Whether you’re a team manager, a coach or both, this is your most important responsibility. Good coaching develops children as players and maintains their excitement about the sport.

Animated demonstrations of how games and training ideas for teams.

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.

Ever wanted to know the official answer to a question regarding the Laws of the Game Find it here.

Several different articles and concepts on Defense basics. This site has pop-up ads, but there is quite a bit of info here.

A source of general coaching information.

Web page designed to help us keep focus on why the games are played: for the kids.

Free information and resources for high school athletes who want to play college soccer in the USA.

Good resource for rookie to novice coaches.

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.

Winning is more fun but losing happens to everyone. Find out how to handle losing - and other frustrations in sports.

KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children.

Fabulous HTML version of the Laws of the Game

Article regarding the benefits of emphasizing something other than winning to a player.

Home page for NSCAA. Currently member-based services are offered, but worth the membership. Check out the Coaching Tips section!

Jeff Pills of US Soccer shares some activities and resources.

Actual activities from a member of the US Soccer National coaching staff.

This is the home page for an organization that stresses being a positive role model as a coach.

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.

A list of books and videos for coaches, parents and players.

Thoughts on how to make the game a more enjoyable experience

Although these folks would like for you to purchase a product or two, there is a good list of activities worth browsing.

A resource for more advanced activities for players.

Using the Five Pillars in player evaluation

Web site of great articles and activities for parents or coaches.

This is a list of organizations that have published position papers and/or guidelines and/or standards on issues related to youth sports safety