Nightly Plan: Friday, July 27

Tonight's Schedule - **please note some differences in red

5:30PM: Registration, coaches warm up with kids
5:45PM: Coaching staff meets with Brian at bleachers  to go over tournament schedule
6:15PM: Large Group welcome 
6:25PM: Warm-ups & games in Division
6:45PM: Small Group Curriculum (Theme: Goals!)
7:00PM: Soccer Nights Olympic Games (scrimmage tournament in divisions)
8:10PM: Closing Large Group. Present “Gold Medalists of the Night.” Teach Dance. Awards Ceremony.
8:25PM: Dismiss to divisions, sit by teams, pass out certificates, ice cream sandwiches
8:30PM: Check out
8:45PM: Debriefing in Divisions
9:00PM: Final Group Announcements 

Tonight's Ways to “Go for the Gold” for Team Medals

Kids add "goals medals" to division ring – team earns 1 medal for group participation in activity.

Teams may earn extra medals if they meet the team goal they set for the Olympic Games (Friday’s scrimmages).

No Skill Tonight: Olympic Games (will provide instructions tonight)

Tonight's Value: Goals!

Today's Goals: Go for the Gold – Let's set some Goals!
  1. Set a goal as a team for scrimmage tournament.
  2. Meet team goal.
  3. Each team member writes a personal goal on their division ring.

Today's Connection to Go for the Gold:
Setting and reaching goals is an important part of going for the gold because part of trying our hardest is working toward improving, getting better at something we're not great at. Setting goals toward improving at something and then working hard to meet those goals is a big part of what going for the Gold is all about. When we set goals as a team, even more can be accomplished because we are all working hard together toward one goal. 

Activities:

1.      Introduce Today's Theme: Let's set some goals!
Say: Today we are going to be talking about big goals and small goals.  Does anyone know what a goal is?

 Session 2: Maybe someone from Session 1 remembers who can tell us? Who can remember their goal from Session 1? Have you been able to achieve it?

 Respond:
  ●       Those are some great answers! Goals can be really big, like dreams we have for when we grow up, or they can be smaller, like “I want to pass the ball tonight during my game.” Big goals may take a long time to accomplish.
  ●       Setting goals is a great way to go for the gold because part of trying our hardest is working toward improving, getting better at something we're not great at by giving it our all.
  ●       We've actually had goals every night that we've worked together to accomplish! Monday our goal was to learn each other's names - did we do that?
  ●       Tuesday our goal was to learn about each other's homes, and we learned that though we are all from a lot of different places, the things we all love about our homes have a lot of similarities.
  ●       Wednesday we set a goal of trusting each other and you guys did awesome going through the Jellyfish Jungle.
  ●       Thursday our goal was to become better encouragers, to tell people when they do a good job and to help those around us to go for the gold by cheering them on.
  ●       So you all have been setting and achieving goals all week! Tonight we are going to have one more opportunity to set some goals as a team and on our own. But remember, setting goals is something we should all do throughout our whole lives. It will help us to always go for the gold, to try our hardest individually and on whatever team we are on, no matter where we are, how old we are, or what we are doing.

2.      Tonight's Activity

Younger Divisions
  ●       As a team, come up with a goal for their Olympic Games (scrimmaging tournament that will happen tonight).
  ●       Pass out medals and have kids write one individual goal they have to “go for the gold” during the game
  ●       You might have to give examples:
  ●       My goal is to cheer on my teammates
  ●       My goal is to pass the ball
  ●       My goal is to practice my defense

Older Divisions

●      As a team, come up with a goal for their Olympic Games (scrimmaging tournament that will happen tonight).

Note: This is a good chance for coaches to get their teams excited, to motivate & encourage them for their upcoming final scrimmages. Try to build energy here for teams to rally together before the games start

 Session 2: If you came to Session 1, how has your goal gone? Do you remember it? For tonight, why don’t you set a new goal you’d like to achieve. Or, if you’ve been having trouble with your goal from last session and want to keep working on it, write that one again!

  ●      Pass out medals and have kids write one goal they have to “go for the gold” once Soccer Nights is over.

Give an example: One way I am going to go for the gold is to remember how important it is to encourage people around me. I am going to try to say more nice things to the people in my life, like my family and my friends.

I am going to keep working on my juggling skills so I can become a better juggler and better soccer player.

 3.      (7 minutes) Share

Have kids share their goals with each other and then collect the medals and post them to the ring.

The rings will be unveiled at opening large group. Please make sure they are all ready to go before then.

Make sure you try to reach the goal your team set for the Olympic Games!