For younger players sports can be confusing, especially when it comes to different soccer positions. If the parents and coaches can help by communicating by showing on a tactical pad and on the actual pitch it helps. Kids are smarter than we think, and sometimes the teaching just needs to be more detailed. Older players also need to keep learning. …
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Playing with aggression was never a problem for me… But when I think back on being a kid, it’s easy to say that when I learned how to shoulder charge, shield and slide tackle it made things easier. Quite a few parents over the years ask me to work on aggression with their kids. Some say that their kids are…
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There has not always been the data to support long-term outcomes of soccer players or football players in reference to soccer injuries. More kids play sports now than 30 years ago. Also the amount of hours/days/months is more than before. Back in the days everyone was in the same situation, only playing in the Fall and Spring. Around 1994 club…
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[sigh] When will people learn that the internet is the most amazing and yet the worst friend one can have? It leaves no room for the past to stay there. On one hand, it can serve as a constant reminder of past mistakes like these. People have a hard enough time overcoming their pasts in their own minds, but to…
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To prevent injury, it’s a great idea to get in the habit of doing a good soccer warm-up that should range between 4 -10 minutes or more. However, a soccer warm-up should depend on what the players are going to do that day. Teams & players often fall into a routine of group stretching where each copies the next or…
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