How Can Soccer Players Keep Their Teeth In Tip-Top Condition?

How Can Soccer Players Keep Their Teeth In Tip-Top Condition?

Professional soccer players are failing to take adequate care of their teeth, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study found that many players have problems like dental erosion, cavities, and dental pain - which in turn affects their ability to play. Even if you're still a child or teen playing at a local level, it is important to take note of the study, since the same issues could affect you.

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The Powerful Mental Techniques Ronaldo Uses

The Powerful Mental Techniques Ronaldo Uses

So where was Ronaldo when those Juventus players crowded the referee in protest at the last gasp penalty decision? Where was Ronaldo when some of the Juventus players tried to damage the penalty spot…the spot that was about to influence the destiny of every player on that pitch? Let me tell you where he was…

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The Soccer Player's Journey

The Soccer Player's Journey

As players mature and become more sophisticated their technical and physical capabilities, along with their personality and game understanding, will change. Youth soccer clubs needs to be aware of the changes and anticipate the kind of programming which will address the needs of maturing individuals. Coaches should be constantly prepping the players to support the game of soccer so that after their playing career is over the players will still support the game as a coach, administrator, spectator, sponsor or referee.

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How To Improve The Behavior of Misbehaving Players

How To Improve The Behavior of Misbehaving Players

Behavior management goes hand in hand with coaching, and all coaches need to have the right strategies in place to deal with difficult players before they become a more serious issue. This article shares some methods that have been found to be effective when dealing with bad behavior and what to do to help prevent problems occurring in sessions.

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Soccer Mindset Statement

Soccer Mindset Statement

What does an outstanding mindset look like? Feel like? I ask you for the look and feel of your mindset because you can literally see it…and you can literally feel it. You can see focus and you can see distraction. Here are examples of how players can develop their own personal mindset statement.

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Awareness Changeover Session

Awareness Changeover Session

In this session, we are working on quality first touch of the outside players and the decision making of inside players in terms of when and where to pass and technique (quality) of pass. It’s a good session because everyone is working but they get short intermittent rests, so it’s maintaining quality.

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U8 Soccer Drills

U8 Soccer Drills

While U8 soccer drills should be fun, and engage young players through interesting activities, this is the time to move toward the technical aspects of the game as well, so that they start learning essential technical skills. These drills will help increase their positional and dribbling skills and help create an awareness of their surroundings.

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7 Triangle Diamond + Dribbling Training

7 Triangle Diamond + Dribbling Training

Here's another great exercise for your Training Triangles that can be done with your players during the first 15-20 minutes of practice to work on multiple technical aspects of their game including passing, movement off the ball, and dribbling technique.   

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Playing in 5 Corridors using the 1-3-3-1-1

Playing in 5 Corridors using the 1-3-3-1-1

The beauty of the corridor and zones idea is it can be used for ANY system of play you want to develop so one or two systems shown here can show you how to use it effectively. Using Corridors is a great way to work out individual and collective field positioning as a team both offensively and defensively and it also gives players real a “focal point” to work off. 

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Does Jose Mourinho deserve better than what he is getting?

Does Jose Mourinho deserve better than what he is getting?

It seems just a matter of time before Jose Mourinho and Manchester United part ways, with Mourinho's position dangerously close to untenable at Old Trafford. Match days are becoming increasingly harder for Manchester United fans as the football being served up can only be described as dire and one dimensional. All the signs on the field suggest that there are problems off it but has Mourinho been written off too early?

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