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Soccer Drills: Triangle Passing

June 14, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

Soccer Drills: Triangle Passing

Soccer Drills for Kids Set Up Create a triangle about 10 metres apart. You will need 2 balls per triangle and 3 players. The player working is in Blue Instructions Blue player asks for the ball from player 1. Working player (Blue) Continue Reading

The Death of Kids Soccer

March 14, 2015 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

The Death of Kids Soccer

After playing the game for over 30 years I can no longer watch scarcity and narcissism destroy our game… I’d say the one thing we- soccer parents- have in common is that we’re sick and tired of being afraid. Afraid that our children will get Continue Reading

Soccer Drills for U8: One v One Battles

January 29, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 2 Comments

Soccer Drills for U8: One v One Battles

Soccer Drills for U8 The purpose of this drill is to allow players to develop their dribbling and defending techniques. As players develop and mature in ability, they should begin to realise that soccer is about one on one duals and beating your Continue Reading

The Search for Soccer Vitality

January 25, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

The Search for Soccer Vitality

A few quick questions to all soccer parents... How real are you? How much of your life do you pretend or make up? Are you living your life to express your authentic self? Are you chasing your own dreams and trying to reach your own Continue Reading

Replace Soccer Goals with Soccer Outcomes

January 1, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 2 Comments

Replace Soccer Goals with Soccer Outcomes

It’s that time of year...soccer goals and new year resolutions. Before we all rush out and get ourselves a new set of goals/resolutions, I would like to pitch a few ideas...and ask a few questions. Outcomes What do you want? This is the Continue Reading

Soccer Happiness or Super Heroes

December 4, 2014 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Soccer Happiness or Super Heroes

Do you ever stop and think… What makes a child happy? I ask this question before training. You can’t help but ask when you see happy, energetic kids followed by the sluggish –shoulders pressed to the ground- defeated children. We all want Continue Reading

Soccer Performance: Knowledge by Deception

October 3, 2014 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Soccer Performance: Knowledge by Deception

We live in two worlds... One is our world. The world we experience firsthand. Our children, our friends, our suburb and the streets we grew up in...our world. When we break it down like that, our world is small...very small. Our world is Continue Reading

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