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First Year as Head Coach

Well, I went from "Team Mom/Equipment Manager" to impromptu Assistant Coach for my daughter's indoor/Futsal team, to Head Coach of a Girls U-12 team in three years.I've never played soccer on a team - just helped my daughter with her skills and really paid attention during practices with select teams and professional coaches (we played up last year when she was 9 to a U-13 league).Before this, I coached cheerleading and softball. Kids are pretty much the same wherever you are, and I've made it a point to really do my homework on the game. I think I've also managed to recruit a young man to the position of volunteer assistant coach - and he HAS played before. We'll see if a 22-year-old can withstand 10 & 11 year old girls :) So far, he seems to be having a good time and the girls like him.
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about myself

My name is Alex garner, i was born i freetown,sierraleone,westafrica.I was born on april 4 1981, am 5ft, 9in tall. i am a goalkeeper i have being playing since i was 12 year old. i started playing for my high school and later played for my college. I was later called to played with one of the first division in my country called East End Lions FC,at the age of 22 i was called for trials with u 17 but was ruled out due to injuriy.1999 i travil to conakry guiena west africa, i started playing for secound division and later travil to the United state(2004). i started playing for a spanish club in washington dc. I later played for my school Montgomery college. I am looking for a soccer club because i dont want to loose my talent. for any imformation you can contact me on 301-979-0269 or e.mail me on banunited1@yahoo.com.
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WE NEED COACHS

WE Need COACHS if you are qualified and capeble please send us email at kayo_philips@yahoo.com and come along with your C.V...
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I need a pro call-up,SOS

NAME[SURNAME FIRST]: AIGORO OLASENI AZEEZ ENITANDATE OF BIRTH: 16TH JUNE 1988MARITAL STATUS: NEVER MARRIEDNATIONALITY: NIGERIANCONTACT ADDRESS: ALHAJA MOJOYIN'S HOUSE,11,SANNI ALAPE CLOSE,OFF ALAPE STREET,IBA TOWN,OJO,LAGOS.EMAIL: ZEEZMAN2GOOD@YAHOO.CO.UK TELEPHONE:+234 803074105COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE: FRIENDLY,THE ABILITY TO PLAY ANYWHERE IN THE MIDFIELD AND ATTACK WITH BOTH FOOT.QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE : 2000-STRIKER,AGAPE FOOTBALL ACADEMY,IPAJA,2002- MIDFIELDER,IBA YOUTH TEAM,IBA,OJO,LAGOS2004-ATTACKER,THE POLYTECHNIC,IYANA-IPAJA,LAGOSJULY,2005- ATTACKING MIDFIELDER,WEEKEND SOCCER ACADEMY.2006-08; CAPTAIN,ORI-APATA RANGERS,ADO-EKITI,NIGERIA.2009-TILL DATE;UNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI[UNAD],NIGERIA.STATISTICS; PASSING ACCURACY; 7/10SHOOTING ACCURACY; 8/10STRENGTH LEVEL; 96/100POWER; 90/100AERIAL MIGHT; 80/100DRIBBLING ABILITY; EXCELLENTPACE; FASTREFERENCE:CHIEF KOFO AKINYEMI[+234 8027747436]ALHAJA M.A AIGORO[+234 8052201445]
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US Youth Soccer - Responsible Coaching Awards

This seems like a contest that should get some last minute promotion. From Twitter: USYouthSoccer: Final days to nominate a coach you know, http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/news/story.asp?story_id=4174 Here's the clip from their US Youth Soccer site: Do you know a coach who demonstrates a commitment to excellence on and off the field? US Youth Soccer and Liberty Mutual seek to recognize and honor these important individuals who volunteer their time to help make our children's youth sports experience rewarding. These coaches are often the unsung local heroes – teaching lessons through youth sports that translate into life. That's why we established the Responsible Coaching Awards – to recognize and celebrate these valuable coaches. Tell us about a coach you know that deserves recognition for his or her commitment to responsibility in youth sports. But time is running out! Nominations are only being accepted until February 28!
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Need help

hii and some other coaches in my country has just set up a new academy in helping our youths to play the good game of Soccer or Football whichever u see fit .And is looking and seeing how or in what way we can get help in helping the youths if is in use gears so anyone out dere who can help will be greatly appreciated.
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THROW-IN, TRAP and DRIBBLE

I picked up a drill from another coach and thought it was pretty good. I used it this season to begin the season for my U8 team and it went very well. It's pretty simple, but you get 3 skills involved in one drill. The throw-in, trapping the ball, and dribbling.You begin by having about half your kids along a sideline and half at a cone at about 10 o'clock about 8/10 yards away. Basically set up a triangle. Have the kids do a running throw-in from the sideline towards an imaginary point between the cone and the sideline. The child at the cone runs from the cone, traps the ball and then dribbles around a cone set out parallel or a bit further down the sideline. He/she then dribbles down the sideline to prepare to do a throw-in.Thanks To: Marc Noble, U8 NW Lions
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Wow

can't get onto Twitter, so just got to say it somewhere....amazing(USA!!!)

Final games of group stage have been riveting so far, can't wait for this afternoon

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Duration - 20 minutes; # of players - 12-16 (older); Goalies - YesForm a large circle of players about 5 yards apart. Every player is given a number that is exclusive to him/her. Start with the ball at player # 1. Player # 1 passes to player # 2 passes to player # 3 passes to player # 4 and so on. At this stage the ball simply travels around the circle until it reaches the last player who then passes the ball back to player # 1. Keep the ball moving around the circle, this is important.The coach calls out 2 numbers, the players with the 2 numbers concerned must sprint clockwise around the outside of the circle and arrive in their opposite numbers position, i.e. If the 2 numbers called are 1 and 5, # 1 must sprint into the # 5 position and # 5 must sprint into the # 1 position. In this example # 1 will have a short journey, only having to run 4 spaces, but # 5 will have further to run to get to the # 1 position that has been left vacant. All the other players keep passing the ball to their next number. At all times the ball must be kept moving and the players in the circle must encourage the runners to get into position to receive the ball.When player # 1 receives the ball from the last player he will now receive the ball at position # 5 because that is where he is now positioned. Player # 1 must still pass the ball back across the circle to player # 2 who then continues to player # 3 and so on. After a few different numbered calls from the coach all the players should be in different positions from where they originally started, and the ball should now be passed across the circle at different angles.As a final part of the exercise ask the players to get themselves back to where they were positioned originally so that eventually the ball ends up being passed back around the circle. This should be done with care, let # 1 start the call and get himself back first, whoever is in his original position will have to communicate with him to let him back, and then player # 2 gets back and so on. Remember that as the players get themselves back the ball begins to speed up as the passing goes from across the circle to eventually going around the circle in short passes.Harder Variations: Odd numbered players run clockwise, Even numbered players anti - clockwise. Start the session with 2 balls, say 1 ball with # 1 and the second ball with the player situated around the halfway mark.Coaching Points: Encourage the players to keep the ball moving at all times, never kill the ball. The players must COMMUNICATE with each other across the circle as to the timing of when to run so as to keep the ball moving. Remember one important rule: The ball will always be passed to the same numbered player: #1 passes to # 2 passes to # 3 passes to # 4 and so on irrelevant of where they are positioned in the circle.Thanks To: Garry Bree- Reserve Team Manager, Slough Town Football Club -- Semi-Pro team playing in the Vauxhall Conference League in England
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Less than 1 week

with players dropping the way they've been, maybe they should stop tuning up nd just get ready for the first game? US-Australia Sat morning on ESPN 2
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Soccer Articles and NSCAA Convention

Been clipping a lot of articles and links over the past year and think if I get sometime I will start posting them soon...see what I can do. Then can recap what I saw down in Baltimore last week at the NSCAA Convention.

 

If you truly want to coach and grow or just be involved in soccer, you should join the association and go to one(though membership is not a requirement to attend the convention).

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YOUTH FINISHING DRILL

One of the keys elements of finishing is accuracy. Power is nice, but it's a distant second in priority. In the past, I have always stressed the need for shooting with the instep. Though, I don't want to downgrade the importance of this technique, I am starting to believe it is more meaningful to emphasize first and foremost accuracy by "passing" the ball into the goal. Power can be trained later after the player understands a slow roller into the goal is worth more than a rocket shot not on frame.Warm-up -- Set up two lines (of 1 to 2 players), six to eight yards apart (goal post width); these two lines are directly across from two other lines of players; the distance between the sets of two lines are ten to fifteen yards (coach should adjust to player age and ability).
    A2    C2    A1    C1        | ^  ^|    |  \/ |    |  /\ |    | /  \|    V     V    B1    D1    B2    D2
A1 passes straight across to B1 and follows the pass to the B line; B1 receives, makes an angled pass to C1 and follows pass to C line; C1 receives, makes a straight ahead pass to D1 and follows pass to D line; D1 makes an angled pass to A2, etc.Warm-up Progression* Ask players to pass with specified foot* Restrict number of touches to control ball before making next pass* Switch to an instep pass, if accuracy can be maintained* At some point, have the team envision that each line is a goal post; the straight ahead passes are to the near post, the angled passes are to the far post* Ask the players to pass to the inside foot of the receiving player (i.e., inside the post)Warm-up Coaching Points:* Ensure the inside of the foot is used to pass (as this normally is the most accurate type of pass for a player)* Play should be continuous, have extra balls ready between groups A & C and groups B & D. Bad passes can be chased down by the passer while the next player puts a new ball back into play* Make sure receptions are toward the targetShooting Drill:Setup -- Structure the drill exactly like the warm-up, except with a goal between groups A and C. When A passes to B, B finishes with an angled pass to the far post; when C passes to D, D finishes with an angled pass to his/her far postDrill Progression:* Change drill so that A passes across to D who finishes (to the near post) with a straight on pass; C passes across to D who finishes with a straight on pass* Restrict number of touches before shot* Use instep (if accuracy can be maintained)* Add a GK; initially position the GK away from the post the players will be shooting; that is, the GK should be shaded toward the side that makes the initial pass* Let the GK be active and allow the attacker to finish to the appropriate post and appropriate part of footDrill Coaching Points:* Stress accuracy, not power, constantly* The position of body and support foot should be towards the finishing point* Have player look up to side of goal they are finishing; when GK added, player should look to near post, if not covered shoot there, else go to far post (do not look at or try to find the GK)* Make sure player is looking at the ball at the point when the shot is taken* Team and coaches should reinforce every made goal with some kind of positive exaltation; save the loudest for the accurate goal as the power shot will get its fair share of "oohs" and "aaahs."--Thanks to: Gary Rue, KY HS and Select
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AL QADSIA SPORTING CLUB.

Al Qadsia Sporting club is a topflight soccer club in the Kuwait soccer leaque which comprises of various world class player, coaches ,managers and adminitrative personels with many years of experience in the soccer world ; Scoute Agent-Coach James Bullock Jbullock73@yahoo.com

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So according to EA Sports, makers of the great soccer video games like the FIFA series or the World Cup games, has made predictions that Spain would beat Brazil in the World Cup final 3-1. My first thought was how the great Pele once said about the idea of the US ever winning the Cup how absurd it was because Spain has not even won one yet. So I'm wondering, if Spain did win this year, does that mean we finally could the next Cup?

Regardless of the outcome, I hope we can all enjoy what looks to be some amazing soccer this year and spread the word about the beautiful game.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/simulation-spain-to-win-2010-world-cup/1401069
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