Coaching/youth training strategies and tips

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I figure we could start pooling our collective knowledge to ensure I have a good resource to train my still hypothetical children.

Feel free to share techniques, drills, general thoughts, etc.

I enjoyed this article. It brings up some things that likely get overlooked by many people who are quite good at technical development.
http://statsbomb.com/2016/11/4-coaching-hacks-to-develop-better-players/
 
I figure we could start pooling our collective knowledge to ensure I have a good resource to train my still hypothetical children.

Feel free to share techniques, drills, general thoughts, etc.

I enjoyed this article. It brings up some things that likely get overlooked by many people who are quite good at technical development.
http://statsbomb.com/2016/11/4-coaching-hacks-to-develop-better-players/
Interesting. I've always been fascinated by one of the warmup exercises I see in the pregame that I assume is a balance exercise.
 
uc

ACCREDITED. At the lowest possible level!

I can now mold U8s. Also I can pretend that I Really Know About Soccer, because I am ACCREDITED.
 
If you want your kids to be good make sure they practice ball touch and goal shooting.

Smart kids can pick up tactics, technique starts at 4-5 years old.
 
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ACCREDITED. At the lowest possible level!

I can now mold U8s. Also I can pretend that I Really Know About Soccer, because I am ACCREDITED.
How did you like the course? I have been thinking about taking it. My dream is to create a club focused on multi-sport (especially at an early age) long-term development mainly focusing on basketball/soccer and maybe an individual sport.

The certification courses for basketball offered by USA Basketball and NFHS not really worth it and only offer one course and not an age specific stuff which is really important.
 
How did you like the course? I have been thinking about taking it. My dream is to create a club focused on multi-sport (especially at an early age) long-term development mainly focusing on basketball/soccer and maybe an individual sport.

The certification courses for basketball offered by USA Basketball and NFHS not really worth it and only offer one course and not an age specific stuff which is really important.
It's really easy. Two hours of your time plus $25, and you simply watch 18 different videos (ranging from a minute long to 20 minutes long) and answer questions about the videos. Remember, though, that this only qualifies you for coaching U-8s.

I'd say the "value", as it were, is that finishing the course provides you access to the US Soccer curriculum and some coaching/teaching resources. Getting the license was low-impact enough that I really did it for a lark and in the vague hope that my three-year-old daughter might want to play soccer in a couple of years.
 
It's really easy. Two hours of your time plus $25, and you simply watch 18 different videos (ranging from a minute long to 20 minutes long) and answer questions about the videos. Remember, though, that this only qualifies you for coaching U-8s.

I'd say the "value", as it were, is that finishing the course provides you access to the US Soccer curriculum and some coaching/teaching resources. Getting the license was low-impact enough that I really did it for a lark and in the vague hope that my three-year-old daughter might want to play soccer in a couple of years.
ok thanks for the review. the biggest key for is age is to have fun and love the game anyway to go with basic functional athletic movements.
 
How did you like the course? I have been thinking about taking it. My dream is to create a club focused on multi-sport (especially at an early age) long-term development mainly focusing on basketball/soccer and maybe an individual sport.

The certification courses for basketball offered by USA Basketball and NFHS not really worth it and only offer one course and not an age specific stuff which is really important.

Unless you think you're going to pursue the other licenses, which all require significant in - person training, this is a waste.

It takes at least 3-4 years to move up the ladder and, unless you're planning on coaching professionally, I'm not sure what good any of these will do you. You can be a dad coach with an hour of concussion training and a 6-hour class .
 
My only advice is that for kids 12 and under, trying to win usually works against good development.

A group of big kids can play dump and chase and win every game, but none of them are learning how to play soccer.

Also, younger kids should all play aggressive, attacking soccer and the phrase "ball hog" should never be uttered. If a kid doesn't learn how to get past defenders at a young age, they'll never learn.

Passing and field vision will come later.

As an earlier poster did, teaching a 9-year old tactics is the fastest way to get them to improve - - at a sport other than soccer, because they'll be bored to tears and quit.

Finally, if your kid wants to dribble a ball in the house, let them!
 
i think for the F license you need to do a field portion as well as the online part. it used to be mandatory, but i'm not 100% sure if it still is.

also from what i remember, getting an nscaa ceritification you get an insurance policy or something like that
 
I figure we could start pooling our collective knowledge to ensure I have a good resource to train my still hypothetical children.

Feel free to share techniques, drills, general thoughts, etc.

I enjoyed this article. It brings up some things that likely get overlooked by many people who are quite good at technical development.
http://statsbomb.com/2016/11/4-coaching-hacks-to-develop-better-players/
I really enjoyed that article.

Here's a book I've found really valuable: https://www.amazon.com/Soccer-IQ-Things-Smart-Players/dp/1469982471
 
Very interesting video... Not something I'd probably do with my kids one day when I had them, but I hope something like this catches on. (Also, going to completely ignore the stadium they are in during the interview)