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You were chosen by your team and coaches to lead and help them develop into what they want to be and become, It’s an honor. They are looking for you on and off the pitch to use the leadership skills they saw in you to motivate, encourage, and focus on how they might improve and […]
Managing your time as soccer players An essential part of a soccer players development is — how to best use/manage/develop one’s time: academically, athletically, socially, spiritually and maintain a healthy lifestyle. You are fortunate in that in soccer you have learned not to waste your time in practice and make every moment count towards improving a […]
GROWTH MINDSET in Soccer Unlocking your full potential by understanding that you have two possible mindsets: a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset. One must have a growth mindset to have the courage to discover your God given gifts and talents and develop them. “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, ‘I’m possible.’” – Audrey Hepburn […]
Benefits of Playing Soccer: Enables “To Discover Who You Are” You are all fortunate and blessed. You are enjoying and having fun playing soccer on your school team. Your coaches all have developed unique tools that are necessary and understanding of how to constantly improve as players and as a team: TECHNIQUES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROCESSING ONES […]
One coaches opinion on a coach’s proper traits in this order 1.Safety, health and welfare of your players – Encourage physical/mental fitness. Demand clean and fair play. Stay informed on the health of each player -meds, conditions etc. .Promote playing more than one sport – build a balanced body 2. Teach positively life lessons to […]
Sports specialization is defined as intense, year-round training focused solely on development within and for a single sport, to the exclusion of all other sports. It’s a current topic that’s seeing heated debate over the pros and cons of this approach. As a youth soccer coach who has been involved coaching for over 35 years, […]
Benefits of Playing High School Soccer February 6, 2018 and Updated 4/2020 Written by Ed Weil Leave a Comment The Benefits of High School Soccer in the US Many of you read the blog on “Pay for Play” and asked about the benefits/reasons for opting to choose to participate in soccer at the high school level, […]
The Controversial “Pay for Play” I was asked to provide my opinion/input on “Pay for Play” for a discussion at the United Soccer Coaches convention, focusing the discussion on how to adjust or improve the “Pay for Play” situation in the USA. Once I started exploring the subject, and drawing on my personal experiences I […]
It is very important that the student athlete set their own goals as the season progresses, Ideally with the help and guidance from the coaches.(or their parents in earlier years ) Taking shared ownership of their development is important because it communicates the importance of taking action, over simply having a desire to develop. Promoting […]
The case for off- the- ball movement in a soccer match: – It’s essentially a creative process that is if repeated successfully over and over again, aids in maintaining ball control and game awareness I can remember when I first started coaching soccer, I often heard other coaches repeat many times, “If you’re standing still, […]