Coaching Resources
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Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States(ussoccer.com)
Player development guidelines for Soccer Coaches, tools to help open up the game to everyone. Compiled and reviewed by US Soccer's Director of Coaching Education Bob Jenkins in conjunction with the US Men's and Women's National Team coaching staffs.
Animated Fun Games and Activities (joesoccer.com)
Animated demonstrations of how games and training ideas for teams.
Are Steroids Worth the Risk (Kids Health)
Will using steroids transform you into the most powerful athlete your coach has ever seen Read this article to learn the facts on steroid use.
Ask The Ref (Ask The Ref)
Ever wanted to know the official answer to a question regarding the Laws of the Game Find it here.
Byte Size Coaching ()
A source of general coaching information.
Center for Sports Parenting (Center for Sports Parenting)
Web page designed to help us keep focus on why the games are played: for the kids.
College Sports Scholarships ()
Free information and resources for high school athletes who want to play college soccer in the USA.
FUNdamental Soccer.com (FUNdamental Soccer.com)
Good resource for rookie to novice coaches.
Handling Sports Pressure and Competition (Kids Health)
Winning is all that matters when you play sports, right Not when that means you can t even enjoy the game. Read this article to find out how to handle sports pressure and competition.
How to Be a Good Sport (Kids Health)
Winning is more fun but losing happens to everyone. Find out how to handle losing - and other frustrations in sports.
Kids Health (Kids Health)
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children.
Laws of the Game (FIFA)
Fabulous HTML version of the Laws of the Game
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Home page for NSCAA. Currently member-based services are offered, but worth the membership. Check out the Coaching Tips section!
Pills Drills (Eteamz/Active.com)
Jeff Pills of US Soccer shares some activities and resources.
Pills Drills Page (eteamz/active.com)
Actual activities from a member of the US Soccer National coaching staff.
Preventing Children s Sports Injuries (Kids Health)
Participation in any sport, whether it s recreational bike riding or peewee football, can teach kids to stretch their limits and learn sportsmanship and discipline. But any sport that your child participates in also carries the potential for injury.
Soccer Tip of the Day ()
SoccerHelp.com (www.soccerhelp.com)
Although these folks would like for you to purchase a product or two, there is a good list of activities worth browsing.
Youth Sports Health Position Papers (National Youth Sports Safety Foundation)
This is a list of organizations that have published position papers and/or guidelines and/or standards on issues related to youth sports safety