You
can e-mail this form to Mike Palanza at MM1028@frontiernet.net
Please note
in
subject area “evaluation form for team name and division”
TO: All
Coaches
FROM: Mike McCann, Regional Commissioner, and
Mike Palanza, Coach Administrator
RE: Rating and Team
Balance – 2007 / 2008
Attached are rating sheets to be completed for
your team. Next to field responsibilities, rating players accurately and timely
is your most important responsibility. Accurate ratings are critical to
creating balanced teams for next year. Ratings submitted late are less reliable
than timely submitted ratings.
Please complete ALL sections of the attached
rating form and return no later than Friday
May 16, 2008. Please
e-mail the form to Mike Palanza at the above email or mail to MWSC,
How to
fill out the evaluation form.
1. Player's name: Please list in Alphabetical
order by last name. (check player name spelling)
2. Player's age: Please check that the information is
accurate, especially concerning age. Age is determined as of July
31, 2008 Each year, from 1/3 to 1/2 of a division move up to the next
Division.
3. Years of
experience: Please
check that this information is accurate. Include this year in the tally. Only
count years in organized soccer (AYSO, club or other competitive league).
4. Player's
attitude: Assign a
number between 1 and 9. Please comment where appropriate in #13 (e.g. team
leader, gives 100%, team player, disruptive, distracts from team effort, needs
a lot of supervision and direction from coach, pays little attention, talks too
much, etc).
8, 9 Excellent attitude
6, 7 Good attitude
4, 5 Average attitude
2, 3 Poor attitude
1 Extremely poor attitude - discipline and/or
parent problem (please comment)
5. Player's soccer
sense: Assign a
number between 1 and 9 indicating soccer sense. Some questions to consider:
Does the player anticipate play? Does the player understand and use space? Does
the player have a feeling for the ball? Does the player try to control the ball
and make good passes? Does the player shoot quickly? Does the player cover for
teammates?
8, 9 Great soccer sense
6, 7 Good soccer sense
4, 5 Average player with basic sense of the
game
2, 3 Limited sense of the game
1 Virtually has no soccer sense
6. Player's speed: Assign a number between 1 and 9. Reminder:
Rate in relation to your particular division.
8, 9 Extremely fast, quick acceleration
6, 7 Faster than average
4, 5 Average speed and acceleration
2, 3 Slower than average, poor acceleration
1 Very slow, virtually no speed at all
7. Player's
dribbling: Assign a
number between 1 and 9. Rate according to ability.
8, 9 Excellent dribbler, great footskills,
keeps control of ball
6, 7 Above average dribbler, good footskills
loses control of ball rarely
4, 5 Average dribbler, developing footskills,
loses control sometimes
2, 3 limited dribbler, poor footskills , loses
control often
1 Does not dribble, kick and run, loses ball
almost always
8.
Player's trapping: Assign a number between 1 and 9. Rate according to ability.
8, 9 Excellent trapper immediate control of
ball
6, 7 Above average trapper, gains control
quickly
4, 5 Average trapper, developing control
skills
2, 3 limited trapper, little control ability
1 Does not trap, will shy away or kick without
controlling
9. Player's
Tackling: Assign a
number between 1 and 9. Rate according to ability.
8, 9 Excellent in tackling, always engages to
regain ball control
6, 7 Above average tackler, will almost always
engage to regain control
4, 5 Average tackler, developing skills to
engage in regaining control
2, 3 limited tackler, will sometimes avoid
tackling, sometimes intimidated
1
Does not tackle, intimidated and will not engage.
10. Player's
Passing: Assign
a number between 1 and 9. Rate according to ability.
8, 9 Exceptional passer, accurate
6, 7 Good passer, accuracy is almost right on
target
4, 5 Better than average passer with
developing accuracy
2, 3 Below average passer, passes are
inaccurate most of the time
1
avoids passing
11. Player's
Shooting: Assign
a number between 1 and 9. Rate according to ability.
8, 9 Exceptional shooter, accurate, places the
ball
6, 7 Good shooter, shoots often without
hesitation, mostly accurate
4, 5 Better than average shooter with developing
accuracy
2, 3 Below average shooter, little ability to
score
1
avoids shooting
12. OVERALL RATING – ADD ALL SCORES TOGETHER.
MAX SCORE IS 72 – MIN SCORE IS 8…
The
expected distribution for most teams is as follows (scale this down in Division
U10 and U8):
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Rating Average Team (14 - 15 players) 68+ rating = 1 player or none 63-68 rating = 1 or 2 players 54-62 rating = 1 or 2 players 45-53rating = 2 players 36-44 rating = 3 players 27-35 rating = 2 players 18-26 rating = 2 players 11-17 rating = 1 players 8-10 rating = none or 1 player |
DO
NOT WEIGHT A RATING ON THE GROUNDS THAT A CHILD IS IN THE UPPER OR LOWER AGE
GROUP OF THE DIVISION. PLEASE DO NOT OVERRATE PLAYERS. We
regularly receive ratings from coaches where no one is less than a 5 and
there are numerous 7s and 8s. Be realistic. Only a few players in your
division should be an 8 or a 9. You probably only have one or two of them. |
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Please be as honest
this is the best way to make sure team are balanced. |
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13. Specific
comments: Comments on every player are
requested. Please make the comments as detailed as possible and avoid
one-liners. Please review your ratings and if an
extreme rating has been given, please detail. Please also indicate such things
as aggressive player, timid player, understands game, good or bad field sense,
does not understand positional play, team player, etc. Note players who are
left footed or have two "good" feet. Please note attendance problems,
parent problems, maturity, behavior problems.
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this
evaluation. This information shall be kept confidential.
If you have any questions regarding this
evaluation, please contact your Coach Administrator. Remember, the form is due
before the first registration in May.
Appeals to ratings will be reviewed prior to draft session beginning in
June(TBS)
Again, thank you for all your hard work.
Without you, our volunteers, we would not be able to provide a program for our
children.
AYSO 5
PHILOSOPHIES
Everyone Plays
Our goal
is for kids to play soccer. So we mandate that every player on every team must
play at least half of every game.
Balanced Teams
We set up teams as evenly balanced as
possible - because it's more fun when teams of equal ability play
Positive Coaching
The way to make winning kids is by building
them up, not down. We train and encourage our coaches to make the extra effort
to understand and offer positive help to our players, rather than negative
criticism.
Open Registration
Our programs are open to all children
between the ages of 4 1/2 and 18 who want to register and play soccer. Interest
and enthusiasm are the only criteria for playing.
Good Sportsmanship
We
desire to create a positive environment based on mutual respect, rather than a
win-at-all-costs attitude. All our programs must be designed to instill good
sportsmanship in every facet of AYSO.