OK, I have written 5 Tips for a new coach about to carry out the first soccer practice. I know that it is a daunting task running a soccer practice for the first time, I ran my first practice 26 years ago! Tip #1 concerned equipment and also covered a couple of ways of taking [...]

OK, so you volunteered to be the soccer coach of your kid’s team, only problem is, you’ve never coached a soccer team before…YIKES! Not to worry, we are here to help. I will be posting 5 Tips to help you get through your first practice… Here is the first one: TIP #1 Equipment Cleats must [...]

I have put together a very simple survey which will take you 60 seconds to complete. The theme of the survey is about planning soccer practices. Please click on the link and take 60 seconds of your life to answer 6 basic questions. Click here to take survey The results will be analysed and it [...]

So here we are waiting with bated breath for the FIFA World Cup Final to begin tomorrow. Can you imagine how the players are feeling right now? I wonder what they are thinking and how they are preparing both physically and mentally. Can you imagine being in their shoes right now? So, if you are [...]

Two great semi finals over the last couple of days. It is going to be very empty next week when we don’t have games of this magnitude to watch on a daily basis! So, was Forlan really injured or did the Uruguayan coach really screw up taking him off so early? How badly do you [...]

Now that is what we wanted. Goals, drama, amazing turns of events, that is what we love wthe World Cup for. And we are only half way through the quarters! Holland did an amazing job coming back from 1-0 down against the favorites. Brazil looked very ordinary in the second half. It is great to [...]

My assistant coach who is responsible for conditioning as well as the goalkeeper training has asked me to order some new equipment for next season. He does an incredible job of not only getting our players fit, but he does it in a way that is both challenging and fun for the players. Although the [...]