So, tomorrow we go ahead and play away against the current conference tournament champions. The first time I coached against this team was three years ago and we were 6-0 down at half time! Game finished 8-0. We were then beaten 3-0 by them the following year. Last year we tied them 0-0 after double [...]

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 [...]

Ok, after 10 months of hard work, we finally met all the players today as they reported to the first day of pre season training. It was great to see all the players, to say hello to the returners and to meet the new recruits. We took care of all the NCAA requirements, then brought [...]

OK, so if you have read Tip #1 regarding equipment and Tip #2 regarding the Warm Up, your players should be organized, in the right gear and warmed up ready to go. Now if you are coaching club players, high school, college etc, you will then go into the “meat” of the practice and work [...]

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 [...]