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What a question.........." Why play football? " |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 14 Nov 2006
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This is posted on the UEFA( European Governing Body for Soccer- Football) web site. We could not have expressed it better:
Why play football? "Watch children
playing the game and the reasons will be self-evident," says UEFA
technical director Andy Roxburgh. "You will see a fascination for the
ball, fluid movement, playfulness, co-operation, competition,
challenge, commitment, celebrations, commiserations, enjoyment and an
abundance of energy. Children love to play; to experience, through
football, a joyous way of life.”
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 14 Nov 2006
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"It is a very specialised role working with élite youth
players and it is a must if you want your club and national team to
produce good players. In the old days the talents came in from the
streets, but today you have to develop them. They don't come by chance
but rather by design."
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"The Nooner" from Goal.Com |
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Get USSF's Best Practices Book - Free! |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 13 Nov 2006
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New Coaching Guide Available From U.S. Soccer
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.....
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 13 Nov 2006
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"I think everyone believes South American soccer is all the beautiful
game," Hackworth said. "That is not the case. It is brutal; these guys
are very hard.
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The " Cal North Club Lands Brazilian Youth Star" article is a satire |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 13 Nov 2006
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Our satirical attempt to expose the stupidities and vices of some soccer club's was misunderstood by a few people.
To be clear - The Far Post Report story about "Brazilian Star to Norcal Club" was a
satire. We have had a few people respond angrily about the story and
even refuse to forward the web site link as it promoted
much that is wrong with soccer clubs. We apologize to anyone who was
fooled but hope to continue to use this form of expression to expose
the excesses of soccer in our area.
Satire is defined as: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and ridicule people's stupidity or vices...
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J' accuse......MLS, College Soccer, Club Soccer! |
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Category:
Professional
on 13 Nov 2006
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"It
strikes me that these days clubs don't even want players that can truly
play anymore; they just want athletes, quick guys that don't have a
football brain, but can just run and run."
Robbie Fowler
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Man U Academy -great technique is a quality cherished at the club |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 12 Nov 2006
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"In the last 15 years, the emphasis has been on physical and tactical development, not conceding goals and getting something from a set-play.
That's not entertainment. We have been relying on God-gifted players - Cruyff, Best, Maradona - and once every five years somebody else pops up.
Somebody [Rooney] popped up at Everton a couple of years ago. We want a development programme that gives us four or five Rooneys."
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Winning! How Important Is It in Youth Sports? |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 12 Nov 2006
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The answer to this question depends upon who is responding. For the
young athletes themselves, the answer evidently is, "Not very." When a
national sample of youth, aged 10 to 18 years, were asked why they
participated in sports, "to win" was not among the top ten reasons for
girls and was only seventh on the list for boys.
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"A Monopoly of Mediocrity.” |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 12 Nov 2006
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This article appeared in Puro Football Soccer Magazine in 2005:
“I had a Mexican father tell me the clubs were “loco” because they
traveled to San Diego when the kids could not even control the ball or
did not even love the game. Imagine moving here from Mexico, signing
your child up for soccer and realizing they only played from late
August to late October and then most kids moved on to basketball and
then baseball. Imagine that same family wanting their child to play
more serious club soccer and finding out they had to travel to
Sacramento, San Jose, Modesto, Fresno, San Bernardino, San Diego, and
when they were older, Idaho, Florida and Phoenix. Imagine then choosing
to play for a class III team and beating everyone in your league but
not be allowed to move up to compete in leagues against other better teams because
they are class I leagues and your team is labeled “class III”. This was
the world of soccer before last year. The world moves teams up and down
but in our area we give clubs and teams a monopoly. We believe all too often it is a monopoly of mediocrity.”
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When are kids ready for competition? |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 12 Nov 2006
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Observations of little league soccer games revealed that the most
skilled athletes spend a disproportionate time with the ball. For
example, game analysis of an AYSO Boys' Division 6 game via videotape
and Second Look for Soccer™ software, revealed that of a total 312
contacts with ball by 9 team "A" members during one 40 minute league
game, four players made a total of 260 (80%) contacts with the ball.
The remaining five players contacted the ball a mere 52 times, or 10.4
contacts per player for the game. All team members played an equal time
and were rotated, including the goalie position
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"The idea is to promote playing football, for anybody, anywhere at any time." |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 12 Nov 2006
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In 2001, a group of coaches met in Geneva and concluded that the decline of 'street football' was damaging youth development.
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Jose Mourinho Interview #2 - Very Insightful |
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Category:
Professional
on 12 Nov 2006
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"A great pianist doesn't run around the piano or do push-ups with the
tips of his fingers. To be great he plays the piano. He plays all his
life and to be a great footballer it's not about running, doing
push-ups or physical work. The best way to become a great player is to
play football."
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Messi -"Every day at the training ground is an incredible experience. " |
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Category:
Professional
on 12 Nov 2006
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'My coach has helped me in so many ways,' he confirms. 'Technically,
tactically and as a person. He's so good at reading the game. Even the
smallest detail doesn't get past him.
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