Successful Youth Soccer Coaching
“Kids’ football (soccer) is all about the individual loving the game: dribbling and shooting, playing games and scoring goals, experimenting and copying. It is very simple and lots of fun. Adult football is all about the team and results. It is physical, tactical, complicated and very serious.” Tom Statham of Manchester United Academy It may …
How To Coach A Youth Soccer Team
One of the delights of youth soccer coaching is taking on a team of youngsters and watching them develop into great people and players during a number of years. The pleasure lies in witnessing how children, who were as shy or didn’t know how to kick the ball, grow into confident persons and learn new …
Soccer Coaching Advice
With a lot of diversity in sports, soccer coaches sometimes have to deal with a lot of different types of players. Personalities vary from person to person. But the biggest and most substantial difference that can affect coaching is whether you are coaching boys or girls. When observed as a group, boys and girls react …
Soccer Performance Evaluation and Teaching of Players
Another part of your job as a coach is the soccer evaluation and teaching process of your players. By evaluating overall team capabilities and individual players’ abilities, you will be able to divide the skill of your team into “strengths” and “weaknesses”. These findings will help you structure training sessions according to current and future …
21 Kid Activities for Holiday Gatherings
The holidays are approaching quickly! I absolutely love this time of year with all the family and friend gatherings that surround each season. Kids play a big part in each get-together but they don’t necessarily enjoy spending time with the adults…AND if we are completely honest most of us adults prefer when the kids are playing …
Best Manual For Soccer Lesson Plans
When creating a soccer lesson plan, remember the following points: 1. As a coach, you should adjust your sessions to comply with the number of players on the team. Every drill should be set up accordingly and match the number of participants. 2. With communication being a key factor for success, you have to make …
7 Basic Soccer Coaching Tips:
Soccer coaching for a group of children calls for pedagogic skills. Some tips and rules have to be followed to achieve cohesion in your roster. With the satisfaction of your students, contentment of parents is imminent. This all adds to the success formula in soccer coaching: The overall pleasure of all parties involved (coach + …
Soccer Wall Players Shooting Drill # 3 Training Drill
Wall Players Shooting Drill # 3 Learn some new fun soccer shooting drills: How to master correct technique in shooting the soccer ball without employing an excessive amount of power and simply focusing on the technique and body positioning (over the ball) is by basically looking for walls to kick the ball straight into and …
Long Tennis Rally Drills
Practice long tennis consistent rally drills by hitting for speed and depth that forces your students to learn side-to-side movement while rallying.
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Indoor Tennis Drills
Indoor tennis drills is a good way to stay in shape and get better at your favorite sport. While tennis is often played on an outside court, many gyms have indoor courts as well.
Fun Tennis Drills For High School
Tennis High School drills are a good fit for students and should be made up of practice games and exercises that concentrate on the fun part of the game.
What Every Football Parent and Coach Must Know
Does your child play football…which means you are a football parent? Do you coach football or know someone who does? If any of these descriptions are related to you, then you can’t miss out on the must-have information about Heads Up Football. Check out this video for a little summary: Heads Up Football is and health …
Soccer Tricks and Turns # 4 Training Drill
Tricks and Turns # 4 What exactly is a trick or move in soccer? A good trick is usually a deception of the competition. We’re “selling” them a motion that we are not going to execute. Listed below are easy soccer drills to practice all kinds of tricks with your team. Print/Download This Drill Basic Information …
15 SUPER EASY and CHEAP Kids Halloween Costumes
Kids love Halloween (let’s be honest, many adults love Halloween)! You could literally spend a fortune on costumes every year just for one kid. BUT what if you could still have a great costume with little or NO money?!? I have been scouring the web in search of some the easiest and cheapest kids costumes …
Tennis Workout Drills
Down The Line / Cross Court Hitting Pattern Whether it’s a private lesson, semi-private, small or large group training, we have a range of tennis workout drills for players of all levels.
Time Management for Kids | Stop Wasting Time!
Our kids are busier than ever! Between school, homework, socializing, extracurricular activities and technology they are being pulled in so many different directions. When it comes to something important, like schoolwork, it’s crucial that kids use their time wisely and stay focused. BUT with so many distractions, how does a kid (or adults for that matter) get the stuff done that needs to …
Toffee Apple Dip
Having a team party, family gathering or even just a ladies night out this fall? You can make this yummy Toffee Apple Dip in just 5 minutes! Every time I make it, it seems to disappear before my eyes because it’s a huge hit! If you are not a fan of toffee, you can replace …
Tennis Movement Drills
Practice how to move better and observe our tennis footwork drills to up your dynamic stability, movement economy and speed.
3 Genius Tailgating Timesavers…You Probably Didn’t Think Of
These top tailgating tips are sponsored by our friends at VolunteerSpot – the leading, online sign-up tool that makes organizing people (and tailgates) a snap! It’s a great time of year for tailgating!! Even if you aren’t a football fan, I’m sure you can appreciate the season for other reasons. Some of the things I …
Large Group Tennis Drills
Tennis group drills are great for sorts of players and often made up of practice games that can be done in either big or smaller groups.
Tennis Inside Out Attacking Forehand
The inside out forehand has the potential to be a lethal shot which can improve your supply of weapons on the tennis court. The inside out forehand also likely surprises the player across the net.
GameDay Coffee, Say What?
GameDay Coffee. Say What? GameDay Coffee. It’s a simple little ritual with long-lasting effects on your child. Let me explain. Last August, I felt God wanted me to meet with my oldest son, Luke, every Friday morning before he strapped on his helmet to play QB for Noblesville High School. Luke had been working hard …
Soccer Touchline Passing # 2 Training Drill
Touchline Passing # 2 Our soccer passing drills provide you with a wide range of exercises that help you to reach your soccer coaching aims and develop proper passing skills. Print/Download This Drill Basic Information Age Group: (8-11yrs) (12-15yrs) (16-Adult) Number of Players: 8+ Difficulty: Easy Time: 10-15 min. Emphasis: Passing Field Preparation: 2 groups …
Best USTA Tennis Drills
Choose here from a selection of usta tennis drills that will improve your player’s, team’s or student’s game a hundred fold. The emphasis here is on consistency, point construction and controlled aggressiveness.