Youth Soccer Coaches Encouraged to Ease Regimen
Everyone wins when coaches coach less
All Things Considered, May 24, 2006 · About 3 million children play organized youth soccer in the United States. Their practices follow a predictable pattern: drills, more drills, then drills and a lecture. The U.S. Soccer Federation recently released new guidelines for youth soccer practice that tell coaches not to coach so much, not to dictate what positions young children play, and to allow children to play pick-up style games. Mike Woitalla, executive editor of Soccer America magazine, says it’s the way that the best soccer players in the world got really good at the game.
Enjoy this short video clip from "Zinedine Zidane - Like a Dream." Not every child can reach the level that he did, but every child can have a dream like he had. Along the way, Zidane could always count on the help of those around him. Listen closely and you’ll hear in his own words the most important things in his experience.
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