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#StayHome Live Skills Clinic

June 1, 2020

An invitation from Vancouver Whitecaps FC:

You can find full instructions at whitecapsfc.com/skillsclinic. We run the Live Skills Clinic Monday to Friday at 2 p.m. PT sharp.

DEVICE:

To participate you will need a computer, laptop, phone, or tablet that can connect to Zoom, and that you can position with your camera on your space (for you to watch and join in).

HOW TO JOIN:

To join the training session you can either go to the website link above and click the “Join Now” button, or use this direct Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/891358396

PASSWORD:

You can find the password for each days session at www.whitecapsfc.com/skillsclinic

WHAT YOU NEED:

The requirements for each day will be posted at whitecapsfc.com/skillsclinic each morning. Generally, what is required includes…

  • A little bit of space to dribble in your home or your yard
  • 1 ball
  • 4 objects to use as cones to dribble around
  • A wall or hard surface to play passes off of (be careful not to break anything)
  • A water bottle (for water breaks)

And wear your Whitecaps gear, or your club team gear!

INSERT YOUR TEAM NAME:

Once you join on zoom, please make sure to put your team name in brackets with your user name. Example: Zach Howe(Whitecaps FC)

Instructions on how to change your name using “rename”: https://teaching.nmc.edu/knowledgebase/changing-your-name-in-a-zoom-meeting/

IF YOU WANT TO BE FEATURED (OR NOT FEATURED):

During the session we feature participants on our main screen for everyone to see, and our coach provides positive encouragement and feedback.

If you want to be featured, please turn your video ON (Start Video). If you don’t want to be featured, please turn your video OFF (stop video). This will be on the bottom panel.

TIPS:

  • Make sure that your volume is up high so that you can hear the coach
  • Keep yourself on mute so that there is no additional noise
  • Stay on “speaker view” to see the coach and demonstrator on full screen
  • Send in your questions to the host using the chat function

FORMAT:

  • We start sharp at 2 p.m. PT, and run for around 30 minutes
  • The coach will go through a:
    • Warm-up
    • Activity
    • Progression of the activity
    • Challenge
  • First coach will show the drill, then have a player demonstrate on screen
  • Then he will tell you to do it
  • At the very end of the session our special guest will answer questions

SPECIAL GUEST

  • Each session has a special guest. Previous guests have included Julia Grosso, Maxime Crepeau, Fredy Montero etc.