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FreePlay Basics
Hours of practice
Inquiry
Variety of materials and spaces
Variety of players
Why Our Model is Necessary?
The Current Kids Situation
Saturated schedules
Excess of coaching and training with no chance to play
Youth burn out before reaching their full potential
Current Soccer Model Vs. Our model
JOTP's FreePlay
Current Soccer Model
This model is based on results which it may drive to early frustrate the kids and not create adherence to sports
JOTP's Model
We support this model because it is essential to provide kids with spaces where they can play to acquire fundamental skills. This creates adherence, and they will use these skills in later developmental stages
Current Soccer Model
The natural progression of kids' development has disappeared
JOTP's Model
Our model provides the space where kids can develop this expertise
Example of the Current Soccer Model
Study of Hockey Players
There are two main conclusions:
There is a big drop off as DP overtakes FP
Those who put in the most FreePlay (pond hockey) continued, thrived
Examples of the JOTP's FreePlay Model
Zinedine Zidane
Diedo A. Maradona
Johan Cruyff
Other Examples
Minnesota's 1950's east side St. Paul Hockey
4 High School Hockey State Championships (Johnson H.S.)
During the 1950s students shoveled off parts of Lake Phalen because there were no enclosed arena
5 members of 1960 Gold medal Olympic Hockey team
Herb Brooks came from this group and changed the world
How play 'works'
Play
All Animals Play.
Play precceeds language and culture.
Play builds both
Why Play?
"The object is to run as little as possible, not as much as possible."
--Johan Cryuff
According to evolutionary law, There are two ways to improve actions
Faster
Easier
Play focuses on EASY--how?
Skill is mover than movem
