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Sunburst City 2012
Sunburst City 2012
Tessa Mills
Tuesday, March 31, 2026Transition Stage
Tessa Mills
Tessa Mills
Sunburst City 2012
Coach: Coach Riley
Overall Development
Transition Stage
Progressing through the Transition Stage
Skills
8
skills tracked
Top
Dribbling
Standout milestone
Growth
Progressing
Ball Control: Entering Standout
Plan
Shooting
12 minutes block
Sessions
6
sessions tracked
Overall Stage
Transition Stage
overall development
Tessa's strongest signal: Dribbling
Next jump: Shooting

Ball Control and Weak Foot are already showing up as meaningful strengths in match play, and those strengths are beginning to raise the quality of every rep. The next jump is Shooting.

Strength Signal
Dribbling
Milestone
Standout
Movement
Entering Standout

Tessa is doing well keeping the ball close while changing direction and handling pressure. That control is helping create separation and keep possessions alive.

Development Lever
Shooting
Evidence
2 notes
Milestone
Competitive
Next
Standout

Tessa has moved Shooting from Consistent into Competitive. Shooting measures shot selection, mechanics, timing, and the ability to create and finish quality attempts.

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Early StageOverall stageMilestones 1-2

The player is building the base. Coaches are looking for understanding, effort, and cleaner reps before expecting the skill to show up consistently in games.

Development Progression
Tessa's Progress Over Time

How Tessa's four skill groups are moving through milestones this season.

Technical
Tactical
Physical
Mental
Standout
Competitive
Consistent
Capable
Nov 3
Dec 1
Jan 5
Feb 2
Mar 2
Mar 31
Mar 31
Technical
Approaching Standout
Tactical
Approaching Standout
Physical
Approaching Standout
Mental
Approaching Standout
Skill Profile
Where Tessa Is Strongest

See how Tessa's skills compare now with the starting point.

Ball ControlWeak FootPassingShootingMovement& Off-BallDefendingDecisionMakingStrength& Power
Selected Skill
Ball Control
Standout milestone
Entering Standout
FoundationAdvanced

Ball Control measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and...

Next Milestone
Advanced
Baseline (dashed)Current
Skill Development
Tessa's Skills by Group

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FoundationAdvanced
Skill Story

Tessa has moved Ball Control from Competitive into Standout. Ball Control measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making demands are real.

Supporting Evidence
Mar 31
Ball Control held up more consistently in live play as the pace increased.
Coach Riley, session note
Feb 2
Tessa showed clearer control in ball control than at the start of the report window.
Coach Riley, session note
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The athlete performs this skill with advanced consistency, control, and adaptability in demanding situations.
UpLVL Assessment
3 new notes, 2 earlier notes, and 8 skills interpreted for Tessa's development
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Tessa is progressing through the Transition Stage, with Ball Control and Weak Foot emerging as the most reliable parts of the profile. Across this report window, Ball Control made the clearest movement while Ball Control continued to set the standard. In recent match play, Tessa showed more control as the pace increased, stayed connected through tighter decisions, and carried the strongest habits into demanding moments. This shows a developing profile becoming more reliable as the demands increase. The primary priority is Shooting. Tessa now needs to build control and timing before adding more speed and pressure. In the Volley and Half-Volley Shooting, Tessa should strike balls out of the air as volleys and half-volleys to develop advanced shooting technique, with one standard throughout: side-on, you can't volley well when facing front-on. Successful transfer will look like Tessa using shooting at full pace without losing control, timing, or awareness of the next option.
Supporting Evidence
Coach Notes Behind This Assessment
New observations and selected earlier context, combined with skill milestones.
5 notes
New in This Report
Coach RileyMar 31
Tessa looked sharp in the flow of play. Ball Control and Weak Foot were the clearest separators in this session and created more control in the game. The next push is Shooting and Movement & Off-Ball so that level holds when the pace lifts, the decisions get tighter, and the game becomes less forgiving.
Coach RileyMar 2
Shooting and Movement & Off-Ball are the clearest next step. The goal is to keep the same quality when space closes quickly.
Coach RileyFeb 2
Tessa showed more control in Ball Control and Weak Foot and stayed connected as the pace increased.
Earlier Context
Coach RileyJan 5
Tessa began carrying the strongest training habits into more live moments.
Coach RileyDec 1
Tessa established a useful starting point, with Ball Control and Weak Foot already showing potential.
Train At Home

Tessa's Skill Build: Shooting

Your drill this week: Volley and Half-Volley Shooting

12 minutes1-2 Players
Volley and Half-Volley Shooting
Shooting
GKPC
Legend
player
coach / parent
ball
movement path
How It Works

Strike balls out of the air as volleys and half-volleys to develop advanced shooting technique.

What You Need
soccer ballgoals
Mindset Rep
Commitment Cue

Pick the cue that tells you when to go. Say it quietly before the rep starts.

Your Focus

Volley shooting is a high-value skill that creates goal opportunities from crosses and clearances.

1
Set Up

Stand 14 yards from goal facing a server to the side.

2
Run The Rep
A.
Server tosses ball underarm at hip height to you.
B.
You strikes volley with laces, keeping body side-on.
C.
reps from the right side; 5 from the left.
D.
Progress to half-volleys: server drops ball so player strikes just as it bounces.
3
Check It

Side-on, you can't volley well when facing front-on

Goal

It's clicking when the ball stays on frame, not sailing over, clean contact on a half-volley or volley means the timing was right, not lucky.

Helpful Cues
Side-on, you can't volley well when facing front-onNon-kicking arm out for balanceEyes stay on the ball all the way through contact
UPLVL IT

Server tosses from behind you, they must adjust and volley on the turn.

Source: US Soccer Grassroots Curriculum
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