What are your thoughts on the world cup post your teams.

This is to inform people of local clubs in their community. This will help kids who move out of state and look into clubs and philosophy. Please add your club in this section.

Sub-boards: Rush Soccer, Real Colorado Soccer, Colorado Storm Soccer

How do you effectively communicate with your parents? How do coaches keep them up to date with their child's progress? How to deal with the negative side of parents.

Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States
U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Education Department has released a new publication designed to give youth and junior level soccer coaches in the United States a set of fundamental tools to help open up the game of soccer to young players in ways that celebrate the sport’s spontaneous qualities. The 70-page “Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States” coaching book serves as the sport’s definitive new player development guidelines and is available now as a free download.

Best Practices (.pdf)


http://www.ussoccer.com/Coaches/~/media/13AF12CC733C45BBA63AA10F7BE69F5A.ashx

Sub-board: Coaching U4 information

I use a lesson plan for every training session, in this section coaches can discuss their techniques for developing strong lesson plans. A Lesson plan consist of three key exercises and a game. This section will break it down from technical to tactical play.

Rules, equipment, and building your skills.

This section is targeting 5-8 years of age. This will cover juggling, high balls, dribbling, close control, first touch, heading, shooting and fun games like Futsal.

The technique of juggling, where to start and how to progress. This one exercise builds great ball control

You can talk about anything here

Moderator: Aarron Macias

What are your thoughts about High School soccer. How do coaches handle the different levels of talent. Soccer 5 days a week for it or against it.

Laws of the soccer game

Related coaching links.

Sub-boards: www.ussoccer.com, www.usyouthsoccer.org, www.gotsoccer.com

At ages 5- 8 it's very important to teach the kids proper technique and exercises to use in your training sessions. Tactical play is not understood until the ages of 9-12.

Showing the players the proper technique of striking a ball and exercises to use in your training sessions.

Proper technique for passing and exercises to use in your training sessions.

Concepts, working together, cause and effect. Tactical play can be taught at the ages of 9-12 and above but technique is still stressed.

What to expect when taking the USSF B class and how to obtain your license.

What to expect when taking the USSF C class and how to obtain your license.

What to expect when taking the USSF D class and how to obtain your license.

What to expect when taking the USSF E class and how to obtain your certificate.

What to expect when taking the USSF F class and how to obtain your certificate.

What to expect when taking the USSF Y class and how to obtain your license.