This resource is intended to include soccer terms / soccer slang commonly used amongst “soccer people” and in soccer broadcasts. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all soccer terms. I’ve included the terms that I get asked about regularly. I expect this list to grow and evolve. American Football — the…
Kansas City and Heartland Futsal played host to the U.S. Youth Futsal Central Regional Championship January 17-19, 2020. 114 teams in 16 age groups were vying for top honors and automatic berths in the U.S. Youth Futsal National Championships to be held in Kansas City, February 14-17, 2020. The Central Region Age groups ranged from…
Unless you live in an area that stays warm all winter, your team will likely be faced with choosing between Futsal and Indoor Soccer for continued soccer development over the cold winter months. I have coached my teams in both formats throughout the years and there are positives and negatives for each. The major differences…
If your child is playing recreational soccer, you don’t need to worry about tryouts. There may be a combine-type event at which your child will demonstrate his or her proficiency at basic skills. But, that is usually designed to divide the kids into fairly evenly balanced teams. On the other hand, if you’ve opted…
In a previous post , I discussed when and how to start formal soccer training and the difference between recreational and competitive soccer. In Should Your Child Play Competitive Soccer? How to Know, we examined how to tell if your child is ready for the competitive leap. We discussed the benefits of club soccer…
As you’ve read in my previous post, I never really intended to be a head soccer coach. I thought I could be a valuable assistant coach with my soccer background, but I didn’t know if I would have the time to be a head coach. But once I jumped in, I was in! The very…
In my last post, I discussed when to start soccer training at home. But, what about more formal, third party soccer training? If you live in a decent sized metropolitan area, my guess is that you will see advertisements from local clubs or even the local parks and recreation department for early childhood soccer training. …
In How to Make Your Child a Soccer Star…Kind Of I examine two key ingredients to playing soccer at a high level: athleticism and personality. The third ingredient is opportunity. The first aspect of opportunity is when to actually start soccer training. I know I was incredibly anxious to get my kids playing soccer as…
Get Started! Ok, so let’s get this out of the way, you can’t MAKE your child a soccer star. It takes the perfect combination of athleticism, personality and opportunity. Path to Pro? Did you know that only 5.5% of high school soccer players continue to play at the NCAA level? That drops to 1.3% if…