We just finished up State Cup and a week of Pre Tryout camp here this week. Many of our teams have been off for a week or more after their season ended so this is a chance for them to get some touches before tryout this weekend. Last year at this time I did a podcast on our tryout process. You can go back and listen to Episode 16 to hear how we run tryouts for more than 2,000 players in one weekend. This week I talk to Sam Polak about the Champions … [Read more...]
#050 Developing Your Goalkeeper in a Team Environment
The roundtable discussion in last week's episode created a lot of feedback. Most appreciated the ‘behind the scenes’ look how clubs and administrators are preparing for the changes. Some were upset that everyone seemed to be in favor of the changes. We really didn’t get into debating the ideas behind the changes. We came at the discussion from, ‘Well, this is happening. How do we prepare’. If US Soccer would have opened up the discussion before deciding it … [Read more...]
#049 Preparing for the US Soccer Rule Changes
The focus of this week's episode is on the upcoming US Soccer rule changes that are affecting youth soccer teams throughout the country. As I mentioned at the end of last week's, I wanted to put together a group of Club Directors, Coach, League Administrators and State Association Officials to talk about the changes that have been either mandated or suggested by US Soccer and how to transition to these rules as smoothly as possible. I was fortunate to be … [Read more...]
#041 What is Tactical Periodization and How to Use it
Each December the coaches in our club complete player evaluations. We used to do these on paper but for the last few years we've used ZoomReports for all of our player evaluations. That was long before ZoomReports became a sponsor of this podcast. It's a great site that makes it easy for our coaches to complete evaluations but it's also a great tool for our Directors because it allows them to see which coaches have completed their evaluations and which … [Read more...]
#037 Conquering Your Next Coaching Course
This episode includes an interview with Jonny Carter. Jonny is the Academic Director for ‘Education Football’ which offers UK accredited courses on the concepts of soccer. He is also an author who has published a number of books through WORLD CLASS COACHING including ‘Coaching Possession with a Purpose’ and his latest, ‘Conquering Your Next Coaching Course’. Jonny has traveled throughout Europe, America and much of Asia learning and sharing his unique … [Read more...]
#032 How to Transfer Training into Matches
I think we all have experienced the frustration of running a session on a particular topic where the players performed well and appeared to understand the points we were making but then you don't see any of those ideas being used in the next game. This week I talk about this issue with Bob Warming, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Penn State University. This is the second time Bob has been on the podcast. If you haven't listened to our discussion in Episode #8 on … [Read more...]
#015 Analyzing Your Team’s Performance
We had a request from a coach wanting to learn more about how to breakdown the game from the sideline so I arranged to talk with John Pascarella, Assistant Coach for Sporting KC. John has coached at every level of the game and knows what to look for whether he's watching games at the highest level or younger youth teams playing in local leagues. We discuss what to look for in your opponents as well as what to focus on with your own team. He shares his … [Read more...]
#008 The Triangle Training Method
As I mentioned last week our latest set of books was released this week called, Smedley’s Soccer Drills Volume 1 – 4. Many of you took advantage of the free eBook that was offered. If you did then you also received an email about release of the four volume set. If you didn't then you can find that link on the show notes of Episode 7. The books include more than 600 drills that cover every technical and tactical topic you can imagine. There’s a lifetime of … [Read more...]
#005 Tactics and Trends Effect on Youth Development
I'm really excited about the reaction we are receiving to the podcast! We've had some great emails and Tweets and Facebook mentions from coaches that are enjoying the interviews and training sessions. I especially appreciate the 'Five Star' iTunes reviews and comments: Grant77 said ‘A quality coaching education podcast’ – Thanks Grant! Briarwood said ‘ Really enjoying the practical examples of coaching sessions to work on various techniques and … [Read more...]
#001 Building a Better Warm-Up
Welcome to the first episode of Coaching Soccer Weekly! We are joined by Scott Moody. He is the founder and CEO of AthleteFIT and its sports specific academies. After ten years of success with the Center for Athletic Performance, one of the largest youth sports performance centers in the country, he is now focusing on developing a curriculum that bridges the gap between training the physical aspects of sports – speed, agility and quickness and blending them … [Read more...]
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