Matt and I would like to thank you for your continued support of Educated Coaches. We are brothers that believe and live our WHY on an everyday basis…We empower athletes, families, coaches, and organizations to create opportunities for lifetime success. Even though we are followed by a relatively small group of people, our impact on sport… Continue reading Educated Coaches Best of 2015
Three enduring truths must be present in youth sports for participation to be considered a success: The participant has fun during training and games. This can be witnessed through facial expressions (smiling and laughing), in conversation, and through effort displayed on the field. Learning happens over the course of the season. Within sports, learning happens in… Continue reading Youth Sports Enduring Truths
Meaningful athletic competitions happen between teams that are closely matched in skill and effort and result in both teams improving because of the contest. Each team is challenged to perform at their best throughout the entire game in order to achieve process success as well as result success. Most of these types of games involve intense… Continue reading The Search for Meaningful Athletic Competition
Why do certain families and players participate with the same youth sport organization for their entire youth sports career while others move to other sports, other activities, or other youth sport organizations. Three reasons I believe organizations are able to retain participants are: Organizational values and beliefs that match the families values and beliefs… Continue reading Youth Team Development – Keep Families In the Game
Why spend my time working with sport participants? It sure isn’t for wins and losses…Wins and losses do not last as the next game is always on the horizon. I COACH… I coach to create positive relationships. I coach to have and promote fun. I coach to be involved with feelings of jubilation and success. I… Continue reading I Coach…
Miguel Lopez is the Hilton Head Academy Director at Storm Soccer Academy. A young coach in age, he has numerous experiences working with young soccer players between the ages of 5 and 13. The number of hours he has spent coaching and education he has received at such a young age has created his ability… Continue reading Coaching Tips – Miguel Lopez Style
“To reach people no one else is reaching, we must do things no one else is doing.” Craig Groeschel (LifeChurch.tv) Leaders within organizations must realize that in order to be a success, they must build a climate calculated to build potential leaders. Leaders that surround themselves with other leaders create more success for their organization.… Continue reading Learning Through Mentorship on the Athletic Field
Youth soccer clubs must be able to teach hired coaches their specific philosophy and curriculum in order to develop players that can eventually perform at the top levels in the manner in accordance with the prescribed developmental methods of the soccer club. At Storm Soccer Academy we play a possession-oriented style focusing on basic possession… Continue reading Youth Soccer Coaches in the United States: Development is a Worthy Process
Leaders influence followers within all areas of life including business, leisure, and recreational activities. Within the youth soccer world; soccer coaches, directors and organizations provide leadership and the knowledge of how to become a better soccer player. The knowledge, level, and ability of the organization and coach directly influence the passion and skill development of… Continue reading Youth Soccer Coaches in the United States: Organizational Structure
“The job isn’t to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo.” Seth Godin Youth soccer development for players growing up in the United States and then competing with the national team is at a crossroads in 2014. With seven of the current 23 players on the US World… Continue reading Youth Soccer Coaches in the United States: The 2014 Youth Development Dilemma
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