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Saint Louis Scott Gallagher State of the club

Scoreboard US SOCCER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND SLSG IL IMPLEMENTATION

To build the best club in the country.

A club that positively impacts the development of our players on and off the field and positively impacts our community.

Scoreboard US SOCCER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND SLSG IL IMPLEMENTATION

Saint Louis Scott Gallagher Core Values

Tradition Humility Respect Unity Passion

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• STLFC
• Facility Update
• US Soccer Small Sided Games
• US Birth Year Registration

Scoreboard US SOCCER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND SLSG IL IMPLEMENTATION

STLFC

STLFC

• #allfleurone
• Only youth club to own a professional

team

• Direct connection to the Pro’s
• Future

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WWT Soccer Park

Facility Update

• Soccer Park

– Thank you to everyone that has contributed to help with the restoration fund. – To date we are projected to incur over $1 million dollars

• Inside the facility

– Water damage in all areas of the building up to 2 feet – Restoration crew has completed their work – Installation of walls, flooring, furniture is next project

• Outside the facility

– Bleachers and goals did a lot of damage to signs and flag pole – Turf field laid out on field 2 was away with the flood – Field 5 turf has rolled up at the end of the field - unknown if salvageable

Spring Planning

• Soccer Park plans on opening in early March
• Creve Couer (2 new turf fields) is projected to

be available by early February

• Team training is planning on starting on early

March

• P6 and P8 League will plan on starting on 3/11
• Club Training is planning on starting on 3/7
• Technical Training starts on 3/14
• Be patient

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US Soccer Mandates

US Soccer Mandates

• Small Sided Games Mandate

– US Soccer will mandate specific playing formats for all sanctioned leagues, including playing field sizes.

• Birth Year Registration Mandate

– US Soccer will mandate that all registration is moved from an August 1-July 31st to January 1st-December 31st

• Age Group Classification Mandate

– All age groups classifications determined by taking the year in which competition ends (i.e. 2018) minus the year in which the player was born (i.e. 2005).

• 2018-2005= 13, therefore considered U13 for that year.

– The result of this mandate will bump every player up an age group classification

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US Soccer Mandates Small Sided Games

Small Sided Game Formats

Small Sided Games

• Small Sided Games Mandate

– P6 and Premier League

• U6-U8: Will remain 6v6

– In house league, only SLSG teams, non-sanctioned – Wait to see how 4v4 initiative plays out in soccer landscape

• U9-U10: Move to 7v7

– Sanctioned league with non-SLSG Teams – In line with US Soccer Mandates

• U11-U12: Move to 9v9

– Sanctioned league with non-SLSG Teams – In line with US Soccer Mandates

• U13+: Not Applicable

– Will be determined by League (SLYSA)

US Soccer Rationale:
 Small Sided Game

• Fewer players on the field means more touches on the ball and more involvement in the game, which helps

develop more individual skill.

• Over-emphasis on team development at youngest ages instead of individual development. Smaller sided

matches will promote more focus on individual development.

• Players who are more skilled may become more confident and comfortable when in possession of the ball.
• The ratio of players to field size is designed to assist players with making the right kind of decisions and

improving their awareness.

• As players get older, and numbers increase on bigger fields, this approach builds on itself.
• And as players get older, the building block approach also allows them to better integrate into a team model

where they develop partnerships with other players that make up the team.

• Overall, the standards provide for an age appropriate environment where players can achieve these
• bjectives.

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US Soccer Mandates Birth year registration

US Soccer Rationale
 Birth Year Registration & Age Group 
 Classification Mandates

– Standardize the age registration criteria among every player in the United States

• Development Academy
• ODP
• Youth National Teams
• International Competition

– Unlike small sided standards, birth year registration applies to all age groups of players and not just players 12 and younger. – This change will allow clubs to be better informed in order to combat relative age effect when making teams for youth players. – Bring all players in line with standards for international competition.

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Plan for Implementation

Birth Year Registration

• Birth Year Registration Mandate

– Implementing in Fall of 2016 – All SLSG teams will move to a January 1st to December 31st registration cut-off to determine age groups. – In line with US Youth Soccer and US Club Based League

Age Group Classification

• Age Group Classification Mandate

– SLSG P6 and Premier League

• Mandate Implemented in 2016

– SLYSA, Illinois Youth Soccer, Missouri Youth Soccer

• Mandate Implemented in 2016

– US Development Academy

• Mandate Implemented in 2017

– US Club National Premier Leagues (NPL)

• Still awaiting clarification

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Impact on Current Players

Impact on Current Age Groups
 2011-2008

• Players born in 2011

– Considered U6 by 2016 Mandate Implementation – Play 6v6 in SLSG In-House League

• Players born in 2010

– Considered U7 by 2016 Mandate Implementation – Play 6v6 in SLSG In-House League

• Players born in 2009

– Considered U8 by 2016 Mandate Implementation – Play 6v6 in SLSG In-House League

• Players born in 2008

– Considered U9 by 2016 Mandate Implementation – Play 7v7 in SLSG Premier League

• Players born in 2007

– Considered U10 by 2016 Mandate Implementation – Play 7v7 in SLSG Premier League

Impact on Current Age Groups
 2007-2006

• Players born in 2006

– Considered U11 by 2016 Mandate Implementation – Play 9v9 in SLSG Premier League

• Players born in 2005

– Considered U12 by 2016 Mandate Implementation – Play 9v9 in SLSG Premier League

Impact on Current Age Groups
 1998-2001

• Players Born in 2004

– Considered U13 by Mandate implementation in 2016

• Players Born in 2003

– Considered U14 by Mandate implementation in 2016

• Players Born in 2002

– Considered U15 by Mandate implementation in 2016

• Players Born in 2001

– Considered U16 by Mandate implementation in 2016

• Players born in 2000

– Considered U17 by Mandate implemented in 2016

• Players Born in 1999

– Considered U18 by Mandate implemented in 2016

• Players Born in 1998

– Considered U19 by Mandate implemented in 2016

• Could play 11v11 in SLYSA MRL or NPL
• Excludes USDA Developmental Academy

Trapped Players

• Trapped Players?
• 2016-2017 players born in 2002
• 85 players born in 2002 going to be Freshman in high school
• 95 players born in 2002 going it be 8th graders
• We currently deal with this
• Usually between 12-20 players
• We provide training and games (depending on the numbers)
• How the teams will look?
• Academy, Elite, Premier will be based on ability and not grade
• Classic teams may also be rostered by grade

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Identification & 2016-2017 Team Formation Process

ID Sessions

• Normal process just bigger
• Series of sessions used to form teams for the 2016-2017 season using

January 1st registration

– Grouping consistent with team formation for 2016-2017

• Estimated 60 sessions (100 extra hours on field)
• Held at numerous times throughout the winter/spring to ensure players

are able to attend as many as possible

• Directors rely heavily on coaches ratings and rankings
• Consistent Oversight by SLSG Age Group Directors coupled with input from

SLSG Coaches – Several sets of eyes over the course of the process

• No cost to current SLSG Players

ID Sessions

• Not every player/team will need an ID Session
• Groups of about 40 players
• For the soul purpose of forming teams (Academy, Elite, Premier,

Classic)

• If a player has been slotted for a team will no longer need to see

that player

• Older age groups may see less change
• Just play

ID Sessions

• Every team is broken out by age group

Birth year 2007 Birth year 2008 Team Name Coach Child 5 6 U8 - USA Jurgen Klingsman 2008 1 7 U8 - Chelsea Jose Mourinho Staff

Common Concerns/Misconceptions

• Can’t we just keep teams as is and play up

– While any change will bring anxiety, to pretend that this change has not happened would be professionally irresponsible, detrimental to players development. Failing to adapt and/or ignoring reality is not a long-term solution, nor is it one that is beneficial to a players development.

• You are telling my child he/she can no longer play with his/her school friends

– US Soccer has made the decision to make this change and, in the best interest of our own players development, we are adapting our structure to comply because it is in the best interest of our players and members. Similar to school, each player will not be placed in class with all of their friends; however, this does not end the friendship nor does it impair the ability of the child to develop as a person.

• My child had a good birthdate (Aug-Oct) and now he/she has a bad one.

– As a club, we were sensitive to the impact of the Relative Age Effect (RAE) under the School Year Registration format. This will not change under the birth year format and in many ways the birth year format will punish clubs who have failed to recognize this issue in the past.

• My child will lose a year of soccer because of these changes

– This is simply not accurate, but it is understandable how parents will be confused. All players will be afforded the same opportunity to play in the club for as long as they have in the past (up to college age); however, the age classification under which they fall may change (i.e. U18 is now considered a U19)

Only Club in Missouri With Experience 
 and Nearly a Decade of It

• 2007: Advent of Development Academy, total of 2 teams using birth year (16/18)
• 2008: Creation of Birth Year Training Program
• 2009: Creation of SLSG Pre-Academy Program (U11 - 2001)
• 2011: Advent of NPL Midwest Developmental League, Birth Year teams added- U13, 15, 16, 18-

total of 7 Birth Year Based teams.

• 2012: Birth Year training expanded to include 3 new age groups, Player ID Camp launched using

Birth Year Age Grouping.

• 2013: Inaugural 14 Academy season, total of 8 teams based on Birth year.
• 2014: Announcement of U11 (2005), U12 (2004) and U13 Academy (2003) to start in Fall of 2016.
• Spring 2015: Holds series of ID sessions using birth year age grouping to determine team

placement for birth year teams starting in Fall 2015.

• Fall 2015: SLSG Illinois implements Birth Year teams at 2005, 2004, 2003 as well as 6 month

teams at 2006- now a total of 11 birth year teams and 3 six month teams (two 2006, one 2005).

• Fall 2015: Boys Soccer School based on birth year cut-off to start introducing to 2nd tier teams.
• Winter/Spring 2016: ID Series to start team formation process for 2016-2017 season

Age Group Directors

• U6 -2011 - Chris Gomez
• U7 -2010 - Chris Gomez
• U8 -2009 - Chris Gomez
• U9 - 2008 - Ren Herzog
• U10 - 2007 - Ren Herzog
• U11 - 2006 - Ren Herzog
• U12 - 2005 - Matt Mueller
• U13 - 2004 - Matt Mueller
• U14 - 2003 - Matt Mueller
• U15 - 2002 - Kip Thompson
• U16 - 2001 - Kip Thompson
• U17 - 2000 - Jon Boyer
• U18 - 1999 - Jon Boyer
• U19 - 1998 - Jon Boyer

Still Confused? Not getting the straight scoop?

• Technical Director - Kevin Kalish - kkalish@slsgsoccer.com
• Director of Operations - Kip Thompson - kthompson@slsgsoccer.com
• 2011, 2010, 2009 - Chris Gomez - cgomez@slsgsoccer.com
• 2008, 2007, 2006 - Ren Herzog - rherzog@slsgsoccer.com
• 2005, 2004, 2003 - Matt Mueller - mmueller@slsgsoccer.com
• 2002, 2001 - Kip Thompson - kthompson@slsgsoccer.com
• 2000, 1999, 1998 - Jon Boyer -jboyer@slsgsoccer.com
• Goalkeeping Director - Tim Kelly - tkelly@slsgsoccer.com

Timeline

• December 2015

– Communication to SLSG Membership with Player Development Initiative Information

• January 31st, 2016

– Membership meetings to present information and age group structure for 2016-2017 season

• December-May 2016

– ID Sessions

• Team Formation Process for 2016-2017 Season begins with ID Sessions
• No Cost to Current membership
• May 2016

– Communication of Team Placement – Club Registration for 2016-2017 season

• June 18th

– Supplemental Tryouts Begin (team placement already communicated to current membership)

How you can help?

• Accept the change and be positive
• Don’t be that guy/gal
• Respect the spring season
• You will forget this ever happened

Questions?