August 27th, 2009 by TK
You may have been trained how to hold the ball with your feet and your head, you may have been trained how to kick the ball as hard and as fast as you can and you are even taught how to do the bicycle kick or how to pass the human wall when you go [...]
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July 16th, 2009 by TK
Coaching Youth Soccer Drills is an important aspect to consider if you’re a youth soccer coach, but there are other critical elements you can’t miss. As a coach, you also have the job of helping the new players who join your team to fit in comfortably. Your existing team also has to adjust to the [...]
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June 23rd, 2009 by TK
While coaching youth soccer drills the right way go a long way in making a good coach, critical factors exist that youth soccer coaches must be aware of.
It’s common that many coaches are teaching soccer in part-time, but the responsibilities attached to it are completely full time. Let’s take a look at some important [...]
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June 23rd, 2009 by TK
Coaching youth soccer drills can be exciting and fun but there are important aspects every coach needs to take into consideration. Most of these are based in common sense and as a result, are pretty easy to remember:
1. Don’t make speeches. If you’re a youth soccer coach and your teaching young kids, it’s especially important [...]
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June 7th, 2009 by TK
The centre forward, number nine or big man is the forward that will lead the line against the opposition’s defence. Traditionally, the centre forward will battle against the centre back, imposing his physical presence to help his team. The main objective of the centre forward is to score the goals to win the game for [...]
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May 24th, 2009 by TK
While association football is occasionally referred to as soccer in some parts of the world, one thing about the game that can be agreed on is that it is arguably the most popular sport in the world. Most cultures have produced some sort of ball kicking game so there were a few precursors to the [...]
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May 16th, 2009 by TK
Beginner soccer drills can define a young player’s future ability to master the game and one of the most important aspects is teaching them the proper techniques early in their development. This is vital and laying a foundation for good skills early can impact their careers as an adult.
As a coach, you need to be [...]
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February 21st, 2009 by TK
Keeping your players happy about doing training is one of the key ingredients in maintaining enthusiasm. Establishing a set of fun soccer drills for kids is a challenge for many coaches and one of the key ingredients is coming up with drills which keep them interested.
Just doing goal shooting drills will soon become boring and [...]
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February 5th, 2009 by TK
A soccer coach has to be mindful not to overwhelm his young players when creating youth soccer drills. We’re talking about young players between the age of three and sixteen. Nurturing a player’s skills at this time is vital for their long term development.
Some young players are just naturally gifted and will progress quickly. A [...]
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January 29th, 2009 by TK
Developing the skills of young soccer players depends a lot on the early education they receive and this is where the value of a good coach is invaluable.
Whatever soccer drill a coach employs at training they must be mindful that some kids may not be as co-ordinated as others at a similar age but with [...]
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