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Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] in need Of HELP

I am a first time coach of this game and the little ones need some
help ( well I do anyway). The childrens ages range from 4 to 6 in this
in door soccor league. I am running out of ideas to make there
practices fun and exciting as well as educational for them. It seems
that they are getting board of going around pillions passing the ball
back and forth exctra exctra. could someone point me in the right
direction.
   A web site for alternative games and drills for the little ones
involving the basics of soccor would be great.
   any ideas will help ( for the kids )



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Hi Tammy,

I have coached the little one's in my career.

Having kids stand in line waiting for their turn to run the cone course is
to say the least, "Boring" for them. Kids this age have a short attention
span....I'm sure you are aware of this!

Split the team into two equal groups, and have them cone race the other
team. Make sure each team cheers it's own group on..

If you organization has allotted enough balls for each child, make sure most
of you drills have everyone working at one time.
Always keeping the ball at the child's feet will help teach them touch.

Doing the Mexican Hat Dance while touching the top of the ball with their
toes, while singing the melody is fun.

At this age group, FUN is the most important lesson! Some kids will develop
faster than others.

Keep up the good coaching!

Bill


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Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] in need Of HELP


  I am a first time coach of this game and the little ones need some
help ( well I do anyway). The childrens ages range from 4 to 6 in this
in door soccor league. I am running out of ideas to make there
practices fun and exciting as well as educational for them. It seems
that they are getting board of going around pillions passing the ball
back and forth exctra exctra. could someone point me in the right
direction.
    A web site for alternative games and drills for the little ones
involving the basics of soccor would be great.
    any ideas will help ( for the kids )



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I've never coached kids that young, but there are lots of websites. Pick a
search engine, type in "youth soccer drills", and stand back.

                                                                 Good Luck

I am a first time coach of this game and the little ones need some
help ( well I do anyway). The childrens ages range from 4 to 6 in this
in door soccor league. I am running out of ideas to make there
practices fun and exciting as well as educational for them. It seems
that they are getting board of going around pillions passing the ball
back and forth exctra exctra. could someone point me in the right
direction.
    A web site for alternative games and drills for the little ones
involving the basics of soccor would be great.
    any ideas will help ( for the kids )

I have heard a few people respond with the question of "what do I
mean by punting?".

When the goal keeper receives the ball in soccer, one of the ways he
gets rid of the ball is by punting.  He holds the ball in front of
him with his hands, releases the ball and kicks it with his foot.
This allows, in most cases, the ability to have the ball travel
further and higher down the field.

Hope that this helps understand what I am meaning.


--- In Good-Bad-Ugly@egroups.com, valmcb@a... wrote:
> Hey Gregory
>
> Not sure what you mean by "punt".  I think you may be referring to
what I
> call "chipping" but I'm not sure.  If you let me know, I might be
able to
> help.
>
> Ta

Hey Gregory

Not sure what you mean by "punt".  I think you may be referring to what I
call "chipping" but I'm not sure.  If you let me know, I might be able to
help.

Ta

I am looking for a way to help me teach my kids to punt the ball.
Some have the natural gift (coordination) but some don't.  I need to
concentrate on the latter.  Any techniques would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks!
Gregory

Coaches,

I seem to be having a problem with team. My first group seems to be
outpacing the second team. I make no distinction at practice.
We all run the same drills.

My problem is how to bring the second group up to speed without
embarising them. I work with the entire team, most of the time
as a group. Time does not allow for alot of one on one's. I feel that
if I single them out, they will get embarised.

Coach Bill

Not going to make an Arsenal player are they? But
there are plenty of good sides that won't spoil
players by the press...Bury, Scarbrough, etc?

--- valmcb@... wrote:
> Three weeks ago I volunteered to coach and manage
> U13 boys football team.
> Last year they had very sporadic coaching which
> involved 1 ball and the coach
> saying "go and have a kick about".
>
> The school I work at is in the inner city of London
> and our playing fields
> consist of one indoor hall and one 4 a side outdoor
> pitch.  Between my squad
> of twenty players only three own a football.  All of
> them live in flats
> without gardens or yards to kick a football about in
> even if they had one.
>
> Last season, they lost every game.  I don't want it
> to be the same this year.
>
> At present, we train twice a week.  One morning
> before school on an Astroturf
> pitch which has goalposts, and one session after
> school in a local park that
> has the markings for a pitch but no posts.
>
> The equipment I have is a dozen balls, sixteen small
> cones, and some bibs.
> Although some of the players already posses ball
> skills, their level of
> fitness, team play awareness and self discipline is
> almost non-existent.
>
> So far, I've worked hard to build respect between
> myself and them, to try and
> maintain focus and motivation in training sessions.
> This is starting to reap
> its rewards as the players arrive ready to work.
>
> But how do I build team spirit?  What can I get them
> to do regarding football
> skills without a football?  What fitness training
> would be suitable for boys
> of this age?
>
> If anything you know might help our team, please
> reply.
>
> I've coached different sports before mostly Field
> and Ice-Hockey, but
> football was my first love as a child, so I can play
> a bit myself.  I've read
> and filed all the coaching tips that are on the
> board today.
>
> Many thanks.
>


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Three weeks ago I volunteered to coach and manage U13 boys football team.
Last year they had very sporadic coaching which involved 1 ball and the coach
saying "go and have a kick about".

The school I work at is in the inner city of London and our playing fields
consist of one indoor hall and one 4 a side outdoor pitch.  Between my squad
of twenty players only three own a football.  All of them live in flats
without gardens or yards to kick a football about in even if they had one.

Last season, they lost every game.  I don't want it to be the same this year.

At present, we train twice a week.  One morning before school on an Astroturf
pitch which has goalposts, and one session after school in a local park that
has the markings for a pitch but no posts.

The equipment I have is a dozen balls, sixteen small cones, and some bibs.
Although some of the players already posses ball skills, their level of
fitness, team play awareness and self discipline is almost non-existent.

So far, I've worked hard to build respect between myself and them, to try and
maintain focus and motivation in training sessions.  This is starting to reap
its rewards as the players arrive ready to work.

But how do I build team spirit?  What can I get them to do regarding football
skills without a football?  What fitness training would be suitable for boys
of this age?

If anything you know might help our team, please reply.

I've coached different sports before mostly Field and Ice-Hockey, but
football was my first love as a child, so I can play a bit myself.  I've read
and filed all the coaching tips that are on the board today.

Many thanks.

Thank you to all of you for your soccer tips.  As I mentioned this is my
first year coaching, and your tips have been very helpful.  We had our first
practice Tues., 9/5 and it went very well.  Like Tom, I had the same problem
with spacing and passing the ball.  I like Gary's tips and look forward to
trying them at our next practice.

Thanks again for the tips and keep them coming.

Matrisha

Tom,

Something we've tried with recreational soccer is using either cones or
rope/cord/string to separate the field into two areas lengthwise.  Then, in
drills or scrimmages, don't allow the players to cross the cord or go past
the midfield stripe.  This is more extreme than you would play in a game,
but it helps get the idea across.

If you're just doing drills, you might divide the field lengthwise into
three sections and have a passing drill coming down the field with the
players limited only to their section.  To force longer passes, you might
only have two players, leaving the center third empty.

Gary Davidoff


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From: Tom and Jan Newton [mailto:tomjan@...]
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 1:30 AM
To: Good-Bad-Ugly@eGroups.com
Subject: Re: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] Help



I am a new U 10 coach also.  My biggest problem has been getting my kids to
space themselves and pass the ball.  They put their head down and go.  I've
tried several of the game/drills I've found on the web, but would love to
hear
about a few drills that teach spacing and passing,

Thanks

Tom Newton

"Johnson, Matrisha A. HS" wrote:

> I'm a new soccer coach and need all the help I can get.  I have never
> coached before.  Can anyone provide any tips that will help me on my new
> adventure.  I am coaching boys and girls in an under 10 league.  In
addition
> does anyone know of a website where I can find all of the rules of the
game?
>
> Matrisha A. Johnson
>
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Hi:

Please unsubscribe to your group.

Thank you for all the great information.

Vicki

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Matrisha,
   You can read the Laws of the Game on the web site FIFA.com, and look under
Laws of the Game 2000

Hi:

I don't know if it is only for coaches, etc. I seem to keep getting these
messages but i'm not sure why?*s* I am a member of Good,Bad and Ugly but i
just use the tips, etc. online.

Sorry i couldn't help you! Good Luck!


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>Reply-To: Good-Bad-Ugly@egroups.com
>To: Good-Bad-Ugly@egroups.com
>Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] Hey!
>Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 02:30:52 -0000
>
>Hi!,
>
>I just joined this list. Is it only for coaches and training or even
>discussing the professional game?
>
>If it is, who do you all support? And what are your favourite leagues?
>
>ps- Do you lot watch EPL on Fox Sports on Sunday or something? The
>Arsenal game is being shown on tomorrow LIVE.
>

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Hi!,

I just joined this list. Is it only for coaches and training or even
discussing the professional game?

If it is, who do you all support? And what are your favourite leagues?

ps- Do you lot watch EPL on Fox Sports on Sunday or something? The
Arsenal game is being shown on tomorrow LIVE.

Steve:

Marking a player means one of your players has to mark a player that is near
their position...they either have to be in front of that other player so if
the ball head their way then they have a chance to get it first or they can
stand on the side of the other player to run for the ball to but make sure
they are marking on goal side. Goal side means they have to face to the
outside of the field instead of facing towards their own goal, so as to help
stop the other team from getting a goal on your team.

Vicki

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>Reply-To: Good-Bad-Ugly@egroups.com
>To: Good-Bad-Ugly@egroups.com
>Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] soccer
>Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 17:08:56 -0700
>
>what does marking aplayer mean ?when do you do it?
>
>
>
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I am a new U 10 coach also.  My biggest problem has been getting my kids to
space themselves and pass the ball.  They put their head down and go.  I've
tried several of the game/drills I've found on the web, but would love to hear
about a few drills that teach spacing and passing,

Thanks

Tom Newton

"Johnson, Matrisha A. HS" wrote:

> I'm a new soccer coach and need all the help I can get.  I have never
> coached before.  Can anyone provide any tips that will help me on my new
> adventure.  I am coaching boys and girls in an under 10 league.  In addition
> does anyone know of a website where I can find all of the rules of the game?
>
> Matrisha A. Johnson
>
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I'm a new soccer coach and need all the help I can get.  I have never
coached before.  Can anyone provide any tips that will help me on my new
adventure.  I am coaching boys and girls in an under 10 league.  In addition
does anyone know of a website where I can find all of the rules of the game?

Matrisha A. Johnson

Found a really cool Fantasy Football site that lets you select your
team with players from 4 European Leagues (italy, scotland, uk and
spain) and also allows unlimited transfers during the season.

worth a look

http://www.EuropeanManager.com

I am currently doing a FA coaching certificate course and have my
first
> final assessment on Sunday 30th July.
> > > I have been given hook turns (inside and out) for my technical
> assessment and 'when and where to dribble' for my small sided game.
I would
> really appreciate some advice on some drills and starting positions
and a
> player progression for the small sided game. I know I should coach
what I see but am confused which players I should start with and
effective starting positions which involve all the players.
> > > Many thanks
> > > Ben Foley

Hi Group: Here are a few items that I have found in the American
Dictionary that I want to share with you:

From The American Dictionary:
Coach: A person who trains athletes or athletic teams.
Coached, coaching, coaches: To teach or train; tutor.
Train: Trained, training, trains: To coach in or accustom to some mode
of behavior or performance. To make proficient with specialized
instruction and practice. To prepare physically, as with a regimen; make
fit.
Trainer: One who trains, especially one who coaches athletes,
racehorses, or show animals. A contrivance or apparatus used in training
Training: The act, process, or routine of one who trains. The state of
being trained.

If anyone out there can look up in the English-English dictionary in
England, please e-mail the definitions to me.  I want to see what other
dictionaries have listed for the above.

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I totally agree with the clean play mentality of coaching.  I have also
noticed the rough play increasing and along with that the increasing
tolerance by the refs.  Of course, teams notice that and will try to get
away with what they can.  To what expense, that someone is going to get
seriously injured.  Some of those people forget, they have kids playing and
would be the first to scream if their child was roughed over.  Not to
mention that some of the injuries sustained, are long lasting and can affect
the child's physical level in any sport, right through their adult years.  I
can certainly attest to that.

I play on a women's team and I cannot believe what goes on with some of the
teams.  On the same note, I am certainly impressed when they are apologetic
for running into you, or will give a helping hand to get you up.

If I were you I would consistently pass along the message and that under no
condition is rough play going to be tolerated.  Along with that, I would
think you would also have to carry through with consequences, if you witness
them conducting unconstitutional type of play.  There will come a time when
these kids, as adults, may have an opportunity to coach and hopefully will
remember these proper coaching/playing values.  We need to get the kids to
understand this and hopefully the chain of this type of coaching will be
broken.  Good luck!

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From: Davidoff, Gary N. [mailto:gdavidoff@...]
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 12:54 PM
To: 'Good-Bad-Ugly@egroups.com'
Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] Rough Play in Travelling
Soccer


Hi.  My name is Gary Davidoff and I'm an assistant coach on a girl's U10
travelling soccer team.  We've been teaching our girls to play a clean
game of soccer.  The use of the body is ok when playing the ball, but
you can't use your body to play the other play (no pushing, holding,
tripping, etc.)  However, the refs don't seem to ever call anything
short of violence.  We just played in a tournament and our girls were
essentially beaten up by several teams.  When we questioned the refs
after the game, their answers were basically noncommittal.  Are we
supposed to teach our girls that anything goes.  That they should test
the ref and it's ok, as long as the ref isn't calling it.  This is
opposite  to the beliefs of the coaches on our team.  We don't have a
"win at all cost" mentality and believe we should be teaching our girls
to play well, but cleanly.  Are we wrong?  How do we protect the girls?

Thanks.

Gary Davidoff
gdavidoff@...
United States

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Hi.  My name is Gary Davidoff and I'm an assistant coach on a girl's U10
travelling soccer team.  We've been teaching our girls to play a clean
game of soccer.  The use of the body is ok when playing the ball, but
you can't use your body to play the other play (no pushing, holding,
tripping, etc.)  However, the refs don't seem to ever call anything
short of violence.  We just played in a tournament and our girls were
essentially beaten up by several teams.  When we questioned the refs
after the game, their answers were basically noncommittal.  Are we
supposed to teach our girls that anything goes.  That they should test
the ref and it's ok, as long as the ref isn't calling it.  This is
opposite  to the beliefs of the coaches on our team.  We don't have a
"win at all cost" mentality and believe we should be teaching our girls
to play well, but cleanly.  Are we wrong?  How do we protect the girls?

Thanks.

Gary Davidoff
gdavidoff@...
United States

Control: Put Your Sole of Your Foot Into It
Creating Space #1 - Spreading out from side to side.
Creating space # 2 - Spreading out from side to side (team).
Dribble and Keep Possession
Drills # 4 - Combinations: Overlap, Overlap 2.
Slalom Dribble (possession)
The Long-distance Lob in Midfield
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Notice To Referees:

Do you know the Certification that you receive from your National
Association (Soccer Federation) under FIFA. does not cover, games
outside of the National Association (Soccer Federation) and FIFA. Any
game outside "The Laws Of The Game" is a Unaffiliated games!

Remember:
1.You can not wear the patch from your National Association (Soccer
Federation) and FIFA at unaffiliated games.
2. There is no liability insurance in leagues and games for the referees
protection provided by your National Association (Soccer Federation) and
FIFA.
3. The Law Of The Game recognize only one system for officiating. That
is outdoor soccer games, consisting of three officials one Referee and
two Assistant Referees.
4. An outlaw team and/or league is a suspended team and/or league in bad
standing with the Soccer Federation, and FIFA including its divisions
and/or other affiliated organizations. Remember you can not wear the
patch at these games and you will not have any liability insurance.
An unaffiliated team and/or league is a team and/or league that has
never been affiliated with a National Association (Soccer Federation)
and FIFA or has left the Federation voluntarily. Remember you can not
wear the patch at these games and you will not have any liability
insurance.
5. Subject to the agreement of the national association concerned and
provided the principles of these Laws are maintained, the Laws may be
modified in their application for matches for players of under 16 years
of age, for women football and for veteran football (over 35 years).

Any or all of the following modifications are permissible:
A. size of the field of play (look at Law I)
B. size, weight and material of the ball (look at Law II)
C. width between the goalposts and height of the crossbar from the
ground (look at Law I)
D. the duration of the periods of play (look at Law VII)
E. number of substitutions (look at Law III)
Please read the Decisions Of The International F.A. Board on each of
these Laws on that page.

Further modifications are only allowed with the written consent of the
International Football Association Board. If a team and/or league has
any modifications outside of Law I, Law II, Law III, Law VII, ask to see
the written consent from FIFA before you ref. a game.

                                            FIFA House
                                            Hitzigweg 11
                                       8030 Zurich, Switzerland

Ex: If you were going to ref. indoor ask to see the written consent from
FIFA before you start! If they do not have consent from FIFA you would
be doing a unaffiliated game and you can not wear the patch at these
games and you will not have any liability insurance. Remember ask before
you start any game anywhere. OK?

                                            Caoch Glenn Cameron

HI:  To "Good, Bad, Ugly Gang,"
Many people have asked me about what they should be looking for and what
sort of  questions to ask the applicant at the soccer coach position
interview.

Here are some suggestion you can add to your coach’s job description.

1. Management skills, Supervising skills, Organizational skills,
Communication skills, Record keeping, Relating to player and public.
Have the coach being written materials and diagrams of his/her work as a
coach to the interview.
Have played soccer for more than five years on a team.
Knowledge of the law of the game.

2. Have knowledge and the ability to dispense information during
practice in these areas:
Skills, Tactics and Strategy in Attacking Third - Attacking, Set Plays -
Creating Space - Crosses - Defending - Defending, Set Plays - Forward
Runs - Forward Run, Creating Space - Goalkeeping - Heading - Passing,
Plays - Shooting.

3. Drills, have knowledge of and the ability to show how they are
performed during practice in these categories:
Attacking - Combinations - Control - Corners - Defending - Dribbling -
Free Kick - Gaining Possession - Give and Go - Goalkeeping - Heading -
Overlap - Passing - Receiving - Shooting - Tackling - Throw-in.

4. Have skills/knowledge and keep up-to-date records of:
Coaching Session Plan Sheet, Daily Record (keeping), Individual Game
Performance, Player's Skill Level, Position Skill Level, Set Plays
Lineup Sheets, System and Lineup Sheet, Team Performance Sheet, Team
Schedule.

5. Salary and bonuses!

What do you think? Do you have any suggestions to be added to the
coaches job description?

Coach Cameron

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