Comments on: 10 Mistakes Soccer Coaches Make When Coaching Youth

By: Bibin paul

Bibin paul — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:24:54 +0000

Good work. How can i become a coach. Please reply me sir

By: Tony Langham

Tony Langham — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:17:10 +0000

Deepak forgets ONE MAJOR THING TO DO ABOVE ALL OTHERS but it’s not down as the NUMBER 1

GIVE AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY A SIZE 4 FOOTBALL; let him have it to take home AND LET HIM JUST TRY ” KEEPY UPY ” against a wall.

NEXT JUST KICK BALL AGAINST A WALL, GETTING FURTHER AWAY AS YOU CAN DO IT BETTER.

NO ADULT NEEDED x 2 MONTHS. then ask the boys each week to show you what they can do. ALL BRAZILIAN CLUBS DO JUST THIS, once young boy is signed up for Academy.

NO BORING YAP/YAP/YAP Just 2 sides to play, ignore mistakes AND DON’T SHOUT they get this at HOME.
Once this is done and they still want to come training THEN ONTO EASY PEASY COACHING but gentle- THESE ARE LITTLE BOYS however they shout.
I am a dad & a grandad twice

By: Mohan

Mohan — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:31:25 +0000

@chirag This article was originally published here on 18th Dec 2009. It has been republished by various other sources with our permission. If you find the article you received is the same please do let us know as we would like to know about it.

By: chirag

chirag — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:23:01 +0000

well sir , i respect u bt the following article was recd by me frm footy4kids.co.uk in thr newsletter many days ago. Its gud u posting ths bt u shud post d refrnce link too coz itsnt ur post

By: Rahul Saxena

Rahul Saxena — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:42:57 +0000

Great article coach. My son plays competitive soccer here in California. Perhaps its important to applaud a player for hard work, rather than just talent, since talent is not something under a players control..but hard work and determination is. Yes its very important to make coaching fun for youth. Also there is a fine balance between correcting techniques and letting a player use his own creatitivty to come up with innovations that work best for him.

By: sandipan@inkjam

sandipan@inkjam — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:54:52 +0000

Very Informative article. Thanks for the share.

By: Deepu krishna

Deepu krishna — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:47:38 +0000

Great article Coach.This will be a eye opener for lots of coaches in India.I would like to visit your camp to learn more.plz…..

By: raheem

raheem — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:51:51 +0000

thisis new knowlage me
thanku raheem vangali

By: Coachandy

Coachandy — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:15:13 +0000

I think the statement in number 5 needs to be changed to something along the lines of

Not including Differentation in Lesson Plans

Diffentation is simply writing an objective for each of the groups that you well have in your session, those that will struggle, those that will excel and those that will cope.

If I am doing a 1st lesson on dribbling the objectives maybe

All: Can run with the ball.
Most: Can run with the ball close to their feet.
Some: Can run with the ball close to them using both feet.

You could possibly even add an extension for the truly gifted around introducing fients or tricks.

By: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:56:24 +0000

Great article Coach.This will be a eye opener for lots of coaches in India.I would like to visit your camp to learn more.