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...

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...

Somewhere along the way someone made two great comments about learning the game of soccer. The problem is that some how, some where, along the way they simply got misunderstood by many in youth soccer. 1) “Youth players learn the game of soccer by playing the game.” 2) “The game is the best teacher.” These are very true statement...

“Winning is not everything? What a bunch of crap.” I remember uttering those words in my mind many, many years ago after listening to the usual coaches’ meeting before the season started. I thought to myself, “If winning isn’t everything then why do they keep score and why does this youth league have tournaments at the end of...