What most players learn when they are older [ages 17+] is that they weren’t as good as they thought they were. I recently watched a video of US Women’s National Team player, Crystal Dunn who said she learned when she was 17 that she was behind technically compared to other top players. She grew up as a top youth soccer…
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One of the most important things in youth soccer is how a soccer practice is organized. Below you’ll find some of the best ways to run a soccer team practice for any age or level. Whether it’s ages 6 and 7 year olds or ages 14-17, how a soccer practice is run will determine how much a player improves. Let’s…
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To have mental toughness in soccer takes both teaching and self-learning. You can be told, but if you don’t try, believe or want to learn it will be hard to have mental toughness in soccer. It’s a game of mistakes and you have to learn to deal with them and overcome tough times. Unfortunately soccer is a game that takes…
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The other day I read a quote that said “Youth coaches will impact more kids in 1 year, than most people will in a lifetime.” I remember growing up moving a lot. I was born in Texas, moved to Colorado and Michigan all by age 7. Once I was settled in Texas, I started to play sports. Besides my family from…
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Understanding which youth soccer league is best for you in each age group is important. Please remember I am speaking to a national audience, so I’ll touch on most levels and ages from 6-17. Age 9- 10 is where many parents find out that youth club soccer is a bigger deal than they thought. The biggest problem for this age is,…
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