Items by Andre Botelho

A Guide to Free Soccer Training Drills

Published: August 18, 2011

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Here’s a really simple way to control the ball to pass or shoot and this skill can be mastered through performing various free soccer training drills. In this article, you will know about 2 of the well-known soccer drills, Shoulder To Shoulder and Shark in the Middle.

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Soccer Coaching – Who Else Wants to Be a Better Coach?

Published: January 9, 2011

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Have you ever guessed how the deficiency of soccer coaching and playing experience relate to the proficiency and confidence of a coach? Following are some aspects that are required in a coach or may also be considered the qualities of a coach.

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How to Coach Soccer – 3 Sure-Fire Tips

Published: January 8, 2011

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 How to Coach Soccer – 3 Sure-Fire Tips

By the time you finish reading this, you’ll agree with me on the thought that a coach will always be at the center of change. How to coach soccer is something that comes naturally to the coach and is instinctive.

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How To Coach Soccer – The First Session

Published: December 20, 2010

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 How To Coach Soccer – The First Session

How to coach soccer tips for soccer coaches, parents and players. If you are new to coaching soccer and do not know how to coach soccer, the following information will be very helpful to you, as it will help you learn how to structure your first training session for young soccer players.

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Coaching Soccer Drills – Killer Tips on Shooting

Published: December 17, 2010

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 Coaching Soccer Drills – Killer Tips on Shooting

You’ve probably heard it a hundred times that in coaching soccer drills, all tactics, skills, and teamwork taught to the players ultimately lead to a shot on the goal. It takes both skill and instinct to develop the art of good shooting. But there is one more thing that is equally important towards shooting; an aggressive attitude.

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Free Soccer Drills – 3 Action Ideas to a Great Program

Published: December 16, 2010

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 Free Soccer Drills – 3 Action Ideas to a Great Program

Here’s a really simple way to explain the role of free soccer drills in training the players. There are no set rules. As a coach, you are free to experiment, innovate, and make your own drills and games.

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Soccer Training Tips – Winning Tactics For Coaches

Published: December 16, 2010

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 Soccer Training Tips – Winning Tactics For Coaches

Let me ask you a simple question. Not following the soccer training tips, most soccer coaches blindly design training programs for their players just to make up the numbers and simply go through the motions. Are you guilty of this?

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Weight Training Soccer – Winning Tactics For Coaches

Published: December 15, 2010

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 Weight Training Soccer – Winning Tactics For Coaches

What if I told you that weight training soccer is aimed at enhancing strength rather than the building of muscle mass, especially the growth of muscle groups that support the joints? It calls for special fitness training sessions off the field and off the ball with a view to segregate and concentrate on certain muscle groups.

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Soccer Training Tips – 5 Big Reasons to Coach Goalkeepers

Published: December 15, 2010

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 Soccer Training Tips – 5 Big Reasons to Coach Goalkeepers

The importance of soccer training tips for goalkeepers can be easily made out from the fact that a goalkeeper is the only player on the field who can touch the ball with both arms and hands. And so, soccer skills that a goalie possesses give him an edge over other remaining players. But this makes a soccer coach’s job quite challenging when it comes to coaching goalkeepers.

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Weight Training Soccer – A Guide to Overall Conditioning

Published: December 15, 2010

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 Weight Training Soccer – A Guide to Overall Conditioning

You’ve probably heard it a hundred times that weight training soccer is a major part of sports training these days as it creates stronger and faster muscles. The soccer fitness plan discussed in this article will help you prepare your players for playing soccer at a higher level.

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Free Soccer Drills – Discover Heading

Published: December 15, 2010

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 Free Soccer Drills – Discover Heading

Ever wondered how using your head in performing free soccer drills can be an effective way of redirecting the ball when it is in the air. Through some drill I shall teach you the proper technique involved in properly heading the ball.

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Soccer Training Tips – Discover the Benefits of Stretching

Published: December 13, 2010

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 Soccer Training Tips – Discover the Benefits of Stretching

What if I told you that stretching as a part of soccer training tips is highly recommended by professional soccer coaches and is widely practiced by players in almost every sport? Soccer is a sport which is continuously growing and developing in its intricacy.

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Free Soccer Drills – 5 Action Ideas on Dribbling

Published: December 13, 2010

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 Free Soccer Drills – 5 Action Ideas on Dribbling

It is true that there are many coaches who struggle a lot to find effective and free soccer drills for their players. Actually what they are looking for are drills that can be performed by the kids all alone without any supervision.

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Tips on Heading in Free Soccer Drills

Published: December 13, 2010

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 Tips on Heading in Free Soccer Drills

If you are like me, you probably know that in performing free soccer drills, dribbling a soccer ball is one of the most thrilling aspects of any soccer game. One of the basic faults that players make when dribbling a soccer ball is that they focus more on the ball and don’t know what is happening around them.

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Free Soccer Training Drills – How to Create Space

Published: December 13, 2010

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 Free Soccer Training Drills – How to Create Space

What if I told you that making and using space is one of the most important free soccer training drills sessions you can run with your players? Other coaches will just stand and admire your team as it scores goals that started in defense.

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Soccer Practice Games – Discover Game Progression

Published: December 12, 2010

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 Soccer Practice Games – Discover Game Progression

If you are like me, you will probably have no difficulty in understanding the significance of soccer practice games as compared to drills. Initially, the games must focus on helping the kids acquire the skills and improving their movement with the ball. However, as they progress with their soccer training, there are a few things that you must observe.

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Coaching Soccer Drills – How to Coach Effectively

Published: December 12, 2010

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 Coaching Soccer Drills – How to Coach Effectively

I don’t know a thing about you, but I’ll bet that it is necessary that you look at some common teaching suggestions before starting out with the coaching soccer drills. Let’s say that the soccer practice has one broad goal for both the coach and the player and it is to have fun while participating in the practice sessions.

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Drills For Soccer – Uncover the Secrets

Published: December 12, 2010

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 Drills For Soccer – Uncover the Secrets

I don’t know a thing about you but I’ll bet that you are in the same boat as I when it comes to drills for soccer. As coaches, we often find ourselves in tight spots when it comes to designing and discovering soccer drills.

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Drills For Soccer – Learn Offensive Drills

Published: December 12, 2010

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 Drills For Soccer – Learn Offensive Drills

There’s a simple question that I’d like you to answer? How many times do you perform the drills for soccer yourself before allowing the kids to imitate the same? This practice is followed by almost all great coaches. This is the correct move.

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Coaching Soccer Drills – Want to Become a Great Coach

Published: December 11, 2010

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 Coaching Soccer Drills – Want to Become a Great Coach

If you are like me, you probably feel the same way that the biggest problem that a coach faces in coaching soccer drills is to decide on the best way of organizing conditioning schedules for its players. The reason I say this is because in the last few years, the fine line between coaching and educating has gradually dissolved.

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Uncover Tryouts Soccer Strategies

Published: December 9, 2010

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 Uncover Tryouts Soccer Strategies

Let me ask you a simple question. What if you want to participate in tryouts soccer, but are not in shape and have not played soccer in a long time. Don’t worry! Just follow these simple steps and you will soon be ready to participate.

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Soccer Practice Games – 3 Things You Must Know

Published: December 9, 2010

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 Soccer Practice Games – 3 Things You Must Know

Have you ever imagined the kind of advantages soccer practice games give the players? In addition to hundreds of opportunities to touch the ball, the players have adequate room to try out other maneuvers.

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Soccer Coaching – 3 Action Ideas

Published: December 6, 2010

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 Soccer Coaching – 3 Action Ideas

What if I told you that there are tried and tested methods of increasing your team’s chances of winning through smart soccer coaching? For example, before the day of tournament, you must diligently work at getting your players ready both physically and mentally.

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Want to Learn About Soccer Coaching

Published: December 6, 2010

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 Want to Learn About Soccer Coaching

You’ve probably heard it a hundred times that soccer coaching requires many different traits in a coach. You need patience, determination, humility, and desire to learn more, the ability to lead your team etc in order to successfully coach soccer. You will also require finding out new techniques to transit your players from one stage to another.

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Killer Tips on Coaching High School Soccer

Published: November 30, 2010

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 Killer Tips on Coaching High School Soccer

If you are like me, you probably know that in coaching high school soccer, the journey to becoming a complete player begins by building confidence. As a coach, when you declare that your players are under pressure, you are really identifying in them a lack of confidence to deal with a situation. This is because it is only with confidence that we expect success.

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A Guide to Tryouts – Soccer

Published: November 30, 2010

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 A Guide to Tryouts – Soccer

You might disagree, but hear me out on this. For most coaches, the purpose of tryouts soccer is to find the most competitive players, where as the idea is to actually sort out players and teams through a series of successful tryouts.

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Tryouts Soccer – Want to Know How to Select Players?

Published: November 28, 2010

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 Tryouts Soccer – Want to Know How to Select Players?

You know what? The selection of the players is the very important step in the tryouts soccer process. In order to be selected to play for a team, the player must meet the eligibility criteria based on the requirements of the soccer team.

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How to Coach Soccer – 12 Action Ideas

Published: November 28, 2010

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 How to Coach Soccer – 12 Action Ideas

Ever wondered how to coach soccer or more specifically youth soccer? The phrase looks quite simple and familiar but if you give it a serious thought, a lot of things will start coming to your head.

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Killer Tips on Preaching Soccer Coaching Philosophy

Published: November 28, 2010

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 Killer Tips on Preaching Soccer Coaching Philosophy

Here’s a really simple way to remember some of the key soccer coaching factors that are required in determining your team philosophy and run with it. This philosophy can be applied to your youth team with relative ease as it is easier than you think.

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Youth Soccer Drills – 5 Things You Must Know

Published: November 21, 2010

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 Youth Soccer Drills – 5 Things You Must Know

What if I told you that it is necessary that you design a practice schedule that prepares and supports the development of the players? Performing youth soccer drills that enhances the player’s skills is a must because there are no shortcuts to success.

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