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Entries Tagged as ‘WARM UPS’
February 24, 2009
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February 16, 2009
START YOUR PRACTICES ON THE RIGHT, AND LEFT, FOOT
Some Good Warm-Up Exercises for Teams U-10 and Below.
Your first warm-up or game can often set the tone for a good practice. Here are a few simple ideas that get kids lots of touches on the ball and help raise their concentration levels for the practice to follow. These exercises also help players practice dribbling [...]
December 11, 2008
WARM UP BETTER
Why And How Proper Warm-Ups Can Help Your Team
Improper warm-ups plague youth soccer, and youth sports in general. A disturbing number of coaches do nothing to fix this, even at elite levels.
“I can’t believe how many teams I’ve seen here that don’t run proper warm-ups,” an Eclipse Select coach said at the US Youth National [...]
October 28, 2008
INTERVIEW WITH TRAVIS KIKUGAWA ON TEAM AND PLAYER MENTALITY
Travis Kikugawa, Head Coach of the National Finalist U16 Real So. Cal Boys Team, On Team and Player Mentality, Mental Preparation, Communication, and Setting Goals
Q – How to you prepare your teams mentally for tournament play?
A – I stress singleness of purpose and commitment. Team building activities, like trust exercises, can be really helpful. We [...]
