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    Step up and Coach Youth Soccer
    Step up and Coach Youth Soccer
    Step up and Coach Youth Soccer
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    Step up and Coach Youth Soccer

    By Coach Kurt W. Faust

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    Coaching youth soccer is an awesome experience! Whether you are stepping on to the field to coach for the first time or you have been coaching youth soccer for years, coaching is a continual learning process. Success comes from a coachs ability to teach, communicate, motivate, be organized and make soccer fun. Step Up and Coach Youth Soccer is a complete A to Z book looking at all aspects of coaching youth soccer. It is my hope that this will be a book that you will use again and again for your coaching experiences.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 24, 2013
    ISBN9781481700092
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      Step up and Coach Youth Soccer - Coach Kurt W. Faust

      © 2013 by COACH KURT W. FAUST. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 01/22/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0008-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0009-2 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012923829

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      I want to thank my wife Rebecca for being such a support on our journey in athletics and for my children Alex and Andrea who have made every day a miracle.

      Contents

      CHAPTER 1 BEING A SUCCESSFUL COACH

      CHAPTER 2 ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT

      CHAPTER 3 GETTING ORGANIZED

      CHAPTER 4 DEVELOPING A TEAM MENTALITY

      CHAPTER 5 ORGANIZING PARENTS

      CHAPTER 6 SEAGULLS AND SHARKS . . . TEACHING FIELD PLAY, SKILLS, AND DRILLS

      CHAPTER 7 BUILDING SOCCER SKILLS

      CHAPTER 8 DRILL WORK

      Step Up and Coach Youth Soccer by Kurt W. Faust

      Friends in Coaching . . . you’ve picked up this book because you are either ready to take your first steps into the wonderful, rewarding world of coaching OR you were the parent who could not say no when the soccer club called you and begged you to coach.

      Either way, congratulations on becoming part of a wonderful world of influencing lives, launching healthy lifestyles and sharing your life with young people. To many of these young athletes you are the first in a long line of coaching experiences. You are the catalyst to creating love for organized sports, building socialization skills and modeling integrity to your team. That may sound overwhelming, but it is not. Really, it is just you as a coach having an understanding of what you want to accomplish, knowing how you want to accomplish it and having a genuine concern for others.

      How important is your role to the success of young athletes? Let’s use the iceberg analogy. If you can visualize an iceberg—many times the smallest part is showing. For the athlete, that is the public aspect of competition. The part that is under the water is the part that you get to work with. Lurking under the water is the bulk of the iceberg and that represents the biggest aspects of an athlete; their physical, social and emotional development. All of the influences that you have on them end up in that part of the iceberg. As coaches, that is where you work. You do not focus on the surface to be distracted or swayed by the publicity, etc. As coaches, you must focus on all the wonderful teaching, coaching, influencing, developing and fun that goes on under the water!

      Regardless of where you are in your coaching journey, whether it be for soccer, football, softball or any other team sport, please enjoy this detailed look at getting started and building a fun, interactive and rewarding soccer coaching experience for all.

      CHAPTER 1

      BEING A SUCCESSFUL COACH

      Many coaches will tell you, always remember, it’s not about you!. I guess that has some merit in the sense that you are not to coach for selfish reasons or for your own personal success legacy. However, I disagree, it is all about you!

      Coaching is the most interactive experience you will have. Your words, thoughts, actions, inactions, attitude, enthusiasm, positive nature, negativity, etc. are all on display all of the time. So it really is about you being the launching pad of the young lives you are committed to developing. Where do you start in creating the proper you as a coach?

      A successful coach will:

      Bring a positive and enthusiastic attitude to every practice, game and team function. From the time you step on to the field you are on and every player will absorb what you give them, positive or negative. Players emulate their coach’s attitude, demeanor and behavior. They look to you to learn how to react to every given situation. Does this take loads of energy? Yes, it does. But, the silver lining is the fact that it can become infectious if you work at it.

      Be organized with practices, teaching, game organization and parent interactions. I will discuss practice organization later, but for now, understand that the more organized you are about all facets of the program, the more you will be allowed to coach the game, enjoy the children and enjoy the experience. You do not have to do it all. Delegate lesser responsibilities to assistant coaches and parents whom you can trust.

      Take the responsibility of role model seriously and develop a firm foundation for good sportsmanship and character. One thing the media has shown us about coaching; all coaches are under the microscope all the time, no matter what sport or what level is being coached. Look at this as an opportunity rather than an anchor. It is an honor to think that others look to you for lessons on conduct, integrity, honesty and sportsmanship.

      Maximize participation and design drills that allow fun, competition and success. Keep kids engaged, use fun terminology, move with them, be enthusiastic and look for ways to keep a score or race. Make sure that success is spread around the team and use quick comments to teach about success or failures as well as praising as much as possible. Long lines, complicated drills and lack of direction are all things that will kill a drill experience.

      Takes time to know his/her players and develop each one based upon their abilities and interest. Many coaches dream of having a loaded team of focused and well-conditioned athletes. Instead, you get a few at the top, loads in the middle and a few who may not even want to be there. Find out quickly what makes your players tick. You may even want to talk with parents to get more information about them. Find out:

      •   If they have any experience in an organized sport

      •   Are they active physically

      •   Do they have any limitations, physically or emotionally

      •   Are they interested in soccer or just to be in a sport

      •   Strengths and weaknesses

      •   Who might be the potential leaders for drills and demonstrating

      Be goal-oriented and develop players in a progressive manner. Ask yourself at the beginning of the season:

      •   What do I want to accomplish with this group?

      •   What skills do I wan to focus on?

      •   What are my emotional/social goals for this group?

      •   What kind of coach do I want to be?

      •   How can I set up my drills in a progressive manner—going from basic to more complex?

      By breaking skills down into progressive units, you can bring your players along in a developmentally appropriate way. You also will be able to organize your practices by skill levels as

      well as balance competition within drills.

      Communicate in an age appropriate manner. A common mistake by coaches is to miss the mark in communicating to players. Some shoot way over the top spouting as if they love to hear their expertise, while others treat practice like preschool, watering down interactions to a wash of warm fuzziness. Practice how you will present a drill and use fun names. Also, develop a simple set of terminology that can keep things moving and get your point across quickly. As the season progresses, players should know drill names and purpose without a coach having to explain.

      Coaches also must develop their style of attentiveness and verbal instruction. This does not include yelling, intimidating or bully-like tactics. Obviously, you are going to be louder at times, but as the season progresses you should be able to find yourself verbalizing less and less. With young

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