Can you remember years back, perhaps in elementary school, middle school or even in high school, when physical education class was the highlight of your day? Remember the basketballs cleverly marked with a "hand print" so that children can learn how and where to place their hands. Imagine that simple concept transformed to fit the growing need of skills development in youth … [Read more...]
Professional Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer by MySoccerGuide
Newest Player in the field of Individual Development, Youth Training and Parent Coaching . MySoccerGuide Powered by Matt Avellino Enterprises is proud to present it's newest Soccer training series. This innovative training method bring together progressive, step-by-step process for players, parents and coaches to systematically improve skills, tactic and physical fitness. … [Read more...]
The Winning Formula
If you haven't had a chance to take a look at this book or these set of tapes, you really have to find some time to do so. Really some remarkable information gathered from soccer's history, cultivated and presents in the most direct and compelling way. This set of informational tapes not only sums up decades of soccer evolution and depicts the changing trend in soccer of the … [Read more...]
Coerver Goal 1-2-3
Does "Goal 1-2-3" resonate any fond memories for anyone? Or do you even recognize this title? I mean we see the words and combinations thereof in almost every soccer product and DvD out there, but this particular title comes from a very popular green cassette box released in 1989. Have you figured it out yet? If your thinking the first set of training tapes by Wiel Coerver, … [Read more...]
Starting with the “Small Ball”
"The 'Magic Pill' to finding your touch..." With a clear and focused mind ready to start training and jump back into the rhythms of pre-preseason and pre-season, I decided to use the "small-ball" as the main equipment to sharpen up my touch. Many of you might have experience, worked with or seen people training with this "small-ball." And if you haven't tried it yet, and you … [Read more...]
Playing Past College: Is it Realistic?
Spirrsblog.com November 4, 2010 So, What is the next step here in America? Every year thousands of Collegiate Soccer Players from each NCAA Division graduate with the same questions at heart: Where's the next team I will play for? Some will find themselves trying out for local and domestic teams, some will settle for recreation leagues, some shoot for trials in the MLS, D1, … [Read more...]
Pressure of Preparation for Preseason: Essential Components of Getting to the Next Level
Spirrsblog.com April 22, 2009 So, a few months ago I really started playing with the idea of moving to another country and playing professional soccer for a season or two. I began doing some research and started looking into clubs, levels, locations, seasons and time-frame for the near future. But as I began to explore my contacts and do my research on this new … [Read more...]
