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"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is 10%, be extraordinary" - Adam Jay Mrowka
4-Phase Player Development Process
WABA's revolutionary systems accelerate individual soccer mastery by using the 4-Phase Player Development Process, Assess-Learn-Practice-Play. Rapid advancement is supercharged by creating an individualized curriculum, delivered in small group sessions (1-6 participants). These modules use the latest technology delivered by USSF and UEFA licensed mentor coaches.
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Phase 1 - Assess, sets a baseline for technical skills, athleticism, cognitive skills, and vision. With these assessments a 1:1 Modular Development Curriculum is crafted into an Annual Development Plan guided by WABA's Player Development Philosophy. Phase 2 - Learn, is where players discover proper form, accuracy, and style with WABA's innovative learning modules, aided by technology using the VARK learning model. Phase 3 - Practice, WABA's innovative and motivating practice phase was developed with the help and guidance of world renowned expert, Anders Ericsson, the father of deliberate practice. Using fun and creative practice methods players push their performance out of their comfort zone to elite levels.
Phase 4 - Play, the final phase where creativity, confidence, and decision making all comes together by playing innovative small sided WABA games.
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WABA's 4-Phase Player Development Process loops back at many junctures to keep learning and improvements on a steady path forward. The Assess-Learn-Practice-Play Process is monitored on a personal dashboard using WABA track and included with all monthly memberships. WABA development, "Where Serious Fun is #1".
"Life is like soccer. You need goals."
"Practice like you’ve never won; perform like you’ve never lost."
Baseline Assessment
Monthly Assessment
Mastery Assessment
Annual Develpment Plan
1:1 Development Curiculum
Player Development Philosophy
VARK Learning Model
WABA track
WABA mentor
Phase 1 - Assess
The Assess Phase is the beginning of the WABA 4-Phase Player Development Process. It starts with a baseline assessment which will produce normative data to compare players skill's against athletes around the world. This baseline helps to show players and parents growth metrics when compared to future monthly assessments. Players can choose to take Monthly Assessments or
in-depth Mastery Assessments using module credits included in their monthly membership.
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With assessment in hand, players craft a monthly 1:1 Development Curriculum that maximizes individual growth. This curriculum should take into account WABA's 8-Sided Player Development Philosophy which balances all aspect of a players body and mind. Using WABA track players monitor monthly progress on a personal dashboard and choose future modules that best aligns with their soccer goals.
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WABA mentor is an optional program where a players is assigned a mentor coach to follow their progress annually. A Comprehensive Assessment helps create the framework of a individualized Annual Development Plan. This program includes monthly: video recorded semi-private training modules, sit-down evaluations and planning meetings, club practice and game evaluations.
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The Assess Phase leads into the Learn-Practice-Play Phases.
"You can't manage it, if you don't properly measure it"
"Plan your work, then work your Plan."
Baseline Assessment
Monthly Assessment
Mastery Assessment
Comprehensive Assessment
1:1 Development Curriculum
Annual Develpment Plan
Player Development Philosophy
VARK Learning Model
Personal Dashboard
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WABA mentor
WABA track
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Phase 2 - Learn
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn"
“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.”
The second phase of WABA's 4-Phase Player Development Plan incorporates USSF and UEFA licensed coaches leading modules using progressive teaching principles to elevate soccer learning the highest level. Leveraging technology WABA overlays all four VARK (visual, auditory, reading/writing, kinesthetic) learning styles to deepen understanding, reduce frustration, and excelerate mastery.
WABA learn modules will be offered in 24 categories such as: Attacking & Finishing, Passing & Finishing, Volleys & Traps, Speed & Quickness, Balance & Coordination, Rythym & Grace, Sleep & Nutrition, and Goals & Planning. Top-It 2500 are 2500 individual technical and physical skills that are the backbone and building blocks used in WABA development programs to master the beautiful game. Juggling Roadmap teaches ball comfort and control to beginning jugglers and systematically advances to pro freestyle levels. Eyez-Up is a WABA exclusive program that teaches ball mastery without looking at the ball. Kinda Ginga is high energy Brazilian futsal and streetsoccer skills taught with music and movement. Formato is a 24 level 212 skills mastery program fashioned after martial arts learning. WABA prep teaches players dynamic warm-up routines and ball calibration routines to use before practice and games. Discovery Lab is a classroom session combined with a pitch practicethat promotes soccer understanding thought experimentation.
WABA learn
Top-It 2500
Juggling Roadmap
Eyez-Up
Kinga Ginga
Formato
WABA prep
Discovery Lab
Phase 3 - Practice
Wording about practice
"Perfect practice makes perfect permanence " - Adam Jay Mrowka
"Winners never quit and quitters never win"
WABA prep
Top-It 2500
Formato
Juggling Roadmap
Eyez-Up
Kinga Ginga
Super Rondo
WABA mind games
FASSTTT
Phase 4 - Play
Play, the final and most important phase of soccer development that leads to falling in love with the beautiful game. This is where learning and practice all come together to shine bright.
WABA believes in the philosophy of guided free-play with minimal conditions and coaching. The WABA environment promotes experimentation and feeling comfortable making mistakes while venturing outside one's comfort zone. With technical skills mastered in prior phases players work on decision making and problem solving under pressure in small sided innovative games. Players self-confidence, comfort on the ball, and creativity blossom while playing games that were tailored to sharpen specific technical skills in challenging game situation.
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WABA games are comprised of forty 1v1 and 2v2 small sided games that promote technical and tactical mastery through gamification of practice. WABstAcles are soccer obstacle courses that improve graceful movement, responsive tumbling, agility, and technical ball skills, all in a fluid competition against competitors and the clock. WABA mind games help to enhance cognitive decision making skills, motor integration, and vision in athletes. These games can be strung together with assess, learn, and practice modules to form a daily integrated curriculum using monthly membership credits.
Assess-Learn-Practice-Play, WABA development, "Where Serious Fun is #1".
"Adversity causes some players to break...others to break records."
"Love is playing every game as if it's your last."
WABA games
WABstAcles
WABA mind games
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