We anticipate both short and long term benefits for players, coaches, and referees. Everything will be centered on process, as opposed to outcome. The games have always been very competitive but the focus has always been on the players and not the coaches. Leadership from a coach who is most interested in teaching and in genuinely and patiently developing players. Players should be free and inclined to experiment technically, to respond to their fantasy, to tolerate their own mistakes.
Players can learn many positions, can learn both to attack and to defend.
More time to stabilize techniques, to absorb the basic concepts of the game, more emphasis on problem solving, thinking, subtlety. A much higher likelihood that players will spend more time gaining skill instead of relying on just size, speed, or power to win. A positive, high-spirited, consistently encouraging environment on game days. For coaches Support and educational benefits from the MYSA Instructional Staff. Coaches can dedicate themselves to learning more about the techniques and tactics of the game and to imparting that knowledge.