Nightly Plan: Friday, June 29

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 trust ‘medals’ to division ring – team earns 1 medal for group participation in activity.

Teams earn 1 extra medal if they meet the team goal they set for the Olympic Games (Friday’s scrimmages).

No Skill Tonight: Breakdown for Olympic Games

Tonight we'll be running a division-wide tournament!  The tournament will be set up as follows:

Tournament:  
Tonight we are going to be running a tournament within each group.  

• Teams in the Red Division and the Blue Division will each play three 12-minute games.  Each Team will play each other team once.  
• Teams in the Orange and Green Division  will play five 7-minute games.  
• There will be 3 Minutes in between games to switch fields.  
• Each game will need a coach as a referee. 
• Game size will be determined by coaches based on the number of players/ team.  
• After the group stage, we will determine who will play in the championship match as follows:  3 points for a win. 1 Point for a tie.  The teams with the highest score play in the championship game.  If two teams are tied in points, the participants will be decided by:

1. Head to Head
2. Goal Differential 
3. Goals Scored
4. Goals Allowed

• Division Leaders will keep track of the scores of the games and determine who will play in the championship match.
• Division Leaders will also help organize who is playing whom.  Eg. A Plays B, C plays D, then A plays C while D plays B, then A plays D while B plays C.  

• After the round robin portion of the tournament, we will host a Championship match and a Third Place Match.  
• Field setup will be the same as the scrimmage portion from other nights of the week.  
• Division Leaders will report the scores of the games as they come in to Coaching Director.  
• During the championship match, all player from the division will surround the field and watch.  Parents will also be encouraged to watch the game.  

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. 

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?
  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.

Tonight's Activity: Setting Goals 
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
  ●      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!