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Hey Coach Sam….What makes a good player and how can I get better? Great Question!! Good or great players are built by spending thousands of hours with the ball. They didn’t just magically inherit their skills from their Grandpa or get good by watching big brother in the street. Many times you hear people say…
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Hey Coach do you have any tips to stay injury free? Great Question! Below are some of my favorite “out of the box” tips to keep you jamming’ on the field! “Soccer is a physical sport”….you hear it all the time. Have you ever been watching your child play on a Saturday? Maybe it was…
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Hey Coach! I’m a forward for my team and I want to score more goals…any tips? Good question..I have played that position a lot! First of all let me say that it may seem that I put too much information in the following paragraphs. I’m a coach and I tend to ramble on sometimes trying…
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Hey Coach! How can I help my player prepare for a game? Great Question! As both a Coach and Dad let me give you a few suggestions! Soccer in America is growing. Here in the USA we have not quite caught on to the culture of the game and how beautiful it can be played,…
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Hey Coach I’m a Midfielder…any tips to better understand the position? Hey Hey, Great question! I love playing that position myself! The central midfielder has many responsibilities and those tend to change depending on what formation your coach chooses to play. In the 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 formation you will share the space with another midfielder…
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Do you love to win or hate to lose? Have you ever asked yourself that question? As athletes we all have reasons why we play, train, practice and push through difficult times so that we can do it all again. I believe that for most players the desire to win and the fear of losing…
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Hey Coach what can I do immediately after a game to feel better about my performance? Great Question! Here ya go! We have all been there. Players and coaches go through similar emotions at the end of a game. If the contest went well everyone is excited, happy and on top of the world on…
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Hey Coach how can I get more playing time? Fantastic Question! Let me see if I can help…. We all want more playing time. Occasionally players may want to get subbed out but for most teams every player that cleats up wants to go in and stay in. I know if your asking me this…
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My Coach wants me to juggle before practice…why should I? Ok….let me see if I can help you understand (I’m smiling)…. Why juggle? Coaches all across the globe ask their players to juggle before practice, before a game or at home. Many times players are instructed to get a certain amount of juggles in a…
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