Below documents and links that provide coaching ideas
and practices. These are references that have been
compiled for your use.
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for Coaches Corner Video Catalog...
Considerations for age appropriate training:
1. Matt Callahan’s Practice Plans –
Considerations for coaching young players
Ken Gamble's Soccer Drills, Tips, Exercises and Articles
2.
US SOCCER COACHING MANUAL - Best Practices for
Coaching Soccer
This is a compilation of the thoughts of many of the
country's top coaches. It discusses age appropriate
considerations for ages 6-18.
Click Here to get the document.
3. TRAINING PRIORITIES FOR U6 THROUGH U19
Recreation and Travel coaches can use these Training
Priorities to find out what should be taught at specific
ages during a child's soccer development. This document
provides a concise list of the themes to address at each
age. For more information,
Click Here
Collections of training and practice ideas:
1. Jeff
Pill Online – National team coach’s youth practices
http://www.eteamz.com/soccer/pills/jpill.htm
2. Better Soccer More Fun – Dutch inspired soccer ideas
http://www.bettersoccermorefun.com/dwtext/tablecon.htm
3. English Youth Soccer Ideas
http://www.footy4kids.co.uk/
4. Coaching Manual – General soccer coaching reference.
Some constructive discussion under “Practical guides for
coaching” and “Basic Principles: What to teach and why”
http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~dgraham/manual/
Considerations for developing goal keepers
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Goal Keeper Training – Great goal keeping material
http://www.jbgoalkeeping.com/
Collections of Books on all topics relating to soccer
Coming
soon…
Videos
UEFA.Com – European Football site with good information
for players and coaches
http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html#34002
J.A.
King’s Strongsoccer.com – Video collection of different
soccer moves
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/clipspractice.htm#outsidetouches
Striker Coaches Video Vault
Laws
of the Game
OFFSIDE EXPLAINED
Click here for great animated explanation of this rule.
http://www.dynamic-thought.com/OffsideClicketteLo.html
Soccer Links
United States Soccer Federation
USSOCCER is the national governing body for soccer in
the United States. USSOCCER is the FIFA representative
for soccer in the US and is responsible for officiating,
coaching schools and licensing and our National Teams
program.
http://www.ussoccer.com/
FIFA
FIFA
is the international governing body for soccer.
www.FIFA.com
UEFA
UEFA
is the regional governing body of FIFA that represents
the nations of Europe.
www.UEFA.com
NSCAA
The
NSCAA is an educational organization that hosts the
annual NSCAA coaches convention and also offers various
coaching certificates.
http://www.nscaa.com/
Virginia Youth Soccer Association
http://www.vysa.com/
US Youth Soccer
http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/
VCCL
The
Richmond Strikers Elite level teams participate in the
Virginia Club Champions League. For more information,
click on the link.
http://www.vcclsoccer.com/
VSLI
The
Richmond Strikers Premier level teams participate in the
Virginia Soccer League, Inc. For more information,
click on the link.
http://www.vasoccerleague.com
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