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"No lines, No laps, No Lectures" - Karl Dewazien

I was sitting in my favorite soccer shop next to a grandmother type with the grand daughter who at the age of five needed new and expensive soccer shoes. “Had she been playing long?” I asked. Well, ye...

Small Side Games? by Roby Stahl

Approximately 10 years ago the coming of the small “keep away game” descended upon us. It hit me squarely between the eyes as some of my players at MKA High school declared “enough” with the technica...

Unhealthy Competition by Regan McMahon

Because winning has become that important. The time has come to get our priorities straight. No trophy, no scholarship is worth endangering our child's health. We seem to have lost sight of the fact t...

1 Versus 1 Is The Most Common Situation by Sam Snow

One versus one (1v1) is the most common and frequent tactical situation for players. Every 1v1 situation involves all four components of the game; fitness, attitude, technique and tactics. Further, no...

So Your Kids Want to Play Sports by K. Bagdanov

More than likely your child is not going to be a professional athlete. Chances are they won’t even get a college scholarship. The expectation that a child should succeed to that level is pressure no f...