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Thursday, July 30, 2009


How To Coach Soccer: Warm Ups Are Important

If you are looking out for some useful tips for how to coach soccer, you have come to the right place.

Here, I am going to give you a brief insight into a few of the best warm up drills. You can have your players practice this warm up drill before any coaching session or game.

As per this warm up drill, you have to have your players divided in two small teams. Use cones or flags to make a 20 x 20 yard grid. Now, ask all the players from one team to come inside this grid.




Here, you should note that you do not have to give any ball to the players inside the grid. Now, you should ask the other team with equal number of players to take position on outside of the grid.

The players standing outside the grid must have a ball each. These players will kick the ball inside the grid, and the players moving freely inside the grid will try to win the ball and return it as quickly as they can.

How to coach soccer might be a challenging thing but if you use these types of drills, you will have a comfortable coaching journey.

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Sunday, July 22, 2007


Soccer Coaching Tips - How To Teach The Drills Properly

As soon as you're at the soccer field, there are some important soccer coaching tips all soccer coaches should have in mind.

The coach must stand in a position where all the players can hear him. Again, he must be brief in explaining the objective of the drill and key coaching points. For a 15-20 minute drill, the coach must not take more than 3 minutes with explanations and demonstrations. Always remember that it is not the quantity that matters, but the quality.

However, you must make sure that all the players have understood the things he explained. Ask them if everything is clear to them. If not, clarify the same.

Once, you have explained the objective of the drill and key coaching points; you should stand outside of the drill area, not in the middle. Keep a close watch on the activities of the players, observe them and see if they can solve any issues by themselves.

If there is something you need to correct, you should stop the soccer drill and demonstrate the step to correct the mistake. Psychology plays an important role in coaching soccer. Therefore, do not forget to praise players for correcting it. Now, once you find perfection in the players, increase the complexity to keep players challenged.

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Thursday, July 12, 2007


Coaching High School Soccer - An Essential Element

  • Playing With Much Slower Or Weaker Team

It is very important for the coach and players to keep in mind that playing soccer with a much slower and weaker team can slow down the team’s play. A wise soccer coach understands that this is a potential problem when coaching high school soccer.

Actually, when you play against a much weaker or slower team, your team will dribble more or play more slowly. This can work as a disaster because when you get to play a good team, it is obvious that your team will take ten to twenty minutes to adjust back to the faster game speed. This will give enough time to your opponent team to take control of the game.

Regarding coaching high school soccer, always remember that even a single goal deficit against a tough opponent will not be an easy cake to overcome. Therefore, a good approach is to consider playing your substitutes or second team against a weaker or slower team.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007


Coach Youth Soccer - Communication

If you want to accomplish your skills as a youth soccer coach, you must make an effort to establish an acquaintance with other coaches. So, whenever you get an opportunity to meet and greet them, utilize it to the fullest.

Overall, it is good that you know how to teach the players various soccer skills and soccer techniques of the game, but it is not enough. Teaching skills blended with effective communication skills is something that can help you create a winning combination.

Communication is the key if you want to coach youth soccer in an effective and impressive way.

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