Program Description

  Eligibility

  Cost & Duration

  Program Components

  Sample Daily Timetable

  Assessment & Evaluation

  We Provide. . .

  Program Requirements

  Soccer Academy Personnel

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WEST VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (#45)

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Open House & On Field Evaluation
for September, 2010

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. 

The Open House is designed to inform parents about the Sentinel Soccer Academy and to have potential student-athletes participate in an on-field evaluation. If you and your son/daughter would like to be a part of the Open House, the process is as follows:

1.     Complete and submit an on-line registration form.

On-line registration/telephone confirmation period: 
                          Nov. 1, 2009 - Jan. 15, 2010

2.     You will receive a telephone confirmation by Diane Nelson once the on-line registration form has been completed and submitted.

3.     You will be contacted in early January to re-confirm parent and student participation at the Open House and to answer any questions about the Open House process.

Parent & Student Preparation for Open House 

1.     Students and parents are asked to arrive to Ambleside D at 1:25 p.m.

2.     Students are requested to arrive ready to participate in an on-field try-out from

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

3.     Parents will be escorted to the Ambleside Youth Center (which backs onto the Ambleside field) for an information session with Diane Nelson & Kathy Grant, Senior Counsellor & Advanced Placement Coordinator.

4.    Parents are to come prepared to submit a photocopy of the student’s latest report card.

For example, if the student is currently in grade 7, bring a complete copy of the first term report card. Eventually, a copy of the student’s full year’s report card will be required.

5.     Registered parents will receive a prepared package of information about the academy and Sentinel Secondary

6.     If parents/students are still interested in the academy after the Open House, parents are to contact Diane Nelson: dnelson@sd45.bc.ca OR 604-981-1150.

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Sentinel Soccer Program
The primary goal is to provide a formal soccer training program within the academic setting of Sentinel Secondary School to allow for achievement and excellence in sport and education.

The Sentinel Soccer Academy is a sports program within this public school that offers young soccer players the opportunity to complete their academic requirements in the morning and then the ability to participate in soccer skill development training in the afternoon, all during school hours. The program is strictly supplementary to the existing programs run by various community soccer clubs, and this program is not designed to establish or develop teams for competition.

Eligibility

Students must be registered full time at Sentinel Secondary School
Male or Female
Grades 8 - 12
A minimum of C+ average is expected academically.
Good to excellent work habits are expected in each subject area.
Good to excellence is expected in the area of social responsibility.

Program Tuition 

Tuition: $3950 or $425 per month - Sept. - May; $125 - June

Soccer Academy Components

Sample Daily Timetable

Typical Block Rotation

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	Day 1-123	4
Tuesday	2-123	4
Wednesday	1-231	4
Thursday	2-231	4
Friday	1-314	4
Monday	2-314	4

There are three blocks each morning. For students in the Soccer Academy, classes begin at 8:30 a.m. Students participate in the Soccer Academy in block rotation 4.

Planning 10 Mandatory
Students, at the Grade 10 level, must complete the mandatory Planning 10 course requirement. This course may form part of a student's overall timetable of course selections in the mornings, or a student has the option of completing the course on-line via correspondence or at summer school. Sentinel counsellors review each student's timetable and recommend accordingly.

Additional Academic Credits For Students
All students in the Sentinel Soccer Academy receive credits for Physical Education. Similar to all other students at Sentinel, students in Grades 8 & 9 receive credits for Health & Career Education. However, students in Grades 10, 11 & 12 also receive credits on their transcripts each year for our locally developed Board Authority Authorized (BAA) Courses:Theory & Principles of Soccer 10, 11 & 12.

National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)

We offer students (Grades 10, 11 & 12) the opportunity to participate in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) which is recognized as one of the best coaching certification programs in the world. Each of the three progressive levels consists of three parts: THEORY or Sport Science is generic to all sports; TECHNICAL is specific to each sport; and PRACTICAL which requires one full season of coaching.

The first two levels of the Theory have recently been rewritten and are called Part A & Part B. The modules in the two programs are:

A: Introduction to Coaching

Making Decisions
Planning a Practice
Nutrition

B. Teaching and Learning
Designing a Basic Sport Program (Season Plan)
Basic Mental Skills

The value for students is threefold: (1) The course enables students to further their understanding of sport science principles, which are the foundation of performance in all sports, thus assisting their own sport performance. (2) Students who pass the course are able to coach a school or community team and (3) Upon successful completion, students may obtain credit for the course from the Provincial Ministry of Education as an additional career program course.

This year, the course will be offered to students (Grades 10-12)beginning February, 2010. Students receive a certificate upon successful completion and results sent on to the Coaching Association of Canada to be entered in the National Database.
 

Assessment & Evaluation

Skills and Fitness Assessment
Students’ skill levels and fitness levels are continually monitored. Formal assessment is conducted at the beginning of the school year and then just prior to the conclusion of the students' soccer season. Students participate in a series of on-field and off-field test items with results documented in formal reports to students and parents.

We emphasize to our students the importance of forming good habits for success, not only in soccer, but also in school and in their relationships with others. Students are encouraged to be consistent in areas such as: goalsetting, focus, work ethic, attitude and effort during both on-field and off-field sessions. Within the classroom component, students are monitored and assessed as they are encouraged to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key topics, submit quality class and homework assignments, display excellent overall effort and cooperate well with their peers. A formal soccer evaluation is written and included in each academic report card each of three terms.  

Tremendous Value!

For 2010 - 2011, the Sentinel Soccer Academy program provides the following:

• Premier place for learning: Sentinel Secondary School
• Premier facilities: Ambleside All-Weather Fields, Twist Conditioning Training Center, Sentinel Gym
• District Principal: School District maintains a standard of excellence in the delivery of its programs by assigning a principal specifically in charge of operating & delivering the program.
• District Principal closely supervises and monitors student progress both within the Academy as well as within the academic setting at Sentinel Secondary
• 36 weeks: Includes on-field soccer skill development training, physical fitness training, as well as topics of relevance in the classroom component for student-athletes.
• Students are transported via bus to the facilities (Ambleside/Twist Conditioning) for both on-field & off-field sessions.

Excellent, qualified and competent instructors/teachers

• Ratio of 1 instructor to 8 students
• Goalie instructor for goalkeepers
• Exposure to soccer specific off-field training
• Complete and on-going assessment & evaluation for both On Field Training and Off Field Training (2 full reports - pre and post reports)
• Parent-Instructor interviews offered with instructors/teachers of both on-field and off-field training
• Annual Year End Recognition & Awards Ceremony
• All students receive Physical Education credits.
• Grades 8 & 9 students receive credits for Health & Career Education
• Grades 10-12 receive credits for locally developed BAA courses: Theory & Principles of Soccer
• National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) offered to Grades 10, 11 & 12 students

If I am interested in securing a spot for my child for the 2010 - 2011 school year, what is the procedure?

Register On-line
 

Contact Diane Nelson at 604-435-6440

Acceptance into the Program

Once the decision is made that the student is accepted into the Sentinel Soccer Academy, parents are to contact the main office at Sentinel Secondary to register and then make an appointment with the grade specific school counsellor to plan course selection.
School Office: 604-981-1130

Contact Information:
Diane Nelson - District Principal & Director of District Sports Academies (Hockey & Soccer)
Direct Line: 604-435-6440
Sentinel Secondary Sports Academy Office: 604-981-1150
Email: dnelson@sd45.bc.ca

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REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS NEW TO SENTINEL SECONDARY SCHOOL

Sentinel Soccer Academy