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Sep
30
2009

Becoming a real football manager

Instructions, mentality: attacking, passing style: short, tempo: quick. Ohh hang on a second, I can do this for real now.

Last weekend I completed my Football Federation Australia junior coaching license, so am now a ‘proper’ football...

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Dec
19
2008

Best Goalkeeper Training Tips & Goalkeeping Equipment

Following on our article on the art and science of goalkeeping, here are some of the goalkeeper training tips that I utilize with my students as well as what I think is the...

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Dec
19
2008

The Art and Science of Goalkeeping

Goalkeeping is a special position that takes a special individual to play. I should know – I have been playing it for 15 years and currently train goalkeepers with a local club here in the US and several camps throughout the year.

What...

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Nov
26
2008

MLS Youth Academies Signal Changes in U.S. Player Development

This article was originally published on American Soccer News and is reprinted here by their permission. Please visit their website for the latest American soccer news.

As Major League...

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Sep
25
2008

How can we help American youth training?

In part one, I looked at the differences between German and American youth training methods. In part two, I look at the different ways American youth training can be improved and...

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Sep
25
2008

Youth Training – USA v Germany

Despite the fact that on any given weekend Americans drive through the suburbs and see lush green fields spattered with kids playing soccer, the popularity the sport has with America’s youth remains stubbornly slow to translate to American adults....

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Sep
23
2008

Coaching Young Players

In these heady days of multi-billionaire takeovers of clubs in the English Premiership and Championship, the subject of developing young players has again risen to the fore.

With the best...

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Jun
26
2008

Chelsea Launch US Youth Soccer Initiative

Chelsea FC have announced their plan to build a network of top youth clubs across America to develop Chelsea Soccer Schools, a new Tournament called the Chelsea Sevens, coaching clinics and exchange programmes.

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May
13
2008

Youth Football in the US

Ruud Gullit: ‘We can’t play sexy football at LA Galaxy’

“I can’t play sexy football with this team at...

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Apr
15
2008

AC Milan Football Camps To Start Later This Year In Singapore

Previously, I had mentioned that AC Milan have chosen Singapore to set up a youth football base. Now, according...

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