Your Chance to Coach Soccer For Money

Knowing how to play soccer could be your key to success.

Teaching others, particularly youths, how to play soccer is a passion for many people worldwide. However, what many of these soccer lovers do not realise is the fact that it is possible not just to do this full time but also make a very good living from it.

Such is the appeal of soccer worldwide that the demand for people who can actually coach others how to play soccer far outstrips supply. Irrespective of whether it's England, Australia or the United States the thirst for learning how to play soccer is almost unquenchable.

Why then, if the demand is so great are there not more people teaching others how to play? There are three main reasons for this.

Knowing how to play soccer and actually teaching others how to play soccer are two totally different things. Unfortunately many people do not realise this.

These people are under the mistaken impression that to be good at showing people how to play that they had to be good at playing soccer themselves.

Because of this mistaken belief many soccer lovers are not only depriving themselves of the opportunity to coach soccer but also depriving themselves of the chance of making a very good living doing something they love.

The ability to acquire knowledge, to be organised and impart knowledge is not restricted to any particular age. Teaching in general and teaching people how to play soccer in particular is an acquired skill, a skill that can be acquired and applied using a certain methodology. Again, this is not something that a lot of people are actually aware of.

Many lovers of the beautiful game have a vague notion that they would like to be in a position to make a living from teaching others how to play, but they lack one vital tool. This tool is the key to success for any business, a business plan.

The lack of this blueprint for success, formula, call it what you may , is the common factor in why so many people fail to realise their dreams and this is as true for coaching people how to play soccer as it is for any other business.

The requirements for showing others how to play soccer.

The requirements are actually quite simple and if each one is present the opportunities are limitless. The most basic requirement is a passion for the game and a willingness to learn.

Organisational ability, whether it is your own or one of your relations is also a big plus. However the most important part if you are to be successful at coaching others how to play soccer is getting your hands on a good plan and applying it.

What should a good plan contain?

If you are considering the idea of teaching others how to play soccer your plan should contain the following;

Ideas for setting up your first coaching session.

Soccer drills.

Play great soccer Blast the ball grass roots coaching more soccer drills

Marketing and promoting your soccer coaching business.

Ideally your plan for will come from someone who has achieved success themselves in this area. The opportunities for those who have done a little preparation and planning are vast. The opportunities for those that love teaching others how to play soccer and know how to stick to a simple gameplan are limitless.

I live in London and have run my own soccer coaching business for nearly 15 years. Its not as difficult as you may think to start earning money from coaching soccer.

Knowing how to play soccer will put you on the first rung of the ladder.

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Soccer Goal - Practice Anywhere, Anytime That You Want

Soccer goal options include pop up, folding, regulation, indoor, rebounders, and portable models.

Improving your soccer players skills, or helping yourself to improve your soccer game is very rewarding. If you help your players, you get the feeling of satisfaction and you see it happen under your teaching. Improving your own game will give you that excellent feeling of conquering a new skill.

Practice is a great way to do that. And by using regulation goals, or portable soccer goals, you can improve your accuracy and talents. Here are some of the different types:

Portable

Great for players, coaches, or school phys ed classes.
Easily moved from place to place.
Start a game or practice within moments.
Smaller size helps improve accuracy.
Affordable.
Comes complete with soccer nets.
Creates lots of fun.
Use indoor or outdoors.

Adjustable Goals

Last a long time.
Great for many ages and skill levels.
Can be adjusted to suit the size of the field.
Great for learning how to score.
Excellent learning tool for soccer goalkeepers.
Use indoor or outdoors.

Soccer Rebounders

Easy to transport.
Simple set up.
Train alone or with friends.
Work on giving and receiving.
Use indoor or outdoors.

Regulation Size

In-ground or movable.
Different sizes available.
With or without nets.
Square or round posts.
Having good tools for your soccer training will help you to improve your game. Just make sure you use the tools, otherwise they are just ornaments.

Although Vince Lombardi is from as different type of football, you should remember what he said. Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Wayne MacLean has over 30 years of experience in the game of soccer. As a soccer coach, soccer player, soccer referee, and all-around soccer fan, Wayne is now adding a new dimension to his love of soccer. He now writes many articles and creates soccer videos to help those that are involved in soccer, are new to soccer, or just want to know more about soccer. Check out my Soccer Goal [http://www.soccer.information-universe.com/soccer-corner-flags/soccer-goal.php] for more great soccer information for yourself or your team.

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Weight Training For Soccer - Improve Strength and Endurance

Win the challenges for the ball with explosive power

Weight training for soccer is not about building huge muscles. It is about:

Upper Body Strength

Aids in complete explosive power.
Helps you shield the ball from the opposition.
Helps you gain position on your opposition.
Helps you throw well on throw-ins.
Helps to prevent injury.

Lower Body Strength

For powerful shots and firm passes.
Jump above others to win head balls.
Firm tackling to steal the ball.
Improved agility.
Improved speed and acceleration.
Helps to prevent injury.

Performance

To be a quality soccer player you need to be a complete athlete. No other sport requires the physical strength and lung capacity that soccer does. You have to be able to run short distances of 10 to 20 yards quickly, but you also need the endurance to last 90 minutes of a soccer match. You also need to be able to hold off the opposition and win challenges for the ball. These skills require more than just lifting heavy weights. It requires balancing your weight training for soccer to include all parts of your body.

How to Train

You cannot just go to the gym and do the normal 3 sets of 10 repetitions of all the standard exercises and get soccer fit. If you think so, you are kidding yourself. Bodybuilders do that to build size and strength. Your goal is different. Unless you want to be a huge bodybuilder, with little agility, and no flexibility. Hey, you could be a huge pylon!

Your training should include:

Weights to increase strength and power.
Circuit training. This provides cardiovascular and strength improvement. Try using movements that you would use in a soccer game.
Plyometrics - a type of exercise using explosive movements to develop muscular power. For example bounding, hopping, and jumping, for the purposes of improving performance in a specific sport.

Is That Enough?

Well of course not. With any smart soccer strength training or soccer speed training program, you need a healthy diet. You can build your strength and agility, but without the energy to go along with it just won't matter.

So work smart, eat well, and train properly. Your soccer training will develop a lean-muscled, physically fit, explosively powered soccer body.

Wayne MacLean has over 30 years of experience in the game of soccer. As a soccer coach, soccer player, soccer referee, and all-around soccer fan, Wayne is now adding a new dimension to his love of soccer. He now writes many articles and creates soccer videos to help those that are involved in soccer, are new to soccer, or just want to know more about soccer. Check out my Weight Training for Soccer [http://www.soccer.information-universe.com/weight-training-for-soccer/weight-training-for-soccer.php] page.

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A Guide to Soccer Drills

Soccer is the most widely-played sport in the world. However, learning how to play the game well requires a great deal of skill and commitment. To obtain this, most players use soccer drills in order to develop their soccer skills.

These drills are a vital part of the development of any soccer player. They offer players the chance to learn skills which they can then apply in match situations. Read on to learn all you need to know about football drills.

Basic Soccer Drills

Soccer players will first begin their training and development with some basic football drills. Usually the first skill that any soccer player needs to develop is dribbling. To help with this, two preliminary drills which are usually employed by coaches are the 'dribble across a square' and 'dribble around a cone' soccer drills. These drills not only help players to develop their dribbling skills, but also their overall dexterity and ball control, which are vital skills for any soccer player.

More Advanced Soccer Drills

After dribbling, the next stage is to learn how to turn and move with the ball and create space. Then after this comes passing, shooting and tackling.  Thee are several drills that will help the individual to become a rounded soccer player. As a soccer player becomes more advanced, they will usually take part in the following drills which are designed to improve their overall soccer ability:

Passing and Trapping Soccer Drills

One of the most vital components of any soccer player is the quality and accuracy of their passing and their ability to trap and control the ball. Some football drills which are intended to improve this include:

Passing back and forth - The most basic passing drill aims to develop the basic skills of ball control and playing a short and accurate pass. As players become more advanced, coaches may wish to progress on to passing over longer distances.

Passing relay race - This football drill involves passing and movement between players in order to develop the player's ability to pass quickly and accurately under pressure.

Crossing Soccer Drills - Soccer coaches may use aids such as cones and markers in drills designed to encourage accurate crossing ability.

Shooting Soccer Drills

To improve shooting, drills such as pass and shoot on goal and dribble through cones and shoot are used. These help players to develop the ability to shoot under pressure

Throw-in and Heading Soccer Drills

To improve throwing ability, the 'throw in and trap' football drill is commonly used. Winning headers is an important attribute of any soccer player and to help with this, aerial ability and heading can be improved with drills such as the 'throw and head' routine.

Soccer Drills for Goalkeepers

Goalkeepers also have their own football drills, designed to improve all aspects of their game, including shot stopping, coming for crosses and commanding their defence.  These drills include the Arc, side-to-side, down-up and shooting angle soccer drills.

In order to improve the goalkeeper's ability and awareness in a game situation, football drills such as '4 vs.4,' 'inside the 18 yard box' and 'the numbers game' can be used.

Accuracy and passing under pressure are 2 of the most important skills that any goalkeeper must have and there are plenty of drills which are intended to develop these skills.

Now that you know more about soccer drills, and how to play soccer, why don't you get out and practice to become a better football player?

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How to Play Soccer - Soccer Rules

Having said that, soccer rules are deceptively simple. The Laws of the Game, still heavily based on their forerunners from the 1860s, govern this sport worldwide, and although the intricacies can be complex you can learn the basics in literally minutes of watching the Beautiful Game.

It's important to note that soccer does not even have rules, but rather Laws. This officious term indicates that there is something very bookish about the game, even though the actual Laws document is just a few pages long compared to some other sports. These rules are available via FIFA for any player to read for free.

The first four of soccer's Laws of the Game relate to the mechanics. They describe the dimensions of the field (which can vary depending on whose stadium you're at), the ball (which can also vary between 27-28 inches in circumference), the players (eleven per team), and what the players can wear (soccer jerseys, soccer shorts, soccer socks, soccer boots/cleats, and mandatory shin pads.)

Laws five and six outline the powers and responsibilities of the referees and his assistants (the latter of which are not mandatory in all leagues, but are found in pro soccer the world over.) After that, how the game is started and halted (when the referee detects an infraction, or when the ball goes out of play, or when a goal is scored) are looked at in laws seven through ten.

Then comes soccer's offside rule, a Law so contentious it has its very own number: eleven. The offside rule in soccer can be hard to pick up, but the basics are this: if a player waits near an opponent's goal with fewer than two opponents between him and the goalline, and the ball is played to him, he is committing an offside offence. Practically speaking, this in 99% of cases means that if a striker has only the goalkeeper to beat when the ball is kicked towards him, he will be flagged offside. (Of course, if he receives the ball onside and then runs one-on-one with the 'keeper, he's done nothing wrong - and will probably score!)

Laws twelve right through to the final one - seventeen - explain why the game might be stopped for a foul, and what happens when this takes place (a free-kick, either direct or indirect, depending on the severity of the offence; or even a penalty kick one-on-one with the goalkeeper), and also how throw-ins, goal kicks, and corner kicks work.

The best part is that you can read these laws in an afternoon and pick up the basics that quickly. But the best way of all is to watch a soccer game with the laws in your hand and refer to them as needed. You'll be a soccer expert in no time.

There are various forms of soccer, ranging from micro soccer (3 a side) to the standard game of 11 a side. FIFA are the worldwide governing body for soccer, and it is FIFA who control the laws of the game that dictate how to play soccer from a rules perspective, so visit the FIFA site to get a copy of the rules and start learning the rules.

Nigel Reed has been involved in soccer during the 60's, 70's and 80's as a player and has been coaching youth soccer in Australia since 2000.
Learn more on How to play soccer and take advantage of the Free Soccer Drills at Nigels website.
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Who Invented Soccer? Do You Mean the Game - Or the Word?

Ready for a surprise? English are the ones who invented soccer.

Both - the game and the word (that's the surprising part).

Yes, I am not making this up. I know, you probably assumed like most people that "soccer" is an American word. I did. Until my son asked me who created the word: soccer, because his PE teacher told him it is an English word. I was sure the teacher was wrong, but I didn't want to compromise his authority and ruin my status of super soccer dad, so just in case the teacher was right, I told my son that I'd look into it. The teacher...you guessed it...was absolutely correct.

"Soccer" is an English word invented by students from Oxford. It is a derivative of the word 'association'.

How is this possible? How did it happen?

Actually it's very interesting, so let's go back in time to see how it all started.

No, not to ancient times, even though there were some forms of a 'kicking' games being played back then. I don't consider this however, as an invention, rather an origin of soccer.

Dribbling Game

In the early 1800s, a number of versions of football were being played in private schools throughout England . Soon the game was adopted by many public schools. The ball games weren't called neither football nor soccer yet, but 'dribbling game' and it was nothing like the game we all know now. Kicking the ball was the main technique to play the game, but use of hands was allowed to stop or catch the ball in the mid-air. No one was allowed to pick up the ball with their hands and run with it.

Rugby Football

It all changed when during the 'dribbling game' one of the student from a public school of Rugby grabbed the ball and ran with it over the goal line. The goal was disallowed but many people picked up on the idea and formed a new game, you guessed it, 'rugby football'.

The popularity of dribbling games and rugby spread throughout the country. New clubs and teams were formed, distinct from schools and universities.

Association Football

There was a big desire of teams to play each other, unfortunately schools and clubs had a hard time agreeing on the same rules. After many failed attempts to unify the rules of the game, in 1863 several teams and clubs came to agreement and formed the Football Association with one set of rules. Sort of a mix of 'dribbling games' and 'rugby'. The game was called 'association football'.

That's where we come to the part of who invented soccer, the word.

English students used to like to nickname and abbreviate words. Also they had the tendency to add an "er" to the end of many words. For example, instead of "breakfast" they would say - "breaker", rugby was "rugger".

The name "association football" was way too long for them, therefore they called it "assoc" which soon evolved to the name "soccer".

And so, the word "soccer" was used in England since the mid-19th century. Most people however, used more frequently the word "football", which was more descriptive of the new sport, although at that time the game of football was still far from the game we play today.

Soccer reached the world

Association football or simply football or soccer was exported by British workers, students, and soldiers all over the world, where the game and the names were adopted pretty quick. Some countries modified the rules of association football to give the beginnings of the new type of football. American football, Canadian football, Australian Rules, Rugby League just to name few, they all evolved from association football, therefore soccer.

Today word "soccer" is most commonly used in the US, Canada and Australia in order to keep a distinction from their own football games. Everywhere else people use the term "football", including those who invented soccer, the game...and the word.

If you think this was interesting and valuable to you, don't wait and check out My Youth Soccer Guide for more facts about soccer history, as well as other useful soccer information.

Adrian Gumowski is a passionate expert on soccer gained from 30 years playing, coaching kids, and developing a web site all about soccer, including soccer history at http://www.my-youth-soccer-guide.com/soccer-history.html

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How to Persuade Youth Players in the USA That Soccer is the Best Sport to Play

Soccer is the most popular sport in almost every country in the world. That is unless you live in the USA where football, baseball and basketball are more popular. As a soccer coach the problem is therefore how to get youth players interested in playing soccer rather than the other sports.

Firstly we need to look at the reasons as to why other sports are more popular than soccer in the USA. One of the main reasons is spectator appeal. Local football, baseball and basketball are televised and promoted in every major city in the US. Young athletes watch this and associate with their heroes. Another reason is the money available in the professional game is much more in the American sports than in soccer. As a result, more young sports players aspire to earn their living with a high income in the American sports.

Not that soccer is a poor mans sport. Wages for soccer players around the world are now on the increase. For example 2 of the best soccer players in the world Christiano Ronaldo and Robinho are reported to be on $200, 000 and $320,000 per week respectively. David Beckham who plays for LA Galaxy is also high up there with the top soccer player earners. Although the interest in soccer is growing in the US among young sportsmen, the sport cannot compete as yet with the publicity, advertising and hype of the American sports.

The question is how to persuade young players in the US that soccer is the best sport to enter. Here are a few good reasons:

Soccer is a sport that any player can play and be successful in. As in football where physique and size is a major factor, in basketball where it is very advantageous to be well over 6 feet tall, any player can be successful in soccer no matter what size or physique a player has. Big and strong players can find positions as defenders, midfielders or forwards. Small players can find positions as forwards and wingers and develop skills to be successful in these positions. Slower players can also find positions, especially in midfield. There is a place for everyone who has the desire.

The involvement in the game is much greater in soccer than it is for other sports. In football there are so many stoppages in the game. Some players like the kickers may only have very limited involvement in the game. In soccer, even if your team does not have the ball, everyone has to hustle back to defend. Even the forwards have to defend from the front. Defenders when not defending have to support the midfield and forwards.

Soccer is very fast paced with almost continuous involvement. Basketball is probably the most similar of the American sports to soccer, the biggest difference being the size of the court to the field.

As well as speed, strength and stamina, skill is of the utmost importance in soccer thus producing an athlete with more rounded attributes. At youth level you will often find that youth soccer players often excel in the other American sports.

A good way to get youth athletes more interested in soccer is to get them watching high-class professional games on TV. The English Premier League is probably the best to watch as it is fast paced with a high skill level. Many of the best players in the world play in this league. There are several TV stations that show these games like Fox Sports World.

Also it would be good to get prospective youth soccer players to go to a few of their local college soccer games or semi pro games if there is a team in the area,

And then there is that magical feeling of scoring a goal with the goal celebration to follow. Soccer is certainly on the increase in the USA. The game produces leaders with more all round ability than the US sports. Success in soccer can lead to worldwide acclaim as players like Brad Friedel who plays in the English premier league has shown.

The author of this article - David Epstein has been a youth soccer coach for over 27 years. David is an expert in teaching parent soccer coaches how to be a better coach and get the best from their players including giving players the know how to play in all soccer positions [http://www.parentsoccercoach.com].

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