Player Evaluation Form
To: All Coaches
From: Kevin Klann, Coach Administrator
Mike Isbrecht, Regional Commissioner
RE: Rating and Team Balance
responsibility. Accurate ratings are critical to creating balanced teams for next year. Ratings submitted late are less reliable than timely
submitted ratings. Please complete ALL sections of the attached rating form and return to Kevin Klann or Mike Isbrecht.
1. Player’s speed:
Assign a number between 1 and 9.
4. Player’s goalkeeper ability:
This rating is solely for those
Reminder: Rate in relation to your particular division (U6, U8 etc).
players who played this position during the season. It is also a
Coaches are interested to know if a child is particularly fast or slow.
1-9 scale. Skills to be noted in rating are: foot speed, hands, punt,
sense of position, aggressiveness and “heart.” Further comments
8, 9 Extremely fast, quick acceleration
should be added for goal keepers. Rate goalkeepers as soccer
6, 7 Faster than average
players, not as goalkeepers.
4, 5 Average speed and acceleration
2, 3 Slower than average, poor acceleration
Please review your ratings and if an
1 Very slow, virtually no speed at all
extreme rating has been given (8 or 9, 1 or 2), please provide
detail. Please note attendance problems, parent problems, maturity,
2. Player’s soccer sense:
Assign a number between 1 and 9
behavior problems, etc..
indicating soccer sense. Some questions to consider. Does the player
anticipate play? Does the player understand and use space? Does
The expected distribution for most teams is as follows
the player have a feeling for the ball? Does the player try to control the
(scale this up or down depending on division):
ball and make good passes? Does the player shoot quickly? Does the
player cover for teammates?
Ratings for Average Team (8-10 Players)
9 rating
= 0 - 1 players
8, 9 Great soccer sense
7, 8 rating
= 1 - 2 players
6, 7 Good soccer sense
5, 6 rating
= 2 - 3 players
4, 5 Average player with basic sense of the game
2, 3 rating
= 1 - 2 players
2, 3 Limited sense of the game
1 rating
= 0 - 1 platers
1 Virtually has no soccer sense
DO NOT WEIGHT A RATING ON THE GROUNDS
3. Player’s attitude:
Assign a number between 1 and 9. Please
THAT A CHILD IS IN THE UPPER OR LOWER
provide additional comments when appropriate (e.g. team leader, gives
AGE GROUP OF THE DIVISION!
100%, team player, disruptive, distracts from team effort, needs a lot
of supervision and direction from coach, pays little attention, talks too
Please be honest, as this is the best way to make sure that your
much, etc).
team is balanced next season. We regularly receive ratings from
coaches where no one is less than a 5 and there are numerous
8, 9 Excellent attitude
7s and 8s. Be realistic. Only a few players in your division
6, 7 Good attitude
(U6, U8, etc...) should be an 8 or 9. You probably only have one
2, 3 Poor attitude
1 Extremely poor attitude - discipline and/or parent problem
If you have any questions regarding this evaluation, please feel free to contact Kevin or Mike.
Again, thank you for all your hard work. Without you, our volunteers, we would not be able to provide a program for our children.
Thank You,
Coach Administrator
Regional Commissioner
Kevin Klann
Mike Isbrecht
269.325.2810
269.325.5469