Football - soccer

Officials

• Jack London Youth Soccer League information Make the call - fair or foul?, can you beat this?
• York Region Soccer Referees association Guidelines for referees, law changes, 'have you got what it takes?'
• The Referees Association # discussion boards, quiz, UK referee magazine etc
• Scottish FA Referees Provide a quiz to see if you really know the laws of the game
• Durham Region -Referee Coordinator Test yourself with publications, laws of the game
• Vancouver Island Soccer Referees Association Law updates, forms, quiz, resource library

Footwear and Apparel

• Soccer Boots Informs on what boots are on the market at the moment and provides information on the development of the soccer boot, the history of the companies, supplying soccer boots, taking care of your boots and what to look for when buying a pair.
• Footy-Boots Everything football (soccer) boots! Exclusive news on the latest boots, direct from the manufacturers, video reviews from ex professionals and soccer news. History of the football (soccer) boot, from the 1500's to the present date
• Football Footwear "Analyzing data collected from star players, sportswear makers are in fierce competition to develop and improve soccer footwear.". Stud design, stress tests, injury concerns
• Concerns over the boot design From Podiatry Association - press release

Buy equipment

• Kwikgoal Kwik Goal Soccer Store established in 1981 manufactures soccer goals, nets, speed training equipment & soccer gear. Backed by a lifetime guarantee.

Coaching Certification and Learning

• FA Learning All you need to get on official courses in the UK
• US Soccer Official site of US Soccer - Coaching Education
• Soccer Training Info Soccer training resource center includes tips on dribbling, juggling skills, passing, shooting, strategy and a daily blog. Plus, watch soccer highlight video clips from the World Cup or Champions League, and find the right soccer camp or tournament in the USA that fits your skills level; free coaching newsletter also available
• Half Time Talk UK based; a very busy site with lots of information including a forum, skills corner, diet, psychology.
• Basic Coaching Manual (online) created by a dedicated group of soccer coaches to assist youth soccer.

Evaluating Football Skills

• Assessment of kids Soccer Skills From Kids First Soccer
• Parameters to evaluate From SoccerHelp: Speeds, aggressiveness, strength on the ball, speed of play, passing and movement eg to open spaces,
• What Level are you at? A pdf document, defining the parameters to assess in evaluating soccer skill levels
• Useful Recording sheets and forms From San Andreas Youth Soccer, for keeping track of formations etc

Team Talk and Tactics

• Coaching Style Terry Venables, in Soccer Help, sets the scene.
• Wikipedia Has an introductory article on common tactics.
• Half-time Team Talks From Footy for kids, advisers on what to cover

Attacking Skills and Tactics

• Great Attacking Skills From Soccer Expert.Attacking the goal Attacking from Midfield Attacking from the Back and more....
• Attacking Heading From Mastersport Multimedia; The Diving Header
• Coaching attacking drills From EHow - the 'World Cup' routine
• Attacking Drills From SoccerClub; improve finishing accuracy and more...

Defensive Skills and Tactics

• Defensive Teaching Plan For the younger members from Bruce Brownlee Soccer coaching
• Focus on defence From Fine Soccer
• Guidelines for defence
• Small Group defending Skill development with coaching advice; Jeff Pills on-line drills
• Flash Drills Defence topic of youth coaches
• Transition from defence to Attack Foot-for Kids resource and from Soccer Help
• Defensive Soccer Drills From Expert Football

Formations

The key to a controlled offensive strategy

• Soccer Formations and systems Brief summaries of 4 formations; from Export Football
• Strategies From The Coaching Corner
• Basic Guide to Formations and Positional Play
• Formations and Positional Play From Footy for Kids

Soccer Positions

Roles of members of the team and the skills needed

• Tactical Roles Of Players at Soccer - from Expert Football
• Wikipedia Explains individual roles
• The Basic Soccer Positions From Soccer Help

Team Building

Information to help build up team relationships

• Games Children Play A large selection of games to provide ideas for team-building games.
• Team Work and Team Play Building unity, community, connection and teamwork through active learning; a wide range of helpful pdf, downloadable files.
• Tips for Soccer Moms and Dads A message from a sport psychologist and soccer parent to fellow soccer moms and dads, providing child-parent bonding, team work and friendships, as well as, adequate aerobic exercise. FAQ. Some very useful material to be checked out.
• Kids First Soccer * A site dedicated to the promotion of a child-centred approach to the organization and instruction of youth soccer; promotion of the game of soccer as a life-long, family oriented activity, that provides for child-parent bonding, team work and friendships, as well as, adequate aerobic exercise. Assess your coaching, getting ready, practice ideas.

Online Tips and Drills and Coaching sites

• Soccer Drills, Soccer Coaching & Football Training SoccerTutor.com offers a FREE Lifetime membership product called Total Team Manager FREE Edition, once registered with just first name and email address, it gives the member a newsletter, unlimited access to 70 animated soccer drills, 11 videos, all 70 drills can be printed, a session planner and some team management tools. A pro edition is available for an annual fee geared towards multi members, providing much more detailed information.
• Coaching tips From the PFA for covering control, shooting, passing etc
• Better Soccer More Fun A Dutch approach; what is soccer, fixing small problems,and 50 more sections!
• Flash Drills Youth soccer; drills in Flash and quick-time video in preparation; 50 soccer drills available on-line, covering the whole coaching and training fundamentals
• Footy 4 kids All about coaching kids soccer. Find out how to teach basic soccer skills, how to coach kids and develop their self confidence, how to manage pre-school children, how to deal with parents and lots, lots more. Plus a wide selection of tried and tested football games and drills.
• Again and Again Drills, games, situational tactics, coaching links, coaching book reviews
• Training Tips From Soccer practice Books - a very wide selection covering all aspects for all ages
• Eteamz Soccer instruction and tips covering a wide range of categories

General Drills & Tips

• Soccer Coaching and Training Drills Kwik Goal provide you with a selection of free fully animated soccer training drills.
• Coaching drills From Canada Soccer in English and French
• Coaching Soccer "Our goal is to educate, motivate, and communicate with fellow Youth Soccer Coaches. Inside you will find lots of free useful tips and tools to make sure you and your team has FUN.
• SoccerClub.com Drills submitted by coaches, covering a wide range of soccer skills
• Youth Soccer Speed Training Soccer Drills A vast number of free soccer drills presented in PDF ready for print.

Shooting Skills and Tips

• Shooting Skills From 'Soccer Training Info'; striking the ball, following up...
• Soccer Shooting skills From the Tiburan Peninsular Soccer league; aiming, hitting the ball with power....
• Shooting tips and drills From various coaches, presented by 'eteamz'

Kicking

• Kicking Technique From Soccer Practice Books; what to practice to improve your kicking skill
• Master Sport Kicking Technique From basic shooting and passing skills up advanced techniques, such as bending the ball around a wall and overhead kicks; with picture.

Ball Control

• Expert Football Explains the ability to manipulate the ball and prepare it for subsequent touches (such as shooting or passing); trapping
• Ball Control From Eteamz with a wide range of drills and games
• How to coach a ball-control drill From eHow - "keepy up"
• Coaching articles From Iowa Youth Soccer; Street soccer, The 3 evils, Small-sided games for different age groups.

Nutrition for Soccer Players and Athletes

• Nutrition for Soccer From KidsFirstSoccer, for strength and endurance - facts and advice
• Overcome the second-half slump From Peak Performance - the importance of carbohydrates.
• Nutrition Information for Athletes Be sure you have the basic facts at your fingertips

Speed Training

• Soccer Speed Training By Sport-Specific. Training for soccer speed requires a mix of aerobic conditioning (i.e. distance running) and anaerobic power (sprinting). A solid soccer speed training program should include speed-endurance, which is the ability to run at top speeds for extended periods of time. Try this three-week pre-season speed training program
• Speed Training with the ball From Ohio South Youth Soccer Association; good routines

Pre-Season Training

• Conditioning for Soccer Pdf articles covering a range of subjects; collegiate level
• Off-Season Fitness program "develop aerobic endurance, during the pre-season to improve speed and speed-endurance and during in-season workouts to maintain speed-fitness"
• Peak Performance Improve you and your team's technique, speed, strength and stamina.; pre-season training
• Pre-season soccer training From Soccer Fitness

Periodisation Training

• Powerpointpresentation From New South Wales Rugby Referee, introducing the concepts
• Periodisation training Techniques to improve fitness from Peak Performance Online- vary your approach. PeriodisationModels
• Periodisation From Runners Web, comparing team v field sports.
• Periodisation An overview from Dragon Door
• SoccerTraining From Sports Fitness Adviser - programs and articles coveringstrength, speed, power, aerobic and anaerobic endurance, flexibility and skill.

Fitness and Fitness programs

• Soccer Fitness And ideas to helpyouth players develop specific fitness. Online information on fitness(speed, strength, stamina, suppleness and skill), warm-ups, programsfor coaches and players focusing on aerobic, anaerobic, speed and agility, recovery and nutrition, BaseTraining
• Fitness For Soccer If you are a soccer player, coach or team trainer in search of the most innovative and advanced training systems designed to bring out the best in your team performance, this site is for you.
• Online Soccer fitness service From the Soccer Academy of Jimmy Petruzzi
• SoccerFitness From Sports Fitness Advisor; testingyour own level of soccer fitness..
• Fitnessand Nutrition guide From Soccer Training Info; comprehensive coverage of allaspects - ghet fit and improve on all aspects of your game

2010 World Cup

The 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa in .Johannesburg on ........ 2010 with the final in Soccer City, west Johannesburg Nearly 200 countries from all over the World will be competing in the six Confederations tournaments all hoping to be in the last 32 teams in the 2010 Finals. Women's World Cup Organised by FIFA, first held 1991 with 16 National Teams competing every 4 years 2007 (China); background by Wikipedia

• World Cup Background And 2010 Info from Wikipedia
• 2010 World Cup From Wikipedia
• Soccer Dictionary From Coach Cameron - checkout the terminology
• Soccer World Cup South Africa
• Info from SouthAfrica Gateway
• World Cup Portal A historical overview of the history of football from the first World Cup in Uruguay in the year 1930 until the last one in Japan and South-Korea in 2002. This overview also underlines the unbelievable development of football as a sport.
• World Cup Archive From BBC Sport - watch highlights of key England WC games over the years
• World Cup Years Provides information about the history of the world cup, covering past tournaments, great managers, sports stadia.
• Rate The ref Out of 10 via SMS or the Web, Launched for the FIFA World Cup 2006
• Radio Five Live Will cover all the matches for those in the UK
• World Coverage Suggestions from Penguin Radio
• Sport Sites
• World Soccer News
• Soccerphile
• Sports Scheduler
• BBC Sport
• The Football Association
• SoccerTimes
• ITV Sport
• US Soccer Players The official site of the US National Soccer Team Players Association
• Soccer America Covering International, MLS, College, Youth and World Cup Soccer
• TSN.Canada
• New Zealand Herald
• ABC (with nice interactive graphics, audio etc)
• Lacancha
• Go South America
• Go Africa
• Angola From the FIFA site
• Black Voices Covers African players in the Cup
• World Cup Info
• RSSSF
• All time list Of Golden Boot winners from Wikipedia
• Oliver Kahn (goalkeeper) Golden Bell winner
• All-time List Of Golden Bell winners from Wikipedia
• All-time list Of Fair Play winners from Wikipedia
• World Cup Info
• Sports Illustrated
• FIFA World Cup 2030
• Empire Tickets HasRugby World Cup Tickets.
• World-cup 2006 Betting Team news, match analysis, results, betting and odds comparison
• World Cup 2010 South Africa - Fan Community World Cup 2010 fan community - blogs and opinions about world cup teams as well as qualifying schedules and scores, match results. Live blogging right from the stadiums in South Africa.