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Reality Check: What You’re Paying For
There is a young team, within a premier club recognized for its past successes, which is taking things to the extreme in regard to cost, matches, and the player's total involvement in the sport. This ... More
Playing numbers for Small-Sided Games
The intent is to use Small-Sided Games as the vehicle for match play for players under the age of twelve. Further we wish to promote age/ability appropriate training activities for pla... More
Coach Tip for the Week of 6/29/2009
Create special roles for your bench players, especially if you coach in an environment where playing time is not equal. Communicate with these players frequently so they are ready to contribute when t... More
Parent Tip for the Week of 6/29/2009
If you want to be involved in your child’s league, but you don't want to coach, there are many other opportunities. Organizations are always in need of new board members and volunteers. Ask how you ca... More
Questions Parents Should Ask
As a parent, you are constantly faced with decisions that have a profound impact on your child's future. I believe it is important to examine some of these issues as they relate to youth soccer and al... More
Coach Tip for the Week of 6/22/2009
Players usually imitate their coach's attitude. Do you lose your cool over officiating? Do you stress out near the end of tight games? If so, then your players will, too.More
Parent Tip for the Week of 6/22/2009
Eventually your child will have a game that is so heartbreaking, he cannot easily move past it. Prepare for that day by having a story in your back pocket of a professional athlete who got past a toug... More
Player-Centered Training
Guided Discovery The traditional way sports have been taught is with the coach at the ce... More
Heat and Hydration Guidelines for Summer Soccer
Summer camps and tournaments in most parts of the country will be played in hot, humid conditions. With the weather change, athletes are at higher risk for heat-related illness. What I would like to d... More
That old Kentucky road (NYL)
On June 12-17, Matt Howe, Nebraska Director of Coaching, and I were instructors at the Madison Indoor Complex in Richmond, Kentucky. The course was hosted by Kentucky Youth Soccer. I mu... More
From a US Youth Soccer ODP parent
More often than not in this blog you hear my thoughts on various soccer matters and occasionally I am able to share with you the perspective of other coaches or players and today the thoughts of ... More
Coach Tip for the Week of 6/15/2009
Always be ready with a backup game plan, in case your first one isn't working. Be ready to make adjustments and use your players' ideas to help you.More
Parent Tip for the Week of 6/15/2009
Before enrolling your child in any respective season, always ask her if she wants to play. If she says “Yes,” remind her she is committing to the team for the entire season, including games AND practi... More
Feedback: The Barcelona Approach; Tryouts
Soccer America readers comment on recent editions of the Youth Soccer Insider e-letter. More
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