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Coaching Youth Soccer How Does a Youth Soccer Player Learn »

To be effective when coaching youth soccer it is important that the coach has an understanding of how a young player learns The youth soccer coach needs to be aware of the following factors before he starts coaching a young player

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Soccer Gifts – Find 7 Great Ideas for a Soccer Gift Here »

Looking for [tag-tec]soccer gifts[/tag-tec] and ideas?  Finding the right [tag-tec]soccer gift[/tag-tec] and more importantly the most appropriate soccer gift can be a real hassle. Well, I have come up with some ideas to help you out and get you thinking.

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Coaching Youth Soccer – Who Is Coaching Your Children? »

It is the start of a new soccer season for your son or daughter and they are ready to play. Everyone is looking forward to the new season only to find out there is no soccer coach appointed. Unless someone volunteers, the kids will not be able to play.  You can’t possibly do it because your to busy with work, running your other kids around to their sports and what do you know about [tag-tec]coaching youth soccer[/tag-tec] anyway!   Finally, one of the parents puts their hand up and says, I’ll do it.  Phew! You sigh!  All the parents are happy, someone has volunteered and the kids are happy, they get to play.  However, what do you really know about the person that has volunteered to coach your child this year?

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Coaching Youth Soccer – Practice Does Not Make Perfect! »

A lot of youth soccer coaching is based on the misguided notion that practice makes perfect.  This is not necessarily so. What practice does, is make something permanent and this can apply to both good and bad practices.

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Did David Beckham Score in Australia – While Posh was in LA? »

LA Galaxy recently traveled to Sydney Australia to play in the Hyundai Club Challenge.  The Galaxy played Sydney FC tonight at the Sydney Olympic Stadium in front of 80,000 people.  I would estimate probably 75,000 of those were there to watch [tag-tec]David Beckham[/tag-tec].  Did the game live up to all the hype and were the crowd entertained?  Did [tag-tec]David Beckham[/tag-tec] last the full 90 minutes and did he score?

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Soccer Drills Must Contain Soccer Skills »

There must be thousands of soccer coaching drills in existence, however a large percentage of the [tag-tec]soccer drills[/tag-tec] used by coaches tend to be purely technical repetition.  What is one of the most important skills a large percentage of youth soccer coaches fail to practice in a soccer training drill?

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Soccer Fitness Training – How important is it? »

Fitness training for soccer is crucial to the development of the player. Only those players that are physical fit can involve themselves in the game of soccer. At what age should [tag-tec]soccer fitness training[/tag-tec] start and as a soccer coach, what kind of training should you incorporate into your overall [tag-tec]soccer fitness program[/tag-tec] for your team?

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Coaching Youth Soccer – Developing Youth Soccer Players »

[tag-tec]Developing youth soccer players[/tag-tec]- This is a goal or aim of every youth soccer coach.  However, there is more to it than just improving and developing their on field skills.

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