We finished the regular conference games this weekend extending our unbeaten run to 11 games. We have only conceded 6 goals in the last 10 games, so our defense deserves a lot of credit.
When I say our defense, I should really say our defensive play. We have to defend from all positions all over [...]

Wow, we are having a great season. The stats show this is the best season for this team since 1995! We are currently enjoying a 6 game unbeaten run with 4 wins and 2 ties.
I have learned a tremendous amount this season so far and I am sure over the remaining 5 games of the [...]

After losing on Wednesday 1-0 away from home, we decided to dedicate Thursday and Friday’s practices to shooting and finishing…boy did that idea pay off!!!
We played away against a school who had a record of 19 wins and 1 loss against us over the last 10 years. In that time we only scored a total [...]

So, soccer can be a cruel game and it can also have the last laugh as we demonstrated on Saturday. The players went from feeling like they were on the top of the world, to feeling like they had been ripped off by the tooth fairy!
We played a team we were more than capable of [...]

OK, so we are now on our official 48hour countdown to our first game on Thursday. Today we had a decent practice, working on our midfielders and finishing.
We had to cancel tonight’s practice due to the fires here in L.A. so we had a chalk and talk session regarding attacking set plays.
Here are some [...]

Ok, so we are now well into our pre season training and the team is looking good. I gave the players the rest of the day off today as they are looking a little beaten up.
The shape of the team is coming together and our starting line up is beginning to emerge.
Today we worked on [...]

OK, we just completed our second day of pre season soccer training.
Here is the format:
8.15am-10.30 Practice #3 Topic, Running with the Ball and Beating Players
1.00pm-2.00pm Team Meeting #3
2.30pm-4.30pm Practice #4 Topic, Crossing and Finishing
7.00pm-8.00pm Team Meeting #4
The format for the team meetings were as follows:
Housekeeping
Review of the previous practice including Key Points
Briefing on the [...]

Firstly I want to apologise for the lack of posts over the last month or so. I have had a very busy summer and I have had some health issues to deal with as well.
I am now back fully in the swing of things and this time of year I am doubly focused on soccer. [...]

In order to control the soccer ball successfully every time here are the 5 Easy Steps:
1. DECISIONS:
TO CONTROL OR NOT TO CONTROL?
Before you attempt to control the soccer ball, decide if you even need to control the ball in the first place. Sometimes you can actually fake that you are going to control the ball, [...]

Here are the 5 important steps to beating a player in soccer:
1. ANGLE OF APPROACH
As the player with the ball approaches the defender, he needs to look for the space he wants to exploit. Remember to dribble with the head up. Then the player attacks the defender with such an angle of approach away from [...]