Tag Archives: coaching kids soccer
Kids Soccer and the Desperate Cries of A Coach
“You need to listen to me.” “You must do what I say!” “You need to agree with me.” L-I-S-T-E-N! These are the desperate cries of a frustrated soccer coach. A youth coach that hasn’t figured out how to deal with short attention spans, mischief and players wanting to lick the posts. Why should the player’s [...]
Soccer, Death Valley and the Matrix
“I must be doing something wrong!” you sigh while watching the television. A part of you wants to give up and your child doesn’t seem to listen. You want to go to bed but the thought of your child quitting continues to haunt you. There you are, scratching your head, hoping for the answer to [...]
Soccer Coaches, What Are You Selling?
Perfect does not exist. Being perfect is not sustainable and who is perfect anyway? In the last post we discussed “fail and fail often.” The message was to learn from what’s working. In a nutshell, modify and adjust sessions according to what’s working. Forget about learning from your mistakes for one moment. If you’re a [...]
Hypnosis, Questions and Love Based Soccer
Imagine you could hypnotise your players and make them obey your every command. Wouldn’t coaching be easy? Well stare into the page and listen. As you start reading this post you find yourself relaxed and peaceful. As you sit there on your chair, you start to feel a sense of calm. As you read every [...]
Johnny, Politics and The Coach With No Balls
Are you a team player or do you simply hog the spotlight? Most of you are more likely to succeed at soccer if you work together as a team rather than as individuals. Agree? A team will always perform better when the day-to-day interactions are open and honest. A team will always perform better when [...]