Hmm, I'll disagree. In fact, I ended up becoming a goalkeeper at said low levels because nobody else wanted to do it... in 1980. As a coach and...
Attempts have/are being made, but IMO are lacking. I spent a long time coaching in the youth system at a club that has produced pros and even a...
Yep, all those factors... and this. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like they've been trained to look for other options. I've seen moments where it...
In away that makes my point--they played that pass, and it ended up with the ball in the back of the net. Why not play it more often? Maybe next...
I made this comment out Berhalter's offensive tactics some time ago, and it still applies: how many times have our attackers been offside in...
I thought a telling stat is that the US attackers had only been called offside 7 times in the previous 10 games. Not that you want to be offside...
Colorado, and I saw a guy ride his bike past me today, at 10F while I was shoveling snow. I agree with you, but shorts, single long-sleeve thermal...
Not true. It doesn't even have to be below freezing. I've even gotten mild hypothermia myself in "mild" conditions, and I have no idea why....
Actually, not true. Nothing in the Laws says (or has *ever* said) that if you get ball you then have free reign to go through the player. That...
I assign a couple of indoor facilities, and use a home-brewed sort-connected system with a web form for submitting, email communication with...
I often have to refrain from quips like that, but last night in an adult match, guy's complaining then asks, "Have you even seen a soccer match?...
Yes, perhaps. This was exactly what was demonstrated to us at a local referee seminar a few years back. If you are letting play continue, start...
Make sure the parents know that. I had something similar once upon a time. Players & coaches fine with a good, physical but mostly clean U16G...
Not that all 5 colors even get used. Reffing indoor the other night (non-sanctioned but we wear USSF-style unis without the badge), dual system....
As a coach, I always point out to my parents when an iffy calls go in our favor. They tend to forget about those. :-) Just yesterday, 9v9 single...
Defender trips opponent dribbling ball, opponent stumbles and loses control. I blow for the foul. Incredulous defender: "What was that for?!"...
I was coaching this weekend, not reffing, but for my U11B tournament game yesterday we had 12 refs! They were doing training for a bunch of...
Every discipline has terminology that has to be learned. I don't think it's too much to ask of kids to learn the words for what they are doing on...
So, what you're saying is is that you can call that foul. ;-) Of course there's a lot of grey between "center saw it, no way am I stepping in"...
I always tell my players, "Make sure you show good sportsmanship and check on your opponent and help them up... after you've knocked them on their...
With soccer being one of the least coach-driven sports during the actual game, it's always a great feeling when you come up with some tactical...
Even worse. Not only can't kids venture out on their own, they couldn't even get there if they did. :-(
Tell me whose parents will let them just all ride their bikes to the park any more with no adult supervision. Find those parents, you'll have kids...
Not sure if this topic might even deserve its own thread, but I heard two "Best Straight Lines You Can't Use" in an adult coed match last week......
"But I got the ball!" It's the thing I hear constantly, and it drives me crazy. I wish that myth would die. While I know the verbiage about...