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When Real Madrid broke two world records after their signing of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo last week, what do one of their European counterparts do? Manchester United go out and sign Michael Owen on a free transfer from Newcastle United.
The way I see it, this could turn out one of two ways. Owen [...]
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People who follow me on Twitter and regular readers of this site will know that I am a big supporter of Coerver coaching. I believe that the Coerver methods are one of the best coaching methodologies for youth soccer players today. I run two weekly training sessions and one full sessions is devoted to Coerver [...]
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I was watching a video a few weeks ago where Ronaldinho was being interviewed and he said that he loves the feeling of having a ball at his feet. When he’s relaxing with his friends and family, he needs to feel the ball. This type of connection can be very rare. I imagine only the [...]
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The above statement seems so simple to say, but how many of us truly contemplate how our words and actions now, could make the difference in the life of a young man?
During the past few weeks I’ve had to make one of the most difficult decisions of my relatively short coaching career, which came shortly [...]
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I’m head coach for a U9 Boys Travel/Select soccer team and this year was their first year in playing competitive soccer. They say the first season is often the most difficult as a youth soccer coach so I’d like to share a few pieces of advice that may help you out during the course of [...]
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You know, coaches love gifts of all kinds. Whether it be at the start of the season as a piece of equipment, or as an end of season gift with a note of thanks, it’s always appreciated. With thanks to the lads and lasses at SoccerPro.com I managed to get my hands on some coaching [...]
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