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Article Title: Coaching High School Soccer: 5 Action Ideas Article Description: You might disagree, but hear me out on this when I say that in coaching high school soccer, communication is the first step to success. Coaching is an art of communication. It explains what you want of people in such a way that allows them to perform it. Additional Article Info: Word Count: 538 (not including resource box) Category: Soccer Written By: Andre Botelho Contact Email: [email protected] <----- Article Begins Here -----> Coaching High School Soccer: 5 Action Ideas © Copyright 2009 Expert Secret, Lda (SoccerDrillsTips.com) You might disagree, but hear me out on this when I say that in coaching high school soccer, communication is the first step to success. The art of communicating to the team is what coaching truly is. It enables you to let people understand exactly what you wish them to do and in what sense. When it comes to soccer coaching, I've observed that most of the coaches often are the ex-players. Still, there are several problems that they have to find solutions to. These issues come up due to the inability to communicate properly. As a coach, you need to work upon certain communication related problems for effective execution of your responsibilities. Ill explain them one by one. Emotions of the coaches take over their minds while they are watching their kids play on field. They tend to become spectators rather than analytical observers. They tend to overlook some chief points that could help the team improve on certain fronts. As such they lose the focus on directing the team towards a win by way of an effective conversation. Though the coaches today are complete professionals fully acquainted with the game, they lack communication training. For instance; most coaches dont use videos or flip charts in soccer coaching because they dont know about them. The coach may be technically talented but if he not able to communicate properly, regular practice sessions get really boring for the kids. This occupies greater importance in coaching high school soccer as the players are young but also know the various facets of the game. They have been doing these soccer drills for some time but at different levels. And one of the ways to avoid the boredom of repeating important messages is to keep varying the format. It may come as a surprise to you that coaches often forget that their training sessions are carried out by people. They get so absorbed in the training and coaching as a process that they lose their ground. For example; Sending out instructions without taking the players name leads to uncertainty and confusion. There are certain guiding principles in football coaching which are as follows: Every message coming from the coach carries equal importance. So its necessary that they are deduced correctly. Your messages should have a positive impact on the players to put their best foot forward. Help them to improve rather than reprimanding them for not playing well. Pay equal attention to each player in the team. Research in this filed shows that coaches tend to spend comparatively more time with the best players (up to seven times more!). Dont wait for the problems to arise to sort them out. Add force to the players confidence by harmonizing criticism with praise. When it comes to coaching high school soccer, tilt the balance slightly more towards praise. Trust me. When you apply these rules to your training sessions, the benefits will be much more that youll expect. If you found it informative enough, then there's lot more in store for you. Just subscribe to our youth soccer coaching community, and get access to the most important and informative topics concerning the game. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Andre Botelho is a recognized authority in youth soccer coaching. Learn how to explode your players' skills and make training more fun in record time. Download your free youth soccer coaching guide at http://www.soccerdrillstips.com <----- Article Ends Here -----> ------------------------------------ This group is no longer maintained. It only exists for the archives. Please submit your articles at http://www.pickbrains.com/submit-article instead. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/I_Need_Content/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/I_Need_Content/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
