I am a youth coach and a player, but have never reffed. I've noticed a very strong reluctance by refs to give out cards in youth soccer games. I...
RAE is a well-accepted phenomenon in youth sports, and in soccer in particular. So much so, that I won't go into explaining it for purposes of...
My U10 team was thoroughly outclassed this past Sunday. Surprisingly for me, the difference between the teams was not so much skill or...
I know this was discussed within the Fall thread, but it really deserves its own thread. It's a done deal now and will take effect no later than...
I've seen a lot written about training-to-game ratios. The general consensus seems to be a minimum of 2-to-1 and even up to 4-to-1. At the same...
Last season, my U8 team played up in U9 rec. At the last moment, the club made it a combined U9/U10 division, further increasing the age/size...
Visiting London from the USA and heading to the Schalke friendly on Saturday. I have all three of my kids with me and I know they will want to...
My contention is that we wasted several roster spots, including the following (in order of biggest waste to smallest waste): 1. Green- No likely...
Landon's play over the next couple weeks is going to say this better than I ever could, but right about now you really should be looking for a way...
I often get excited about a new coaching idea or drill that occurs to me, and there usually isn't a great place to share it on this board, so I...
Let me start by saying that my background is in coaching U5-U9. I have little experience coaching above U9 and almost no experience even...
Lots of U8 and under kids lunge at the ball when attempting to pass or shoot. They don't seem to understand that the ball is moving when they go...
The old view was that certain kids naturally were just better athletes than others. The saying used to be, "give me an athlete and I'll give you...
My son turned ten this week, so he is a rising U11 for the 2013-2014 season. He is with a club that focuses on "individual player development"...
OK, both my U5 and U7 coaching threads have turned into a discussion of the need for teaching general movement activities to U-Littles during...
I already have a thread going about coaching U7 and have gotten some helpful feedback, so I figured I'd give it another go for my U5 c0-ed team....
My son's U10 team is solid, but unspectacular. They have a bunch of 7s and 7.5s on a scale of 1-10, but no superstars. There are two superstar...
I'm in my sixth outdoor season with my team of U7 boys. The composition of the team has changed a lot over six seasons, with lots of kids moving...
I've coached about 20 seasons of soccer at the U5-U9 level. My focus is on developing technically sound players and turning them over to the...
Every Olympic cycle, we have the same debate on these boards regarding whether the goal is to win the tournament or to foster the development of...
Um...holy crap. Article
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/10/friday_kickaround_32.html "Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney reports that USA defender Jay...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/soccer_america/09/01/jonathan.spector/index.html?eref=si_soccer Relationship with the Bradleys:...
Does anyone know where I can find a cumulative list of yellow cards and suspensions for CONCACAF WCQ? I've been trying to piece it together from...
FIFA's tracking stats include a category for "top speed" measured in km/h. Here they are: v. Spain-...