Coaches Corner
So you're just starting out...
Every day, hundreds of children are learning to play soccer on practice fields throughout Burke. For some it is their first season. Others have been playing for more than ten years. The one constant in this process is that there is a soccer coach at the field. 
Grassroots Soccer
Building the game from the ground up
Grassroots soccer is a world wide movement that addresses the declining number of participants and skill level in the game today. Below are a few links that address the issue by people involved with the game at the highest levels.
Youth Soccer Coaches Encouraged to Ease Regimen
Everyone wins when coaches coach less
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...
