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Coach Soccer:Everything You Need to [VHS]

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"If you don't coach your kid's soccer team, s/he won't have a team" - So you just got drafted like the rest of us! But soccer was something only communists did when you were a kid - what now?? This is the tape to get you started for coaching if you know nothing at all. I am recommending it to my soccer league for all the 1st time coaches we draft every year. After you've seen it 3-5 times, you will probably be done with it and may want to donate it to your soccer league for the next poor parent. Then the follow-up tapes I would recommend are "Play Like a Legend" and "FUNdamental Soccer" (see fundamentalsoccer.com) Almost any tape will give you some techniques you can use as a player, the trick is finding something that teaches you how to make it fun for kids whose attention span is measured in microseconds.

Here's my secret about soccer practice - it should be practicing soccer! Sounds obvious but mostly what I see is kids practicing lining up behind cones, practicing running laps, practicing dribbling between cones..., etc., etc. This is roughly akin to practicing violin by lifting weights. Those who grow up in soccer countries talk about playing street soccer with anything that would roll - they don't remenisce about setting up cones! Just as practicing violin means you are always playing violin, so soccer practice should always involve playing soccer - maybe with special rules like you can't score until you've passed the ball, or touched it 3 times, or whatever it is your team needs to work on, but it needs to be soccer, and it needs to be fun. Do that, and you are way ahead of 80% of the coaches I see.

I found this video very helpful in getting me prepared to coach my daughter's rec team. It did a nice job of demonstrating all the basic soccer skills. I especially liked the "soccer keys". For example, "fast start... slow arrival" was perfect for explaining defending.

I read some of the reviews on this tape before I purchased it. Some gave it great reviews, others hated it. I know why. If you know the basics of soccer, this tape is not for you. In my case it was very helpful. The information provided is instructionally sound. I now watch professional games and see why they call it 'the simple game'. This video works for me.

This video showed some fundamentals, however, if you are very familiar with soccer. I'll suggest you don't spend your money on this video. This video might be good for new coaches that are not all familiar with soccer.

I really liked this video. It covered everything from how to coach young kids to the fundamentals of soccer. The program is simple and effective.

I was pressed into service as my son's recreational league soccer coach eventhough I knew very little about the game. I grabbed a few books from the library which were somewhat helpful but I needed to see the skills and drills demonstrated on video. This program was great.My first season went extremely well. I have a card on my desk from the team saying how much they loved playing and learning soccer. Get the tape!

I've been coaching for several years and always like to refresh my current knowledge base with new thoughts and ideas. If you fit this profile, this IS NOT the book for you. This video is just too simplistic for anyone that has played the game of soccer, coached, assisted or watched a lot of the soccer on television. I was hoping for another perspective on instep kicks, throw-ins, formations or something and it just wasn't here. That said, if you have never played or coached this is probably a useful video.

If you've never coached soccer before get this tape and watch it 2 or 3 times. Then pass it on to another new coach. This would be a great item for an organization to loan out to its new coaches. Very simple explanations for kids and coaches to learn the basics.

If you know very little about soccer and are going to coach a rec league team, get this tape! It covers all the basics from the rules, to the skills, to suggestions on how to run a practice. Cliff M. knows soccer!

This is a great video for first time coaches. It's use of graphics is visually interesting as well as informative. I would reccomend this for teams as well as individuals. It's a sure thing for soccer season!