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OK, so once all the players were finally cleared to play, we got them out onto the pitch.
The day started at 6.30am with a disciplinary measure since one of our players showed up 2 minutes late to a team meeting. As a result all of the players had to meet me at the track at [...]

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 will help me help [...]

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 preparing your [...]

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 players [...]

OK, so I have been saying this for weeks, we are finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel and our recruiting efforts are nearing an end.
I am the only part-time temporary coach in the conference and it is a tough job to recruit while holding down a full time job and having [...]

Last night’s practice was a little disappointing. It is amazing to me how much I must be aware of the level of motivation and effort both at each practice and throughout the practice.
The players seemed to be going through the motions a little too much and it started to have an atmosphere as just a [...]

Last night at practice I put together a drill that worked on 10 different topics:
1. Side foot driven pass
2. Sprint
3. Body shape
4. First time lay off
5. Movement after the lay off to follow up
6. First touch
7. Driven shot
8. Rebounds and first time finishing
9. Communication
10. Runs into the box.
We worked the players really hard with this [...]

I just received the following reference from the coach of a potential recruit for my college team. I don’t know about you, but the way he describes this player gives me goosebumps!
“He is very much like Brendan, a stalwart in defense, probably better skill on the ball than Brendan, not quite as big, but very [...]

OK, so I am now beginning to come out of hibernation in regards to my college soccer team. I am the only part time, temporary coach in my conference, so once the season is over I slip into semi hibernation. In the Spring I appear from my cave and work furiously on helping all of [...]