The Soccer Sports Letter November 2011 Soccer Coaching Tips & Advice Celebrating Our 13th Anniversary 5 activities to improve confidence with the ball by Ken Kruse Do you want your soccer players to improve their ball skills? What coach doesn’t! Ask your players to dedicate 10-15 minutes every day at home toward these activities. These soccer activities can be ... Read More.. That Which Does Not Destroy Us by Roby Stahl Many to prefer to talk about the coaches, opponents, teammates, etc and avoid the real issue that some struggles are good for kids and make them develop. This why I advocate coaches using an empowerme... Read More.. Self-Talk and Player Development by Othon Castillo  We all talk to ourselves. Some of us do it out loud, but most of us do it internally. We talk to ourselves as fast as 200 words per minute. What we say with those 200 words is extremely powerful. Self... Read More..   Sideline coaching -- Dump the GPS and let the kids drive Now, I had observed this parent’s sideline behavior several times, and had also seen him silenced by his daughter’s coach on more than one occasion. This parent’s pearls of coaching wisdom included p... Read More..     Learning from Mistakes  From my observation of youth soccer coaches both in practice and clinic situations; I would like to pinpoint some of the common errors that they make. The more you know about them, the more prepared y... Read More.. www.karldewazien.com  offers numerous FREE articles to help youth soccer coaches do all of the above.  Click here to learn more..          Get your new Soccer Season Started out Right with this Great Summer Package Deal Check out our new Summer Package Deal - Get the 1)9-Step Practice Routine DVD, 2)Genesis - before the 9-Steps DVD and a 3)FREE COPY of the FUNdamental Goalkeeping book for only $49.97 Plus Bonuses  Click here for more info on the DVD's and Books The Soccer Sports Letter is an e-publication about promoting positive youth development through youth soccer.  Our audience includes parents, coaches, program directors, board members, and others with an interest in youth development from youth leagues through high school.  The Soccer Sports Letter is free, we do not sell email addresses, and we respect your privacy.   Click here to visit our website.    Feedback  Please send us your ideas and suggestions for The Positive Sports Letter. Click here to share your feedback.  Learn More  About the Fundamental Soccer Philosophy  The 9 Step Soccer Practice Routine The SERVE Who is Koach Karl Dewazien  Package Deal For more information about the 9-Step Practice Routine Book, DVD and Genesis DVD ...Click here to get this great package deal for Just $49.97 plus FREE Bonuses or order Karl's books individually:   Practice of Champions Book  $14.97 (the practice book has been revised into the 9-Step Practice Routine) 9-Step Practice Routine - $14.97FUNdamental Soccer Tactics - $14.97FUNdamental Soccer Goalkeeping- $14.97Practica FUNdamental De Futbol - $14.97FUNdamental Soccer Guide -  $14.97