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1. Cross To Head - Attacking
   Here we are working on getting our attackers to practice the art of headed goals. By repetition the players can hone their skills, the illustration does not include defenders but as part of the progression they should be introduced. . . . keep reading
   
   
2. How To Get The Most Out Of This Site
   Junior Soccer Coach
   Unlike many other soccer sites, Junior Soccer Coach uses different formats to present information to help you coach your team. We recognise that people have differnt learning styles, so we use a number of software programs to present audio and video to you . . . keep reading
   
   
3. Seven Tips for Coaching Passing Successfully
   Here are seven sure fire tips on how to get the best out of your players when coaching them to pass. Pass on these seven top tips to help your players passing ability. . . . keep reading
   
   
4. Five Principles of Good Defending
   Most great teams are built from the back. A stronghold from which you will break your oppositions attack and set up your counter. Strength and depth are required in defense. Learn the five key principles, right now and help you team keep more clean sheets. . . . keep reading
   
   
5. Soccer coaching tips for 6 – 9 year olds
   Here are some key points to ensure your training sessions hit the spot and your players get the maximum amount out of each session..... . . . keep reading
   
   
6. Soccer Possession Play 7v2
   This is a tremendous soccer drill that works at many different levels and with football skills and techniques that are required by players all over the pitch, whether its passing, control, defending or movement, this soccer drill has them all. . . . keep reading
   
   
7. Soccer coaching tips for 10 – 12 year olds
   As young players begin to mature they have an increased appetite to learn more about the game. This is a good age to start to provide more technically based drills, games and....... . . . keep reading
   
   
8. Mini Soccer - What is it?
   Smaller teams, smaller pitch, easy to understand rules and more kicks of the ball all lead to more action and more fun! Read on to understand the benefits of mini soccer. . . . keep reading
   
   
9. Soccer Midfield Link Up Play Drill
   Getting your full backs to support the attack and initiate attacks down the channels is a great way to exploit any frailties in your opponents. In this three part drill, you'll discover how to set up a technical practice, then develop it through to an functional play and then to a game like extended drill using a half to three quarter pitch practice. . . . keep reading
   
   
10. Superbly Animated Plays & Drills
    Are you fed up of trying to understand static legends in books with X's and O's with dotted lines, solid lines, arrows going everywhere and you haven;t a clue who is meant to be doing what? Well help is at hand, watch some of our animated drills... . . . keep reading
    
    
11. Why Do Kids Play Soccer and Your Role As Coach / Manager?
    Neil Travers
    Knowing why children want to play soccer is an important fact that all coaches must know. Some children do it for a variey of reasons, some because they're good at it, some because their mates play and some for other peoples reasons. Learn more about why children play and the benefits playing soccer brings. . . . keep reading
    
    
12. Junior & Youth Soccer Coaching Tips
    A question that we often get asked is how can I keep my best players on the pitch and still effectively give everyone a game and keep the majority happy? This is a dilemma that most coaches and managers experience in the course of a season but with a little planning, in terms of starting line up and substitutions you can achieve this tough balancing act. . . . keep reading
    
    
13. Goalkeeper Agility Training
    A good goalkeeper needs to work on improving their technique, their technical understanding and physical fitness. Goalkeeping exercises need not be complicated and it is often the easy to execute ones that are the best to introduce each week. This simple, yet very effective, drill will help your keeper develop each of the skills listed above... . . . keep reading
    
    
14. Inside Tactics - Developing Speed In Your Soccer Players
    Over the past few weeks we've been growing our memebership base incredibly with more and more coaches enjoying and learning from the pages within Junior Soccer Coach. One topic that has been topical is how to do speed training with your players. . . . keep reading
    
    
15. Small sided games allow players to demonstrate newly acquired soccer skills
    A tremendous tool for the coach is the small sided game. Use this method to get the best out your players and allow them to practice newly acquired skills more regularly. . . . keep reading
    
    
16. A Simple Goalkeeping Exercise
    Here is some video footage of a great exercise that will improve your goalkeepers handling, improves their reaction time and does some abdominal training too. . . . keep reading
    
    
17. Coaching Strikers To Make Cross Over Runs
    This is a simple soccer drill that helps you coach the strikers to make cross over runs in the final third of the pitch. And then extends the drill so that you can work with the midfield players to have them work on their cross over runs too . . . keep reading
    
    
18. Parental Needs - What every soccer coach must know
    Want to know what the 8 most important needs are from your soccer moms? Learn here how you can satisfy their needs, build a mutual understanding and reduce the amount of stress that comes with the territory of managing a junior or youth soccer team. . . . keep reading
    
    
19. Do you get the most out of your pre match pep talks?
    Here are five tips to help you get the most out of your pre match pep talks and some pitfalls to avoid..... . . . keep reading
    
    
20. Motivating Players – Goal setting
    Goal setting can be a great tool to increase players’ motivation and confidence. When you agree specific performance goals with each player it gives you.... . . . keep reading
    
    

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