 Posted 29/09/2008 13:18:21
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My name's Jim and I've been asst. coaching the Dover Lightning (in Pennsylvania) for 4 years now -- getting involved, like most, when my son decided he wanted to play. I never played soccer and now I can't understand why -- it's so much better than American football!! We're now in our first year of U10 and it's been great!! This weekend showed again what I love most about coaching. Our practices have been dreadful by all accounts, but when we get them on the pitch for a match, everything we've been working on just appears as if by magic!! They play so hard and want to do so well -- it really is a joy to watch them play regardless of the outcome.
Jim Noll
Coach - Dover Lightning (U10 Boys)
http://www.leaguelineup.com/doversoccer
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Posted 07/10/2008 15:06:31
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| I'm new here. Michael Kirk. I am an Asst coach for a GU9 A team out of Hockessin Delaware.
I played many years of soccer in HS and College as well as almost a decade of Indoor leagues. Now I am trying my hand at some coaching. I am finding out that playing is one thing...coaching is another. Michael
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Posted 08/10/2008 01:13:45
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| Hi, my names Lee and I've justed started helping to coach Leamington Hibs U12's. I used to coach football and rugby tag, I also held the LTA Tennis Assistant Coach qualification, during school lunchtimes, after school clubs and school holiday camps for a company called Regenesis in Leamington Spa and Warwick.
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Posted 14/10/2008 13:01:47
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| My name is Rob Gaudet. I coach a new boys 95 Division One team in North Louisiana. The team just won their brackets championship at their first tournament. We went against respected teams in the region.
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Posted 11/11/2008 15:42:23
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| Hi: My kids are 16 and 18 and have just started coaching an U12 house league team. They have both played rep soccer for several years. My daughter is having trouble with shift changes. They have 12 players and field 7 including the keeper. All of the boys want to play forward and parents are giving her a hard time. Do you have any suggestions on a simple way of making sure that equal playing time is given and the defense duties are shared. This is taking up way too much of her time and she is not being able to be as involved in the actual game as she should be. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kidscoach
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Posted 18/11/2008 12:29:00
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Posted 19/11/2008 13:47:46
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| Hi, My name is Jorgen, level1 Fa coach currently coaching our Gomersal&Cleckheaton U'11 B team in West Yorkshire, we play in the 4th Division of Huddersfield Football League. The switch to 11 a side and full size pitch is a change.... I started off as a supporting parent when my son age 5 started playing football and never looked back. Grow up back in Sweden, where we used to play football through the summer and icehockey in winter, and last weekend was not too far off. Played Batley away in the cup went 2-0 up but then the temperature and wind shill factor took them out, never seen players so cold even telling them to move did not help. Our keeper was the busiest of them all..They now all know to get dressed properly but I belive this is more due to the parents. Jorgen Coach U'11
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Posted 2 days ago @ 16:55:25
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| Hi, the names Stan and i'm in the unique position of managing/Coaching a ladies 7-a-side team which has to play on a full size pitch! The reason behind this is cause its an RAF team and there are just not enough girls out there who want to play, and those that we do have are constantly deployed overseas for months at a time. The 7-a-side league allows us to get around this problem but the facilities at stations just can't be modified for our needs. You can imagine the strain put on the girls, I think its fair to say that a mens 7 would struggle with such dimensions, hey. In all fairness tho, the girls get stuck in and enjoy themselves. I've been playing all me life but have had to hang up the boots recently due to injury. I've done nothing in an coaching position before but decided to on the role in the summer (thought it would be nice to give something back). The thing with the girls team is that it's just like trg 10yr olds. I dont mean this in a derogotive way, but what i mean is that the skill-set is somewhat the same. They need to focus on the pure basics of the game, most of them didn't even know what the positions were let alone most of the rules! In this alone i've seen great improvement over the last few months and are now starting to gel as a proper team. I've been using the Soccer Smart sessions and have puchased the many books on offer and these have made what could have been an overwelming job quite enjoyable. If anyone out there has any good tips or ideas on how to manage such a small team on such a large surface, please give me a shout. I'm doing well but always good to get outside opinions.
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