a volunteer check, as they work a
large number of hours to help our teams thrive.
Last, in the Spring Real WC Nacho hosts a Trivia Night. Although not mandatory, this is a fun evening to spend
with the other parents in your team. We encourage that each team books at least two tables. In addition, we ask
that each team put together a themed basket for auction during the evening, regardless of team participation at the
event.
Team Specific Dues
Please make sure to pay all dues on or before the designated dates to ensure that we are not behind with our
bills and commitments. Please contact the designated Team Manager for any issues or concerns.
Real WC Nacho
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8Thoughts and Notes
Please know that the coaching staff and Boys Director want to be approachable. We would much rather you
talk to us directly about any issues instead of you voice your issues/concerns to other parents on the sideline. We
only ask you that you wait 24 hours after a game to contact your coach.
Please trust that all our decisions, no matter how peculiar or appearing harsh at times, are for the team’s best
interest and with your players in mind. You may not agree with some, if not most of our decisions, but please
believe us that we are trying to do our best to get your player in the best position to succeed. Please do not com-
pare/contrast your player’s current skills/development progress with others. This is not healthy, and will only cause
unnecessary stress on you and your player. Any comments about other players may cause animosity from others.
Please focus your energy on words of encouragement to your player, and to the team as a whole.
Please allow our team to naturally develop. “Developing a team is similar to preparing for a marathon run. It is a
painstakingly slow process, and requires a lot of patience.” Other teams can win a lot of games at this age level by
taking short cuts. A great example of this is that you will find coaches who instruct their players to pass only to the
fastest and strongest players so they can score a lot of goals. While this will get those coaches a lot of wins, it will
not help the players to develop properly and most importantly, that is not what this program is all about.
Finally, we would like to thank you in advance for allowing us to hopefully give positive life experiences to your
players. “Our mission, through the teaching of the game of soccer, is to mentor these young players and provide
tools and learning experiences that will help them develop into strong, confident adults.”
Real WC Nacho
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(314) 662-3936
9My Soccer Goals
As part of your soccer training in Real WC Nacho, we ask you to self-evaluate and establish your set of goals at
the beginning of the season. You will meet with your coach to go over this. Then, you will be asked to take action to
accomplish them during the season. At the end of the season, you will meet with your coach to discuss your prog-
ress and compare your coach evaluation with yours.
Directions
1. Complete the self-evaluation by the deadline
2. Meet with your coach to discuss your goals and how you propose to take action. At this point your coach
might discuss additional goals or hierarchy in the plan of action.
3. Return to your self-evaluation once a month to check progress
4. At the end of the season, meet with your coach to discuss progress and course of action.
Reasoning level of Youth Player in the game
1. Lacks vision, tends to execute only simplest solutions, only can play one position, in unpredictable situations
fails to find adequate solutions, often appears confused)
2. Only has vision in small area around him/herself, has limited,can be utilized in only one line (D, M, F), strug-
gles in unpredictable situations and is only able to hint-read of other players
3. Has partial and occasional vision, has solutions to simple situations, plays good in specific line of team
(D,M,F), can venture into other line, cooperates with others well, has good anticipation level in regards to oppo-
nent.
4. Has vision of the game, finds solutions in complex situations, can occupy several positions in the team, dis-
rupts opponent plan, demonstrates aptitude for finding unique solutions.
5. Constantly is engaged in the game in its whole, finds best solutions in any given situation, able to play on al-
most all positions, constantly cooperates with others well, stops opponents actions, can read opponent’s intent,
has creativity in combination plays and is able to play-make and organize.
Ability to learn soccer
1. Very slow in learning of new elements, slow in soccer growth, does not apply learned, lacks creativity
2. Slow in learning of new elements, rarely applies learned, has spurts/hints of creativity.
3. Decent in learning new elements, applies learned, brings in creativity, struggles with adoption of more com-
plex elements.
4. Is successful in learning new elements, often applies learned, often is creative and generative, has success
in adopting and executing more complex elements.
5. Learns new elements with ease and in no time, has immediate application of learned, high in creativity and
generating, executes new and complex elements with ease.
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10Technically Equipped
1. No ball control in motion or stationary, slow and with intense effort executes tasks, inefficient when under
passive/active pressure, no accuracy or precision.
2. No ball control in motion, slow in executing tasks, makes mistakes often when under pressure, cannot ad-
just/adapt technical level to surroundings, lacks accuracy and precision.
3. Has ball control in motion, executes tasks with ease at medium speed, efficient on short and medium dis-
tances, struggles to adapt/adjust to surroundings (field, opponent).
4. Has ball control at all times, precisely executes as all distances, adjust/adapts to surroundings, executes
elements with ease, efficient in tackling.
5. Safely controls the ball at all times, executes all with ease, precision and speed. efficient regardless of the
surroundings, adjusts and adapts well, dominant in tackling and possess style and elegance in form.
Tactical awareness
1. Cannot complete task, does not adjust/adapt to the uniqueness in the game, slow and incorrect in position-
ing, not able to disguise his intentions.
2. Completes only simple tactical tasks, unable to realize and complete tactical plan, adapts/adjust to game
with difficulty, is caught by surprise by opponent, is predictable in intentions.
3. Completes only specific task, understands and helps in realization of the tactical plan, adjust/adapts well,
rarely is wrong in positioning, not confident in expanding tactical task if game demands it.
4. Completes multi tasks, expands them occasionally, puts effort in executing entire tactical plan of entire team,
easily adjust/adapts, positions well, can hide his intentions, sometimes shows creativity/intelligence in situa-
tions.
5. Immaculately and with discipline completes all tasks and builds on it, quickly and efficiently solves challeng-
ing situations, cunningly hides intentions from opponent, able to recognize-organize and change tactical plan
and style of play.
Being competitive and positively aggressive
1. Does not engage opponent, avoids tackling and duels, not courageous at all.
2. Rarely engages opponent, unwillingly goes in tackling and duels, only sometimes courageous.
3. Engages yet w/out intensity and intent, accepts challenges and tackles, demonstrates some level of cour-
age.
4. Engages all times with intent and some intensity, pushes others to do the same, willingly goes to tackles,
challenges and duels.
5. Maximum engagement, max intensity, always with strong intent to win tackle/duel/challenge.
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11Being responsible in game
1. Does not complete tasks, lacks self criticism, does not respect teammates, opponent, officials and fans, is
reckless and unreliable.
2. Only attempts to some completion of tasks, some self criticism, occasionally does not respect teammates,
opponent, officials and fans, is reckless and unreliable.
3. Has intent and sometimes completes tasks, mostly self-critical, most of the time respects teammates, oppo-
nent, officials and fans, is not reckless and is reliable.
4. Completes tasks, is conscientious, respects all participants, reliable
5. Completes tasks, is responsible, very conscientious, exemplary in respect of all participants.
Relates to teammates
1. Has bad demeanor at all times, doesn’t help, doesn’t cooperate, inconsiderate, not loved
2. Often has bad demeanor, rarely helps, cooperates from time to time, he is barely accepted by some team-
mates.
3. Rarely has bad demeanor, helps some of the times, frequently cooperates, is mostly accepted
4. Good demeanor, always helps all, cooperates, considerate and takes initiative to help, well liked.
5. Exemplary in demeanor, always helps to all, accepts cooperation, sensible and considerate to all and every-
thing, favorite to all.
Mentality
1. Is quick to be demotivated, does no belief in success, has no motivation, gives up easily, is not strong-
willed, fails when difficulty/obstacles present themselves.
2. Is quick to be demotivated, doubts success, has weak motivation, is discouraged by difficulties/challenges,
has no motivation, gives up often, is only rarely strong-willed, lacks desire to change situations.
3. Sometimes is demoralized, has tendency to not believe in success, only takes difficulties to certain extent,
possess some yet overall inconsistent in persistence.
4. Has a strong/positive personality, believes in his potential for success, is courageous and daring, is strongly
motivated, is willing to withstand difficulties, has good self control, is positively active at all times.
5. Possesses exemplary in mental + stability, strongly believes in his potential for success, is extremely driven,
puts maximum effort, overcomes all challenges.
Discipline Level and behavior
Grade is consisted over the entire scope (work ethic and work rate in games, practices, and level of incidents
in private life):
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12GOALS SETTING
Main What are your main goal this year? 1.
Question List 5 in order of importance being 1 2.
#1 the highest in priority 3.
4.
5.
Measurable – How will you know
when you have reached these
goals?
Attainable – With handwork how will
be possible for you to reach these
goals by the end of the season?
Relevant – How and/or why are
those goals important to you?
Timely – When will you reach your
goals by?
What actions will you take to accom-
plish this goal?
Main i. What would happen if you did?
Question ii. What would happen if you didn’t?
#2 iii. What wouldn’t happen if you did?
iv. What wouldn’t happen if you
didn’t?
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13SELF-EVALUATION
Main Ques- What is your willingness to learn? 0 = I don’t care
tion #3 0-10 10 = I’d do whatever it takes
Sub Ques- i. What are you willing to do?
tions to ii. How much time are you really
Reveal willing to invest?
“Learn” iii. How much effort are you willing to
put in?
iv. What are you willing to sacrifice?
v. What are you willing to give up to
learn this?
Main Ques- What is your willingness to change? 0 = I don’t care
tion #4 0-10 10 = I’d do whatever it takes
Sub Ques- i. How ready are you to change?
tions to ii. Would you be open to change,
Reveal how accepting?
“Change” iii. What is your willingness to
change way how you think?
iv. What is your willingness to
change how you feel?
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I, ______________________________________________ (player), will do my best to achieve my
goals during ____________________ Session.
I, ______________________________________________ (coach), will do my best to help
________________ ____________________ to achieve his/her goals during this Session.
Player signature __________________________ Coach signature ____________________________
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