Is soccer the easiest team sport to coach?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I didn’t say the game wasn’t beautiful. I also wasn’t talking about the players and their IQ. I was talking about coaching. Anyhow. I got the inexperienced answers I was looking for. Thanks.

You asked an inexperienced question so you received inexperienced answers!

Like one PP indicated, everything seems easy until you thoroughly understand & have experience.

I have played all these sports, coached several, and I have played soccer for a looonnggg time. Probably much longer than you. Your comments are trite and myopic, you appear to not know much about other sports, and you seem to not realize that what makes soccer so great is it’s simplicity. Or, maybe you’re a paid soccer coach and are simply trying to defend your source of income. Either way, you’re simply wrong and arrogantly so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a load of BS.

Soccer coaches are some of the worse coaches I've ever seen teach any sport.

The game is neither more beautiful or difficult than any other sport.

Agree with most of this except I do find soccer beautiful due to its simplicity and flow, at least when it’s not a Latin flop fest at the South American pro level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I didn’t say the game wasn’t beautiful. I also wasn’t talking about the players and their IQ. I was talking about coaching. Anyhow. I got the inexperienced answers I was looking for. Thanks.

You asked an inexperienced question so you received inexperienced answers!

Like one PP indicated, everything seems easy until you thoroughly understand & have experience.

I have played all these sports, coached several, and I have played soccer for a looonnggg time. Probably much longer than you. Your comments are trite and myopic, you appear to not know much about other sports, and you seem to not realize that what makes soccer so great is it’s simplicity. Or, maybe you’re a paid soccer coach and are simply trying to defend your source of income. Either way, you’re simply wrong and arrogantly so.

It’s much more believable if you claim you are Jill Ellis and you just won the World Cup!!

As for me, I’m a multi-Billionaire that owns both Real Madrid and Manchester United. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Definitely agree with the PP.

While Soccer IQ is very important for a player to have, I noticed that coaches don’t spend anytime teaching it. They mostly tell the kids to watch a lot of professional and WC games so they can learn. While I agree with this approach, I wish they could spend some “classroom” type of sessions to go over plays, tactics, when to pass, run into space, etc.

Yes. Especially because most young kids don’t have the attention span to watch a full 90 minute match no matter how much they love the game.

[Anonymous]

I’m assuming you are asking about coaching during games? This is separate from training. Good soccer coaching from the training standpoint is just as challenging as other sports mentioned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Definitely agree with the PP.

While Soccer IQ is very important for a player to have, I noticed that coaches don’t spend anytime teaching it. They mostly tell the kids to watch a lot of professional and WC games so they can learn. While I agree with this approach, I wish they could spend some “classroom” type of sessions to go over plays, tactics, when to pass, run into space, etc.

Then your DC have had the wrong coaches. The good ones are few and far between.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m assuming you are asking about coaching during games? This is separate from training. Good soccer coaching from the training standpoint is just as challenging as other sports mentioned.

Nah, some of the other sports mentioned have many more skills involved just to play the sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m assuming you are asking about coaching during games? This is separate from training. Good soccer coaching from the training standpoint is just as challenging as other sports mentioned.

Nah, some of the other sports mentioned have many more skills involved just to play the sport.

Such as?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m assuming you are asking about coaching during games? This is separate from training. Good soccer coaching from the training standpoint is just as challenging as other sports mentioned.

Nah, some of the other sports mentioned have many more skills involved just to play the sport.

Such as?

Hockey. The skating skills are hard to master in and of themselves. Fast paced, moving a small puck around with a stick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m assuming you are asking about coaching during games? This is separate from training. Good soccer coaching from the training standpoint is just as challenging as other sports mentioned.

Nah, some of the other sports mentioned have many more skills involved just to play the sport.

This is the type of parent that looks at wins and losses at u9. Probably has a DC playing at BRYC or Loudoun where coaching and playing soccer is easy peezy. Just kick it, run, and kick it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m assuming you are asking about coaching during games? This is separate from training. Good soccer coaching from the training standpoint is just as challenging as other sports mentioned.

Nah, some of the other sports mentioned have many more skills involved just to play the sport.

This is the type of parent that looks at wins and losses at u9. Probably has a DC playing at BRYC or Loudoun where coaching and playing soccer is easy peezy. Just kick it, run, and kick it again.

Nope, not even close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any team sport is easy to coach if you have no clue how to do it. Anyone who is an "expert" in coaching or coaching at a high level will tell you how challenging it is regardless of which sport they coach.

+1 This is the quote to take away from this thread! Well Said .. All sports have their challenges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any team sport is easy to coach if you have no clue how to do it. Anyone who is an "expert" in coaching or coaching at a high level will tell you how challenging it is regardless of which sport they coach.

Perfectly put.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any team sport is easy to coach if you have no clue how to do it. Anyone who is an "expert" in coaching or coaching at a high level will tell you how challenging it is regardless of which sport they coach.

Perfectly put.

Perfectly wrong, and perfectly irrelevant. Having "no clue" how to do something makes it extremely challenging to do. Also, this thread is not about "expert" levels only, it is about any and all levels. It is about comparing coaching across team sports both in games and in preparation (training). To put it simply, if you've never played or coached an organized team sport other than soccer, then you are simply unqualified to respond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any team sport is easy to coach if you have no clue how to do it. Anyone who is an "expert" in coaching or coaching at a high level will tell you how challenging it is regardless of which sport they coach.

Perfectly put.

Perfectly wrong, and perfectly irrelevant. Having "no clue" how to do something makes it extremely challenging to do. Also, this thread is not about "expert" levels only, it is about any and all levels. It is about comparing coaching across team sports both in games and in preparation (training). To put it simply, if you've never played or coached an organized team sport other than soccer, then you are simply unqualified to respond.

If we tell you that American sports are the most difficult to coach in the history of sports will you go away and end this stupid thread? That is why you started the thread anyways.

So here goes:
“Football is the most complex and demanding of all sports in all the world. Nothing can match the athleticism and tactical approach of football.”


Happy now? Can you now go away to forum dedicated to your favorite sport now?