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AYSO Region 73 Player Evaluation Program

Evaluation Point Guidelines (12U)

 

Technical Ability

20 – 25 Player is extraordinarily soccer technical skills ability, which is excellent to outstanding: 

  • Has great ability to kick or send the ball with their instep (left/right)

  • Has a great touch when dribbling the ball with their instep (close, vision and turning)?

  • Has a great ability to dribble with head up & ball within one yard?

  • When passing to teammate, the pass is at the correct pace (left/right)

  • Has a great ability to receive a pass, trap with inside of foot (left/right)?

  • Has a great ability to push pass (left/right)?

  • Has a great ability to finish/shoot the ball, with their instep part of the foot (left/right)

  • Has a great ability with static ball control?

10 – 19 Player display average to good soccer technical skills ability:

  • Has good ability to kick or send the ball with their instep

  • Has good touch when dribbling the ball with their instep (close, vision and turning)

  • Somewhat has an ability to dribble with head up & ball close

  • When passing to teammate, the pass is at a good pace (left/right)

  • Somewhat has an ability to receive a pass, trap with inside of foot (left/right)

  • Somewhat has an ability to push pass (left/right)

  • Somewhat has an ability to shoot the ball, with their instep part of the foot (left/right)

  • Somewhat has an ability with static ball control

1 – 10 Player display no to fair soccer technical skills ability:

  • Has fair ability to kick or send the ball with their instep

  • Has fair touch when dribbling the ball with their instep (close, vision and turning)

  • Doesn’t have or has a fair ability to dribble with head up & ball close

  • When passing to teammate, the pass is at a fair pace (left/right)

  • Doesn’t have or has a fair ability to receive a pass, trap with inside of foot (left/right)

  • Doesn’t have or has a fair ability to push pass (left/right)

  • Doesn’t have or has a fair ability to shoot the ball, with their instep part of the foot (left/right)

  • Doesn’t have or has a fair ability with static ball control

Knowledge Ability

20 – 25 Player has extraordinary understanding and knowledge of soccer:

  • Knows and understands when the ball is in and out of play

  • Knows not to kick or trip other players

  • Knows not to handle the ball

  • Knows not to hold or push other players

  • Knows and understands kick-off, corner kick, goal kick, and drop ball

  • Knows and understands not to jump at an opponent

  • Knows and understands not to strike an opponent

10 – 19 Player display average to good understanding and knowledge of soccer:

  • Somewhat knows and understands when the ball is in and out of play

  • Somewhat knows not to kick or trip other players

  • Somewhat knows not to handle the ball

  • Somewhat knows not to hold or push other players

  • Somewhat knows and understands kick-off, corner kick, goal kick, and drop ball

  • Somewhat knows and understands not to jump at an opponent

  • Somewhat knows and understands not to strike an opponent

1 – 10 Player doesn’t display an understanding or knowledge of soccer:

  • Doesn’t know or understands when the ball is in and out of play

  • Doesn’t know or understand not to kick or trip other players

  • Doesn’t know or understand not to handle the ball

  • Doesn’t know or understand not to hold or push other players

  • Doesn’t knows and understands kick-off, corner kick, goal kick, and drop ball

  • Doesn’t knows and understands not to jump at an opponent

  • Doesn’t knows and understands not to strike an opponent

Functional Defending (Stop Scoring and Regain Possession)

20 – 25 Player has extraordinary understanding of functional defending:

  • Knows and has the ability to slow down the attack by closing gaps and denying space for the other team to work in.  Once the attack is slowed, your team can attempt take the ball back – Delay

  • Knows and has the ability of supporting player(s) challenging the ball in case they are beaten – Cover  

  • Knows and has the ability of compressing or restricting the space of the attacking team, has by “shepherding” them into a confined area making it easier to defend and regain possession of the ball – Compactness

  • Knows and has the ability of reading the attack and providing an equal or greater number of defenders than attackers at the point of attack, while simultaneously covering the vital area near the goal – Balance

  • Knows and has the ability of stay calm and collected in the face of an attack by maintaining proper defensive techniques and positioning – Composure

10 – 19 Player display average to good understanding of functional defending:

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability to slow down the attack by closing gaps and denying space for the other team to work in.  Once the attack is slowed, your team can attempt take the ball back – Delay

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability of supporting player(s) challenging the ball in case they are beaten – Cover  

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability of compressing or restricting the space of the attacking team, has by “shepherding” them into a confined area making it easier to defend and regain possession of the ball – Compactness 

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability of reading the attack and providing an equal or greater number of defenders than attackers at the point of attack, while simultaneously covering the vital area near the goal – Balance

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability of stay calm and collected in the face of an attack by maintaining proper defensive techniques and positioning – Composure

1 – 10 Player doesn’t display an understanding or knowledge of soccer:

  • Doesn’t know or has fair ability to slow down the attack by closing gaps and denying space – Delay

  • Doesn’t know or has a fair ability of supporting player(s) challenging the ball in case they are beaten – Cover

  • Doesn’t know or has the ability to read the attach and provide an equal or greater number of defenders than attackers at the point of attack - Compactness 

  • Doesn’t know or has of compressing or restricting the space of the attacking team – Balance

  • Doesn’t know or has the ability to stay calm and collected in the face of an attack by maintaining proper defensive techniques and positioning – Composure

Functional Attacking (To Maintain Possession, Advance the Ball and Score)

20 – 25 Player has extraordinary understanding of functional attacking:

  • Knows and has the ability of advancing the ball past opposing players by dribbling, passing and finishing/shooting – Penetration 

  • Knows and has the ability to support teammates by creating safe options for the player with the ball   – Support

  • Knows and has the ability to attack on a broad front (players spread out) stretches the defense and creates space for players to advance - Width

  • Knows and has the ability to change positions (filling in for one another when necessary) and moving off the ball, creating numerical advantages and thereby attaching/scoring opportunities - Mobility

  • Knows and has the ability to create opportunities for advancement, possession and scoring by utilizing individual skills such as feints and fakes while dribbling – Creativity 

10 – 19 Player display average to good understanding of functional attacking:

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability of advancing the ball past opposing players by dribbling, passing and shooting – Penetration

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability to support teammates by creating safe options for the with the ball   – Support

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability to attack on a broad front (players spread out) stretches the defense and creates space for players to advance - Width 

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability to change positions (filling in for one another when necessary) and moving off the ball, creating numerical advantages and thereby attaching/scoring opportunities - Mobility

  • Somewhat has average knowledge and ability to create opportunities for advancement, possession and scoring by utilizing individual skills such as feints and fakes while dribbling – Creativity

1 – 10 Player doesn’t display an understanding or knowledge of functional attacking:

  • Below average knowledge and ability of advancing the ball past opposing players by dribbling, passing and shooting – Penetration

  • Below average knowledge and ability to support teammates by creating safe options for the with the ball   – Support

  • Below average knowledge and ability to attack on a broad front (players spread out) stretches the defense and creates space for players to advance - Width 

  • Below average knowledge and ability to change positions (filling in for one another when necessary) and moving off the ball, creating numerical advantages and thereby attaching/scoring opportunities - Mobility

  • Below average knowledge and ability to create opportunities for advancement, possession and scoring by utilizing individual skills such as feints and fakes while dribbling – Creativity.



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