As in all things soccer- it is a team effort. Those ideas sprang from conversations over a beer or a parking lot chat with my soccer friends, mentors, and fellow coaches. Those ideas were all built out of the back. No long ball glory goals here. Most recently, I have been a volunteer coach for the last 6 years with Placer United. I coach in the grassroots program under director Emre Gencer. US soccer came to use our club to model the program they initiated nationwide after seeing our success. We piloted another new program this year as well that might be picked up nationally. My time in the classroom with a few thousand teens as a high school teacher and coach conditioned my interest and responses to my players. My coaching has been built on over 40 years of play, 15 years of talks, and game analysis with Roman Kent(father in law), Jeanie Kent (my wife), Emre Gencer, Steve Smith, Santo Rivas, Kim Gonzalez, Chris Sydney, Don Radford, Candice Nelson and other sideline chats with parents and fans. The single most important influences in my coaching are the players and parents that have honored me with the opportunity to support their journey and have fun. I have read books on coaching and done training as well. This industry and game are built on passion and the simple joy of play! I have a National D license from USSF. I have coached AYSO, a brief stint with Far West Rush in Arizona, a Varsity boys soccer coach. I have a lifelong love of the game- soccer saved me- the community around the game supports my connectedness to others. Soccer truly is the best sport in the world.
The ‘Love for Playing Soccer’ is instilled into youth worldwide who play (*) games during and between practices? *Age-appropriate games, i.e., Red Light Green Light vs. *Ability-appropriate games, i.e., 1 vs 1 & small-sided games Let the discussion begin… To me, Age-appropriate and Ability-appropriate ideas are not oppositional. Training can be both. Children enjoy their […]
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