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Offside-rule A simple explanation of the offside rule and the offside trap with the use of diagrams
Soccer
Pitch dimensions from Wikipedia. See also Preparation;
LawScience of Football from BBC Science and Nature; bending the ball, using air to score goals....
Soccerball World links to web pages covering the physics of soccer, curving the ball etc.
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, soccer terms, 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
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.
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.
Offensive shooting skills from the 'Coaching Corner'; tips and shooting - the basics
Shooting Drills for U8's - Footy4Kids
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'
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.
Youth Soccer Animated Football Drills Free Soccer drills delivered in animation
Coaching practice Plans from Canada Soccer for ages groups between 6 and 12
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.
JB Goalkeeping an excellent site with lost of very useful advice for every 'keeper
Half Time Talk Keepers Forum
The basic positions from The Coaching Corner - forwards, midfielders wingers and goalie
Wikipedia explains individual roles
The Basic Soccer Positions from Soccer Help
Offensive Strategies - Formations from The Coaching Corner. Factors that influence what formation you employ against an opponent
Soccer Formations 7 formations with diagrams and player roles
Formations for small teams
Basic Guide to Formations and Positional Play
Formations and Positional Play from Footy for Kids
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
Also 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...
Wikipedia has an introductory article on common tactics.
Half-time Team Talks from Footy for kids, advisers on what to cover
Evaluation Form - one of several pdf documents; there is one to help in assessing player performance
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
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 Coaching from the Professional Footballers Association, to improve individual and the team's technique, game appreciation and general understanding of the principles of football. coaches in teaching the "beautiful game" to their players.
fitness (speed, strength, stamina, suppleness and skill), warm-ups,
programs for coaches and players focusing on aerobic, anaerobic, speed and agility,
recovery and nutrition
Base Training
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
Soccer Fitness from Sports Fitness Advisor; testing your own level of soccer fitness..
Training advice
Fitness and Nutrition guide from Soccer Training Info; comprehensive coverage of all aspects - ghet fit and improve on all aspects of your game
Periodisation training techniques to improve fitness from Peak Performance Online- vary your approach. Periodisation Models
Periodisation from Runners Web, comparing team v field sports.
Periodisation - an overview from Dragon Door
Soccer Training from Sports Fitness Adviser - programs and articles covering strength, speed, power, aerobic and anaerobic endurance, flexibility and skill.
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
Speed Training with the ball from Ohio South Youth Soccer Association; good routines
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
Fitness and Nutrition guide from Soccer Training Info; comprehensive coverage of all aspects - get fit and improve on all aspects of your game
Soccerball World - what you want to know about soccer balls from the history to development, physics of flight etc; Faq
Concerns over the boot design from Podiatry Association - press release
SymSport the new software package used by the French Football Federation. This tool facilitates the management of all competitions, licensees, schedule, ranking, referees, officials in the one system. The principle is to implement a large network between all delegation (clubs, districts, leagues) and to collect from clubs all information about organization and sporting life, via Internet, Intranet and Extranet. Requires a license to run.
Ask The Ref (US based) designed to provide continuously updated information about the sport of soccer to the coaching community, the officiating community, the players (at a local level) and the player’s parents and fans, through a panel of recognized experts drawn from these communities.
Powers and Duties of a Soccer Referee sets out to answer the questions: What does a soccer referee do? What is a soccer referee supposed to do? What's the authority for what the referee does?
The Corsham Referee covering interpretation of the laws, training for referees, health and fitness and related links
Become and Official Soccer referee - US soccer scene
FIFA Laws of the game Test your knowledge with a quiz from Scottish FA
Soccer-Ref links to wide range of relevant referee information
Soccer Coach-L Laws of the game useful faq directory covering all aspects of the game with thumbnails
Refereeing Links from Jim Gordan makes this section redundant!
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Coast California referees Association Bay Area soccer Referees Association contains some useful articles and a faq about becoming a referee. Eastern Pennsylvania Referees Committee; useful directory of instructions relating to control of the game, available as downloads, Long Island Referees Association pdf files with an entry-level quiz, fouls, misconduct, signals, offside North Alabama Soccer League Refereeing; articles, links Jack London Youth Soccer League information make the call - fair or foul?, can you beat this? Virginia State Referee Program has forms and memoranda on important issues York Region Soccer Referees association guidelines for referees, law changes, 'have you got what it takes?', See Also: Delaware, Maryland, McHenry County, Central Virginia, Rappahannock Soccer Referees Association, |
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discussion boards, quiz, UK referee magazine etc Scottish FA Referees provide a quiz to see if you really know the laws of the game |
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Soccer Referees FIFA Canadian referees and profiles Manitoba Soccer Referees Association covers development and has some documents available Durham Region -Referee Coordinator test yourself with publications, laws of the game Vancouver Island Soccer Referees Association law updates, forms, quiz, resource library |
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Soccer Coaching International
Y-Coach
Soccer pages
Soccer Coaching Forum from 'and-again'
Half Time Talk - Officials Zone
Soccer Coach -L US based mailing list for the discussion of coaching soccer; faq;
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