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Parent Development

New program emphasizes development – Great concept

by John Barata February 4, 2010 Parent Development

I found an article in the Boston Globe recently that talks about player development and the unrealistic amount of time spent traveling to games. The article is about hockey but I feel it applies to our wonderful sport — soccer.
How many of our youth players are traveling over two  hours each day to train with [...]

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WINTER TRAINING (Why S.A.Q. is the best thing for your athletes)

by Billy Elias January 19, 2010 Coach Development

WINTER TRAINING (Why S.A.Q. is the best thing for your athletes?)
It’s January and just about everywhere, winter training has become. What is interesting to me as I travel around to clubs and facilities in the area is what some coaches and trainers call “winter training”.
The mindset with youth soccer today is one of “extension”. Many, [...]

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Keep Skill Development Alive

by Dr. Tiffany R Jones January 12, 2010 Coach Development

To all you club and high school coaches and to all you college coaches as well, I know winning is important to you.  I know that for many of you to keep your jobs and to keep the best players in your clubs and in your programs you need to continue to win.  Please don’t [...]

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Soccer Parents: 5 Simple Questions

by Robin Russell January 10, 2010 Education

Pause for a Minute: Knowing me – Knowing you
5 Simple Questions
Parents: You are incredibly important to the sustained development of Youth Sports, spending an estimated $5billion per year on organized youth sports coaching, even during a recession!
Your children are obviously signed up and playing sports. You want your children to get the most from their [...]

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Does technology have a role in coach, player and parent soccer education?

by Tim Horton November 11, 2009 Coach Development

One of the challenges I see in the US around the development of grass root coaches, players and parents in soccer, is time and easy access to qualified and formal instruction. My guess is this is an issue the world over, especially in other developing soccer nations like the US. However, unlike many other soccer [...]

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