Tag Archives: youth soccer
The Soccer Coach- Don’t Lose Your Balls.
When designing a training session, the coach must create a training session that is specific to the sport. The design of the activities should replicate the demands of soccer on match day. If this replication is missing then the transfer of learning from training to the game is not optimal. I’ve seen many training sessions [...]
Kids Soccer- Stop Coaching And Let Your Players Develop.
When I was playing Soccer it seemed like the best players were always in the stands. It’s easy to sit in the stands and criticise and yell at players. Instructions and advice are easy to give but not always easy to follow. One of the greatest mistakes I see youth coaches and parents make today [...]
Kids Soccer And Winning The World Cup: The Wonder Years
Why do kids play soccer? The majority of kids playing soccer today are forced to play by their parents. Don’t get me wrong, there are kids that genuinely play the game because they love it. But I believe they are the minority. Before I get started, let me unearth a statistic for you. Over 60% [...]
Soccer For Kids- How To Coach The Parents.
For a coach to be successful in Youth Soccer he must have the ability to work with parents. It is paramount to the success of the team that the parents on the sideline exhibit good behaviour and do not interfere with the coach or the team. The majority of parents involved in youth soccer display [...]
Keeping Youth Soccer Fun
The number of kids that are participating in Soccer is on the rise. Inflated pay packets and the celebrity lifestyle make it very appealing to the young fragile mind. Children as young as 5 are participating and competing in Soccer offered in a variety of organised programs available at club, community and school levels. Is [...]