In your role as a youth football coach, you will profoundly affect the lives of your players. By your approach to education, you can show your players how to handle all of the many challenges they will see throughout their lives. Be Passionate You have to coach for the correct reasons. You should concentrate on the lessons that will show your players proper morals. Important standards to teach are respect for authority, work ethic, competitiveness, and teamwork. A good youth football coach will also stress setting reachable goals and developing …
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Coaching Middle School Football – Use These 4 Handy Tips
Angle tackling It is a great idea to practice angle tackles with your defense because not all tackles are made with the opponent right in front of you. Set up a simple drill with two players, on as the offense with the ball running in a straight line, the other as the defender running towards him at some angle. As the defender he will need to adjust his body to cover the shortest distance towards the ball carrier, and make the stop by placing his foot squarely in front, and …
Possibly the Six Greatest Footballers That Have not Played in a World Cup
Since the first ever World Cup of football in 1930, it has been the ultimate stage for any footballer. Representing your country at the highest level is the dream of almost any sportsperson. Sometimes, however, a player will be regarded by many as one of, maybe even the best in the world, but for reasons beyond their control does not make it to a World Cup in their career. In other instances, reasons within their control, for example, bad attitude hinder their chances for international football. In this article, I …