Coaching and Learning News

The Art of Coaching | Physical Corner (Part-I)

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Justin Jose with budding footballers Moving through the Long Term Player Development method, in this article I will explain about the Physical Corner. (more…)

The Art of Coaching | Social Corner (Part-II)

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Hello everyone and it’s good to be back over here. The news has been broke that the AIFF has decided to sack the Indian national football team coach Mr. Bob Houghton with immediate effect. If the news is true, it’s surely a sad day for Indian football. (more…)

The Art of Coaching | Social Corner

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Hello everyone and its good to be back writing again. I have been busy for a few weeks with the football season up and running and apologies to all for the delay in the article. (more…)

The Art of Coaching | Psychological Corner (Part-II)

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Hello everyone and its good to be back writing again. As promised in the last article, this week in Psychological Corner (Part-II), I will share about player characteristics for each age group and the coaching styles that you can use for them specifically. (more…)

The Art of Coaching | Psychological Corner (Part-I)

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Before I start writing this week, I would like to pay tribute to my special friends from V-United Club Vasai and their mentor and coach Maschy Uncle for the inspiration they have given me to follow my heart. (more…)

The Art of Coaching | Coaching for Hope

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Kerala Schools U 17 : Practice session June 17th, 2034.
King Baudouim Stadium, Brussels.
Group E, First Match
France vs India

Just 3 minutes left on the clock and still no goals. India has conceded a corner in the dying minutes of the game. (more…)

10 Mistakes Soccer Coaches Make When Coaching Youth

Friday, December 18th, 2009

For many youth coaches, improving the soccer skills of their players fast, motivating them the right way and making training more fun and interesting can be a really tough. But that doesn’t have to happen, especially when you know, first hand, the most common mistakes youth soccer coaches make. This article will help you avoid those mistakes by laying out the most typical youth soccer coaching (more…)

Universal Soccer School: Living the dream

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Universal Soccer School seniorSeven years ago, on December 13 at 3 AM, Olympian Rahman, from his hospital bed, called his assistant coach Deepak C M and said in a fainted voice, “It is my dream. It is my passion. Take care of it for the development of football and build a platform for our youth.” After this incident, he went into coma and died two days later. (more…)