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LUSC: 6v6 Team Shape by Brendan Donahue | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. LUSC: 6v6 Team Shape by Brendan Donahue. February 26, 2015. While researching images for 3-2, I found this wonderful article from Brendan Donahue. I emailed him and received his permission to re-publish it here. Thanks Brendan! This is an article to provide coaches a few options to consider. It is NOT. Intended to be a training session for young players. Remember to rotate all players so they experience playing in different areas of the field! Here are a few options to choose ...
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Soccer Camp Review: Manchester United Soccer Schools (“MUSS”) | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. Soccer Camp Review: Manchester United Soccer Schools (“MUSS”). July 26, 2015. We made the trip over the pond and took our 11-year-old to Manchester United Soccer School. This is a 6 day camp. The location of the boys camp was Denstone College – a Boarding School south of Stoke. The Location – Denstone College. Room and Board and a Manchester United Training Kit with a matching Rain jacket (great idea). The kit is a long sleeve nike red top with logo and a pair of white sho...
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Parent-Coaching: Perspectives of an Elite Player’s Parent (College-Bound Player) | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. Parent-Coaching: Perspectives of an Elite Player’s Parent (College-Bound Player). September 8, 2014. In my opinion, “professional” is a term that indicates ability/effectiveness as a coach. I think listening and paying attention and then knowing what to do with the information is the first step. Humility and hunger to learn: A great coach has to be confident but also have a desire to learn from the experts. They are in fact drawn to them. September 11, 2014 at 10:14 pm. Keepin...
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Soccer Tactics | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. Category Archives: Soccer Tactics. Coaching 442 – My “Aha” Moment. June 11, 2016. You can follow my education on coaching soccer on this blog. I was a clean slate starting in ’06 and relied on coaching experience and coaching education to form my foundations. At that time, the US Youth Coaching guidelines (through Reyna) were to teach and work toward a 433. I took that to heart and tried to apply it and its concepts of short passing, ball on the ground, etc. U14 players, even ...
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Soccer Drills | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. Category Archives: Soccer Drills. 8v8, 6v6 and SSG: Coaching Fails or, Alternatively, Where a Little Bit of Information Goes a Long Way. October 29, 2014. Letting the game be the teacher can be a crutch to a coach. Why bother preparing coaching points, questions, activities — just let them play. And, if I do that, then I am letting the “game be the teacher.”. Here are some Coaching Fails for this age group where a little bit of information goes a long way. How do they set it?
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. All posts by Clint. BA in Political Science from BYU (1996). Law degree from University of Texas, December 1998. Received E License in August 2008 and National Youth License May 2012. Also, grade 8 referee. Summer Camp Special – Should You Spend the $ $? June 11, 2016. They will have fun. I would recommend they go with their friends. They can develop a greater love of the sport. Especially if a camp does fun games (like mini-world cups, etc.). If your player is from a recreati...
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Youth Soccer Tryouts – Which Club or Team is right for my child? | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. Youth Soccer Tryouts – Which Club or Team is right for my child? May 28, 2015. I Why should I pay for soccer coaching? I mean, I see dads coaching soccer every Saturday or Sunday. Why should I spend money on something that obviously anyone can do? Puts pressure on your child to be successful. Does the coach demand performance from your child at a certain level? What happens when that level is not reached? Does your child feel pressured to score? Gives repeated and thorough ins...
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Soccer Camp – Is it Worth It? | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. Soccer Camp – Is it Worth It? July 24, 2015. We are halfway through what soccer coaches refer to as “camp season.” This is the time that paid coaches for clubs have available time to make some extra money in the form of “camps.” And that is the first thing that your should know … camps are about money to clubs and coaches not skill development of individual players. 1) Skill level of participants is mixed. We would never allow that at club-level training. 3) If you are putting...
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Coaching Youth Soccer | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. Category Archives: Coaching Youth Soccer. Summer Camp Special – Should You Spend the $ $? June 11, 2016. This is my annual take on summer soccer camps. I have spent tens of thousands of dollars on camps through the year – from England to Dynamo to local colleges to UT to LSU to Challenger. I have 5 kids that all play. Here is why you should send your kid to soccer camp:. They will have fun. I would recommend they go with their friends. Why you should not spend the money:.
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6v6 Formation Ideas | Soccer Thought | Soccer Blog
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Soccer Thought Soccer Blog. February 26, 2015. This season I am coaching a U9 boys team. It has been a while since I have coached this age group. I love it. We are privileged to play in the Houston Texans exclusive Academy development league where emphasis is on technical growth rather than outcome (i.e., no punting). The game is 6v6. Here are my lessons learned:. 8221; etc. etc.) rather than tactical instruction (which should, in my opinion, be almost nonexistent at this age). On About the Author. On Se...