Over the last couple of week's I've been completing referee re-certification courses for both outdoor and Futsal. We all complain about the quality and shortage of referees. I think it's important that coaches don't just talk about it but do something to correct the problem. I'm not able to referee a lot but I pick up games when I have a gap in my coaching schedule. If every coach in the area just did a couple of games each weekend then we'd be able to … [Read more...]
#068 Developing Spacial Awareness
We started league play here last weekend. With only a few practices to prepare I just pick a couple of key points that I want to focus on because obviously there's a lot to improve at this point in the year. One of the most important things to do early is to help the players develop confidence and to understand that I believe in them and trust them. One of my favorite quotes is, "They don't care how much you know until they know how much you … [Read more...]
#062 Breaking Down the Champions League Final
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...]