Best youth soccer coach
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Anonymous
I was the Alex Ferguson of our 1st grade soccer league. Complete domination I tell you. Of course it helped that the long ago team had a pile of older and really athletic girls - 3 of whom went on to play college soccer: obviously thanks to my coaching brilliance. Or, maybe it was more due to my view, held by all the other parents, that the point was to have a ton of fun running around and being active. The credit we all take is that we did not screw things iso that the kids no longer wanted to play. They are six. Relax. |
Anonymous
Is this a paid coach or a parent volunteer? The bottom line is if the players are having fun and learning something, then you've probably got the right coach. |
Anonymous
Exactly. |
Anonymous
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The only way the coach of a team of 6-year-olds can affect the outcome is by putting a ridiculous emphasis on the score instead of actually playing soccer. For example, they could park the biggest kid in front of the small goal, then have that kid boot it upfield to the fastest kid. Yay! We "won"! Except that none of the kids are learning how to play soccer.
The only reason to worry about the coach of a team of 6-year-olds is if they aren't having fun AND they aren't getting enough touches on the ball. Whatever the coach can do to get them dribbling is good. |
Anonymous
Sounds like coach is on the hotseat |
Anonymous
| Me. |
Anonymous
Give him the boot! He's lost the locker room! Seriously, though, if you are getting hammered every week, it's not the "Xs and Os, it's the Jimmys and the Joes"...or Janes in your case. If the girls are slow and skittish, it's probably because they are not used to competition. What I would look for in a coach for 6 year old girls: 1) Has an attitude and activities that get them excited to be there. 2) Isn't screaming at them. 3) Is teaching proper technique - e.g. Receive with instep, use both feet, use inside/outside/sole of foot to control the ball, glance up while dribbling, discourages toeing/encourages using the inside laces and 4) very basic mental concepts of checking your area, positioning in relation to the ball/teammates/opponents. It can be helpful to work on 'training' them to fight for the ball to help them compete better, but it's not worth sacrificing much of your development time on. |
Anonymous
No. All of you fat screaming dads who think you know everything need to get out there and play some soccer and also take some coaching classes. And put down the whistle! |