By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Think about the last coaching clinic you attended. How much of it do you actually remember? If you’re like most people, you’d be lucky to be able to recall twenty percent of what you...
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By Rocky Harmon The phone rings. It is a soccer parent, and they have a complaint. It seems that Julie played only half of yesterday's game. And to make matters worse, the coach played her in defense instead of up...
And More Reprehensible Behavior on the Soccer Field
Right after yesterday's post about a brawl and gun threat at a 10 year-old boys soccer tournament, we learned of another brawl at a high school girls soccer game just a few miles away. People let's get a grip. And,...
Turning Back to Goal (Part 2)
By Bruce Brownlee Teaching Methods for Back to Goal Turning Moves Start with individuals with ball following coaches demonstration in free space. Move on to partners with one ball, partners changing roles every 60 seconds with the objective of achieving...
Turning Back to Goal (Part 1)
By Bruce Brownlee Youth soccer players often receive a ball with their back to goal, usually with pressure from an opposing defender raging on their back to push them away from the goal. Here we describe a selection of back...