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Coaching Articles
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Lesson Plans for Coaches
July 6, 2006
At this point in the competitive and recreational season, it helps every coach to get some refreshed ideas and training suggestions. Please visit MYSA's own coaching articles below. Also recommended for all coaches is the US Youth Soccer site that has many age appropriate lesson plans presented by State Directors of Coaching. For the more experienced coach, the NSCAA website offers some excellent technical/ tactical plans.
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General Articles
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- The Mental Edge: Maximizing Your Potential
by Jessica Mueller, M.A.(12.19.05)
- Motivation by Dr. Darren Treasure
- Nutrition Guide for Soccer Players (3.20.07)
by FIFA (23 pp)
- Off Season Training (8.12.03)
by Bob Bradley, NY/NY MetroStars
- OPPOSITES: Attack vs. Defense
by Soccer Futuro
- Pele, Panel Criticize Select Teams (2.15.08)
by John Erardi, The Cincinnati Inquirer
- Pirates Border Raiders
- Player Development/Small Sided Games
by Ian Barker and John Curtis
- Player Development in the US
Men's National Team Coaches
- Player Development Task Force
by US Soccer (4.27.07)
- Pre-Game Warm-Up (5.22.03)
by Neil Cassidy, ROC Dir of Coaching
- Pre-Training Warm-Up (1.21.04)
by Neil Cassidy, ROC Dir of Coaching
- Psychological Skills Training (3.31.03)
by Lani Hollenbeck RN, C.
- Putting Players into Position (10.09.04)
by Jonathan Tudor
- Savy Soccer Players: Guided Discovery (3.10.06)
by Sam Snow & John Thomas, US Youth Soccer
- Skills School (4.04.08) 79 pages
by US Youth Soccer
- Small Sided Games
by John Curtis
- Teacher, Role Model Facilitator (11.05.03)
by Manny Sanchez
- Tournaments vs Festivals
by Ian Barker
- U10 No Offside Rationale (4.24.06)
by US Youth Soccer
- Warm-Up/Small-Sided Games (2.19.08)
by Gavin Pugh, Director Dragon Soccer
- What Makes an ODP Player?
by Tom Turner
Region II Girls Coach
- World War I Soccer Truce
Associated Press
- The Youth Soccer Coach (9.17.02)
by Mike Berticelli
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Goalkeeping Articles
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Tactical Articles
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Technical Articles
- U9–U12 Shooting & Finishing (5.18.07)
by Gavin Pugh, Director Dragon Soccer
- U10 Passing & Support
by Tom Turner, Region II Girls Coach
- U10 Tackling (11.11.03)
by Ian Barker
- Attacking Principles (10.15.03)
by Carl Craig, WSD Director of Coaching
- Ball Wizards (2.28.05)
by Chris Brown, WI Director of Coaching
- Checking to the Ball (8.30.05)
by Chad Moore, MN ODP Staff
- Combination Play: Overlap
by Bryn Lloyd, DKT Director of Coaching
- Defending Principles (10.15.03)
by Carl Craig, WSD Director of Coaching
- Dribbling: Individual Possession
- Dribbling to Beat a Defender ( 9.15.03)
by Chad Moore, MN ODP Staff
- Finishing (9.29.03)
by Chad Moore, MN ODP Staff
- The Finishing Attitude (2.07.05)
by Steve Bellis, MN ODP Staff
- Games that Teach Dribbling Technique
by Manny Sanchez, Wings DOC (2.20.08)
- Improve Crossing (7.26.07)
by Gavin Pugh, Dragon Soccer
- Increasing Your Speed of Play
by John Curtis
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