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By admin on September 1st, 2008
I don’t care if you are 8 or 38 years old, a funny thing happens when we place a soccer ball on the grass in front of a goal. Something in our mind seems to ‘snap’ and we try and strike the ball as hard as we can. Most of us however d...
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The Golden Years By Coach V – www.SoccerU.com Let me start by going to the “top” so I don’t lose many of you that think technical training doesn’t apply to advanced players. I will start with two examples, one with a professional player and the second a college bound player. It goes all the way to the top. Last year, while working on Blast The Ball and SoccerU, I was fortunate eno...Economy Taking Toll on Youth Soccer and Pro Soccer Is it ironic that the first world cup was played in 1930, the same year that the great depression was hitting the US hard? Most people don’t know that the first world cup was played in Uruguay in 1930, but they are aware that 1930 was the year that the great depression started to take hold of the US. Now with the US facing its greatest financial...A funny thing seems to happen in youth soccer. At some point we forget about basic development and start focusing on being competitive. Unfortunately this often happens too early and the results are irreversible and often permanent. While different ages of youth soccer players learn differently, they all must be taught individual skills starting at the same place. It is a stepping process th...A new website that just launched offering many tips, drills and a good section on soccer rules. Can be found here, How To Play Soccer. yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = "How to Play Soccer"; yahooBuzzArticleId = "http://www.youth-soccer-training.com/?p=81"; ...How to Teach Soccer Positions I along with many soccer coaches / trainers teach to other coaches that focus on basic soccer skills is the essential The other day I received an email from a parent / volunteer soccer coach. He had attended one of my coaching clinics and during this clinic I stressed the importance of basic skill training and small sided games. After watching last year’s prac...US Youth Soccer has thought long and hard about the answer to the question, “Why Small-Sided Games?” All ages can play “Small Sided Games”, but it has a definite developmental impact on our younger soccer players. US Youth Soccer recommendations for “number of players” at the various age groups are as follows: U6 | 3 against 3 no goal keepers U8 | 4 against 4 ...Many first time coaches volunteer or are volunteered to the job. First things first…Relax. Relax and think about how much fun you are going to have with these little Under-6 and Under-8 soccer players. Goal: Create a fun, learning soccer environment for your players in training and in games. How? Talk to the Program Director and request helpful coaching materials and coaching aids. Talk to oth...What is US Youth Soccer Welcome to US Youth Soccer The Game for All Kids!® At US Youth Soccer we provide a fun, safe and healthy game for ALL KIDS…big kids, little kids, tall kids, short kids, young kids, older kids…kids who want to play for one season, kids who want to play for twenty seasons, kids who play strictly for fun, and kids who want to compete at the highest level possible...
