Last weekend we had the U.S. Youth Futsal Central Regional Championship. It was a long weekend with all four of my teams participating. Two of the teams were actually playing up an age group while the other two played with teams their own age. The teams played up because they won't have been challenged in their own age group. I think that playing up in Futsal is even more difficult that playing up outdoor. This is due, in part, to the fact that the referees … [Read more...]
#218 Developing as a Coach
I've been working through some issues I've had with the audio quality of the podcast for the last few weeks. I'd appreciate it if you would leave a comment below if you've noticed a problem in previous episodes and if it's been resolved in this one. If you haven't noticed a issue then I'd like to know that as well. My teams were supposed to play their first games after the winter break last week. The goal of those game was to prepare for the US Youth Futsal … [Read more...]
#217 Looking Back & Looking Forward – The Power of Reflection
My family and I enjoyed a great winter break. We went to Glenwood Springs, Colorado to ski at Sunlight Mountain. If you're a skier in the U.S. and haven't visited Sunlight you're missing one of the best kept secrets in Colorado. It's especially great for families. It's inexpensive and consolidated in one area so it's easy to keep track of everyone. There's plenty of great skiing for ever level. I've been skiing at Sunlight since I was a kid. I've had the chance … [Read more...]
#216-Everything that Goes into My Winter Futsal Season
Last weekend was set to be a normal winter Futsal weekend. I had seven games on Saturday and I was all set for another five on Sunday. Overnight a storm came in and by 9 am it was obvious that it wouldn't be a good idea for anyone to be traveling if they didn't have to be. The league made the decision to cancel all games for the day. So what does a soccer coach do when all of his games are canceled? Write player evaluations! I have four teams this year with … [Read more...]
#215 Increasing Injury Rates Among High School Athletes
I'm into the flow of Futsal practices and games at this point. My teams are training less during the week but the weekends are crazing because most of my teams are split into two teams for the league. This gives them more playing time but that means more games for me. It's worth it though. The teams are all progressing nicely. I have a slightly different focus with each team. With the younger teams we're talking a lot about using the skills that are more … [Read more...]
#214 Coaching Conversation with Michael Davitt
I really enjoyed the weekend off for Thanksgiving. Lots of time for family, friends, food and football (mostly American Football). The week before my teams started their Futsal season. I never know what to expect on that first weekend of Futsal but the teams all played really well and made a much quicker transition than I had expected. We were fortunate to player our first games on some of the largest fields. I think that helped us keep the ball in play and … [Read more...]
#213 Using Technology to Improve Your Coaching
I had last weekend completely off. No games! I always take the first weekend of the futsal season off. This provides a welcome break between the outdoor and indoor seasons. It also gives me one more week of practice with my teams before we play our first futsal games. For the first two weeks of indoor practice we focused on finding the openings or creating the openings when attacking. This week we switched and worked on defending so it was all about closing … [Read more...]
#212 Attending a Coaching Course
Since I didn't have a podcast last week I have to catch you up on what I've been up to. Two weeks ago I had my last outdoor tournament of the fall. Two teams played in the tournament and it was a great way to wrap up the season. I go into all of the details about the weekend in the episode. We had our first two weeks of futsal training sessions in the last two weeks. Moving indoors changes our focus a bit because we don't have the space to run the Play - … [Read more...]
#211 Should Coaches Train their Own Children
With only one game last weekend it left me with a lot of time on my hands. Saturday consisted of work around the house to get it ready for the winter (which seems to have started already!). My game on Sunday was at 8 am but first I decided to get up early and watch the Rugby World Cup Semi-Final between Wales and South Africa. That started at 4 am my time. I love watching the knockout rounds of just about any sport. The intensity and drama are something that … [Read more...]
#210 Using the Play-Practice-Play Method in Practice
Last weekend was a busy one; I had six games between my four teams. The results were 3-2-1. The interesting thing was that the teams were 1-1-1 on Sunday and I LOVED the performance of my teams in every game. My approach was different with each group but I think it really matched with what they needed on the day a struck a balance between too much direction and not enough. Realizing that the balance needed by each team will be different and that sometimes even … [Read more...]
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