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...

For the Game. For the World. The world is a place rich in natural beauty and cultural diversity, but also one where many are still deprived of their basic rights. FIFA now has an even greater responsibility to reach out and touch the world, using football as a symbol of hope and integration. Only with the unwavering dedication of every FIFA team member, every member association and every business ...

A cleat is a type of shoe designed especially for sports played on grass or dirt, such as soccer or American football. It may also refer to a type of shoe designed especially for, and only worn in, wet weather. Unlike “spikes” for sports such as track and field and baseball, the shoes generally have large studs on the bottom to assist in gripping the surface, preventing sliding and ass...

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Soccer players at most levels of play and practice need extra hydration for proper health and performance. Here is a good article. Sweating is absolutely necessary in order to maintain constant body temperature. The sweat rate usually corresponds to increases in energy expenditure by the athlete. Trained athletes have a more sensitive sweating system than non-athletes due to adaptation by...

The ball used in football (soccer) is called a football or soccer ball. Law 2 of the game specifies the ball to be an air-filled sphere with a circumference of 68–70 cm (or 27–28 inches), a weight of 410–450 g (or 14–16 ounces), inflated to a pressure of 60–110 kPa (or 8.5–15.6 psi...

The colourful history of a fascinating game More than 2000 Years of Football By Dr. Wilfried Gerhardt Press Officer for the German Football Association, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. On the contrary, apart from the absolute necessity to employ the legs and feet in such a tough bodily tussle for the ball, often without any laws for protection, it was no doubt recognis...