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September 6, 2008

MSI Soccer

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When you put your hand up to become a soccer coach you are taking on a huge responsibility. Along with that responsibility comes accountability. It does not matter at what level we are coaching, the responsibilities and accountabilities are the same. A number of families involved with the county's youth soccer community have united [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Bethesda-Soccer-Club, Coaching Youth Soccer, Juan-Jose-Aranguri, MSI, MSI-soccer, News, soccer coach, soccer-camp, soccer-coach

August 1, 2008

Coaching Youth Soccer Successfully

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If you are involved in coaching youth soccer, there are a couple of things that you should try to focus on the most if you aspire to be successful. Firstly you should have a plan for every soccer training session and secondly you should be focusing on making training sessions as much fun as possible [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, soccer training, soccer-coach, soccer-coaching, youth soccer coaching

July 22, 2008

Dealing With Overly Helpful Soccer Parents

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Although it is massively important that the soccer parents attend their children's soccer games and soccer training in order to offer support and encouragement, it can become very annoying when they start getting overly helpful. This can become very disruptive and contribute to upsetting the well laid out plans that you have worked hard on [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, encouragement, soccer games, soccer parents, soccer training, soccer-coach, soccer-parent, soccer-parents

July 20, 2008

Soccer Training - How Much Is Too Much For Kids

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Kids can start soccer training from a very early age these days. While it is very important for children to be active and participate regularly in sports, it is equally important for children not to over do it. The hard thing is determining how much is too much for our kids. The incentives for children [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, incentives, soccer training, sports

July 18, 2008

Soccer Coaching With the U-6s

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Soccer coaching can be extremely fun but never more so than when you are coaching children who are under six years old. Pre-school children will often do the funniest things. You can never grow tired by their levels of enthusiasm. It doesn't matter what the weather is doing, you'll still see smiles on their faces, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, faces, six years, soccer coaching, soccer-ball, soccer-coaching, weather

July 14, 2008

Let The Kids Play

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I just have to get this off my chest.  I have been President of our local soccer club for the last two years and have been involved actively with the club in other positions including coaching, managing etc.  During this period we have always had an U7 gala day.  We were the first club in [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, soccer-association, soccer-club

June 12, 2008

Soccer Equipment

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If you are new to soccer and you are wondering what sort of equipment is required, I have listed the basics and I also want to provide you with a little bit of history around some of the soccer equipment that is used today. Soccer equipment is regulated by soccer's governing body, FIFA. The soccer equipment [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Adidas-soccer-equipment, Soccer Gear, buy-soccer-equipment, discount-soccer-equipment, kid-soccer-equipment, soccer equipment, soccer-ball, soccer-equipment, soccer-shoes, youth-soccer-equipment

May 19, 2008

What Everyone Ought To Know About Soccer Shoes

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Although soccer shoes have become very fashionable items with producers such as Nike soccer shoes, it is very important to choose practical soccer footwear, rather than the best looking pair. If you are a parent of a soccer player you will know that kids want the latest soccer shoes, generally the ones that their soccer [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Soccer Gear, Soccer Shoes, adidas-soccer-footwear, nike-soccer-shoes, soccer training, soccer-footwear, soccer-shoes

April 27, 2008

The Fastest Way To Total Soccer Fitness

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Total soccer fitness is the only way to move ahead in the sport, all the skill in the world will not help if your team is unable to run up and down the field for ninety minutes without feeling short of breath. As a soccer coach, I am a very big believer in my [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, Soccer Fitness, fitness-training-in-soccer, soccer-coach, soccer-fitness-program, soccer-nutrition, total-soccer-fitness

April 15, 2008

Do You Make This Mistake When Coaching Youth Soccer?

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As President of my local soccer club I get a few complaints from parents with regards to some of our coaches. Since I took over about three years ago, I must be honest and say the complaints have decreased, however there is one complaint that comes up consistently every year and throughout the year. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, Role, Soccer

April 1, 2008

How To Earn a Soccer Scholarship

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A soccer scholarship is a great way to make it through college without enduring a large student loan debt. There are many steps that can be taken to help increase the odds of getting soccer scholarships. Below are a few pointers that may assist in helping to secure that college soccer scholarship. During the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, Soccer-scholarship, college-soccer-scholarship, development, soccer-scholarships

March 22, 2008

What Every Soccer Parent Should Know About Soccer Camps

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Choosing the right soccer camp for your child involves some important research. Because the summer soccer camp experience will have significant impact on your child's game and their general attitude, it's important that as a soccer parent to learn to choose a camp wisely. Parents often make the mistake of sending their children to soccer camps [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, development, soccer-camp, soccer-camps, soccer-parent, summer-soccer-camp

March 18, 2008

Womens Soccer History

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Anyone who thinks that women's soccer is a new idea couldn't be more wrong. Women have been playing the sport for as long as it has existed. Long before Premiership leagues and cup contests were formed, women were thought to have played the sport in some of the most ancient of civilizations. There is evidence that [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , News, women's soccer, womens world cup soccer

March 2, 2008

How to Improve Your Defense

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Soccer training drills and soccer fitness involves a lot of running, short sprints and longer distance running, however there is one key aspect of soccer training and defensive soccer drills that is overlooked in a large number of soccer training programs. The ability to run backwards quickly and effectively is integral to a teams defensive [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Coaching Youth Soccer, Soccer Drills and Soccer Skills, defending, soccer-training, soccerfitness, soccertrainingdrills

February 25, 2008

Refereeing Controversy Hyundai A-League Grand Final

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The Newcastle Jets are the Australian Hyundai A-League 2008 Grand Final champions after defeating the Central Coast Mariners in Sydney last night, 1-0 The Central Coast Mariners started the game cautiously while the Newcastle jets came out very quickly and confidently. About half way through the first half the game settled down into a very [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Central-Coast-Mariners, Coaching Youth Soccer, Newcastle-Jets, News, australian-soccer, hyundai-A-League