UPCOMING COACH DEVELOPMENT DATES/INFO BELOW
*Every August and March are our Coaching Development Training Sessions for the entire month.
*August’s themes are always “Back to Basics” and March’s themes are related to “Defense”. Previous August themes were “building from the back”, “Respect” and this past August 2025 was “Checklist and Routines” to help us be organized, prepared and focus for our soccer youth . . .
*Every Jan,Feb & March starts our Coaching Reflection Discussions with ALL head coaches - travel teams
UPDATED 4/2/26 - Intracity coaches only - Pre K, K, 1 & 2 grades
Where: Andrews Middle School field
Starts 515pm and is a 30 min training session
Dates: Tuesday 4/7 , Thursday 4/9 & Saturday 4/18 @ 1230pm
Purpose - Review basic U6/U8 principles with Play Practice Play, skills by grade, 4v4 scrimmage rules, coaching resources, etc
John Prestigiovanni
Director of Coaching
781 333 1057
3/14/26 - Travel Coaches
***REMINDER - See added dates below in big print - if dates do not work, please contact me to schedule. Have you followed up with me to do your reflection discussion? Have you followed up with your team regarding the “at home workouts emailed on 3/5? ***
Coaches MARCH is here!!! Which means Coach John’s Coaching Development Training Session will take place this month. You all know I love DEFENSE so my theme for Spring 2026 is:
“I LOVE TEAM DEFENSE . . .What does it mean to you? Where does it start? How can we teach/coach/motivate our players to cut goals from the Fall 2025 in half?
Please email me to RSVP a spot in one of these 8 sessions-attendance will be taken:
Monday 3/9 - 5pm to 545pm upstairs @ the Medford Public Library
Thursday 3/12 - 6pm to 645pm @ Wegmans food court
Saturday 3/14 - 830am to 915am @ MHS fitness center 3rd floor across from the gym
Sunday 3/15 - 9am to 945am @ Wegmans food court
Wednesday 3/18 - 630pm to 715pm and 715pm to 8pm @ American Legion (changed venue ) - TWO sessions
Saturday - 830am to 915am and 11am to 1145am @ MHS fitness center 3rd floor across from the gym - TWO sessions
I will run 2 more sessions (which then completes 10) on a Tuesday and Thursday when intracity (grade 1 & 2) starts . . .
***Some of these will be subject to change whether pending weather and RSVPs. Extra sessions will be added and sent out in a week or so. I appreciate you all. Hope to see you this month to help prepare for our youth!
*** When was the last time you reviewed our Facebook team page and Coaches section on our website, www.medfordsc.org - Great reference areas for all of you!
Play (and coach) Where You Live
Coach John Prestigiovanni
Director of Coaching
C 781 333 1057