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INSTEP BASICS
This past weekend I was working with some high school aged players, and was reminded of the fact that there are very few players that know how to strike a ball over distance, and can do so under pressure. It reminded me of a skills progression that I will use with this group during an upcoming [...] -
If you coach soccer to kids you need this…
Complete Soccer Coach is proud to announce the release of a brand new iPhone application, GoLearn Soccer for Kids! We’ve partnered with the Whagaa to bring you your own personal soccer coach on your iPhone and iPod Touch. GoLearn Soccer for Kids Features: * Over 30 videos covering: drills, warm ups, games and stretching. * All age appropriate [...] -
‘C’ Standards Rubric
I was working at a coaches clinic this past weekend here in Watertown, and had a discussion with a man who was the director of coaching for a club. He was trying to come up with a way of evaluating the coaches that are in the club that he works with. I immediately thought of [...] -
STREET SOCCER IDEAS
Recently, I conducted a session that the players really enjoyed, and we got a lot accomplished in the process. I played what I call “street soccer”. It was a time where the players were given a lot of the decision making as to how they played. We assigned each player to a team, gave them [...] -
MID WINTER COACHING REMINDERS
Hey coaches! I decided to post a letter that I wrote to coaches a year or so ago. It was a letter that I wrote to coaches in the club that I was working with at the time, reminding them of what they could be doing to “move things along”. After visiting an indoor soccer event [...] -
EVOLVING PLAYERS, EVOLVING COACHES
The women’s game on the international level has been improving steadily over the past several years. This brings with it the task of attempting to maintain our superiority in those areas of the game that have served as a strong foundation for our success in the past, namely our winning mentality and our athleticism. It [...] -
Types of Soccer Fitness
We as coaches often say that we need to improve the fitness level of the players. But, what EXACTLY do we mean when we say that? What is “soccer fitness”? What are the components? If we can’t define it, there is not a chance that we can improve it! Here are some thoughts on the various [...]
