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Refine technical and tactical skills in preparation for high school play
Develop mental aspects of athletic performance
Develop situational understanding, decision making and flexibility in thinking
Demonstrate growth mindset
Embrace concepts of individual responsibility, accountability and life lessons learned through athletics
Environment
FUN and positive
Fast-paced: Game-like drills reinforce both technical and tactical skills as well as conditioning
Players rewarded for both effort and improvement
Team-focus: Players learn to prioritize team goals vs individual achievement
Curriculum(Do you want to mention goalie play?)
Fundamentals: reinforced, executed and refined under defensive pressure
Position-specific and defensive skills
Rapid decision making
Identification of patterns and response in game situations
Field sense: judging space and time, anticipating
Bad habits identified and curbed
Game Play/Format
Modified field/full field scrimmages
“Set piece” situations (long hits, corners, 25-yard hits in and out of the circle)
Commitment Policy
DJFH encourages participation in other sports. That said, we believe a commitment to the team becomes increasingly important as athletes approach high school age. There is no specific commitment policy for grades 1 through 4, but regular attendance is strongly encouraged.
In 5th-8th grades, an athlete is expected to make a commitment to their team/teammates by attending practices and games (minus excused absences for medical reasons or unavoidable family conflicts). Unexcused missed practices and/or games will impact playing time.