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Coaching Resources:

The Virginia Youth Soccer Association has a Coaches Corner that has education information for soccer coaches on technical and tactical play, nutrition and conditioning, physical and psychological topics.

Here is an article on player development. Stifling The Development Of The American Soccer Player that was written by Gary R. Allen, the VYSA Director of Coaching.
Coaching Etiquette is very important for many reasons. VYSA has come up with Code of Conduct for coaches to follow.

As a coach, do you have trouble with vocal parents on the side lines? This link takes you to a great article on how to deal with those parents from www.ezteam.active.com/soccer . There are also some great tips for new and old coaches, fun soccer drills, and other information on psychological and psychical player development.

http://www.footy4kids.co.uk/

This website not only has fun and exciting drills for young players. But it also has an extensive amount of tips for how to coach youth soccer. There are 86 ways to say "good job", Lesson Plans and tips on how to set up and organize a practice from warm-ups to a scrimmage. There are tips for how to deal with and communicate with young children.

*If you have found a site or an article with soccer tips and would like to share it, please let me know and it will be added!
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