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Observational Analysis For Soccer Explained By Sos Executive Personal Coaching Business

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Delay Depth Balance Concentration Control/Restraint Defending principles – roles of the 1st defender Must focus on the ball and the 1st attacker Wins the ball or delays penetration Stops or delays the opponent playing the ball forward Reduces the opponent space by applying pressure quickly Applies a tackle to the opponent when there are supporting defenders Stays on their feet in a balanced and ready state, focussing on the ball Defending principles – role of the 2nd Defender(s) Cover and support quickly Always looking to apply double pressure to the …

How to Play Soccer – Soccer Guidelines

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It should be the goal of every soccer coach to develop players who take personal responsibility for their play and the play of their team throughout the game. You’ve players that you 11 are capable of evaluating their play on a letter grade basis just like in school. We can’t have fun if were not playing hard. Encourage those ideas. Love the game: we want to connect to their passion for the game because, after all, it is the beautiful game. Reminding them to respect the referee reinforces the rules …

Youth Football Coach Pushes Opposing Player?

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Many times a youth football game won’t go the way you want or expect it to go. Sometimes you can even have the officiating apparently go against you. No one, not you or the officials are ever going to call a perfect game. Then there are other games where the other team just seems to get under your skin a little. Maybe their kids play a bit past the whistle or even jaw with some unkind or even swear word language. As youth football coaches, how should we respond? Here …

Coaching Youth Football – Tryouts Coming Soon

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If you plan on coaching youth football this season them I’m sure your season is about to start. Most organizations have tryouts and player evaluations the first week. The first few days are usually in helmet and shorts only, without any shoulder or pant pads. Most pee wee and pop warner leagues have a travel select team and then either an in house league or travel B level teams. As a coach, make sure you are prepared for the upcoming tryouts. The player evaluations are an important part of coaching …

Youth Football Coaching – Teaching in a Progression

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Every coach has witnessed or experienced this kind of situation in a practice. Little Johnny screws up on a tackle due to poor form, so the coach asks him to do the drill again, again his technique fails him. Finally the coach takes him out of the drill and aside to personally re teach him how to tackle correctly, taking anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes, and then throws him back into the drills. Little Johnny does it correctly once, but soon reverts back to his old habits. No improvement …

Interview With Youth Football Coach Dave Cisar

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Here is the text of an Interview I did with the Single Wing Sentinel. The Sentinel is a great resource for Single Wing coaches as it showcases High School teams around the country that are running the Single Wing Offense. 10 Questions with Dave Cisar Single Wing Sentinel: What drew you into coaching? Dave Cisar: When I was growing up, the game taught me lessons that I used later in life in school and business. Had the game and coaching not been there and those lessons not been taught, I …

Youth Football, Who Goes in What Position in Youth Football? How to Put Players in the Right Spots

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Evaluating Youth Football Players Evaluating youth football players either for a draft or to determine positions is one of the most important but most poorly performed tasks done by many youth football coaches. Too often a player is assigned a position because he “looks” like the position without regards to the skills required of that specific position. Often times kids that look like football players or are the sons of coaches are given preferential treatment and are selected for the “skill” or glory positions. Another mistake many youth football coaches …