The table below contains a list of some sites and resources which contain useful coaching information.
| 1. | Better Soccer More Fun | A site which contains coaching info based on the Dutch Soccer Association approach to coaching. |
| 2. | Gary Rue's Exercises of the Day | A collection of articles posted by Gary Rue (mostly from the Soccer-Coach-L mailing list) |
| 3. | Bruce Brownlee's Site | Lots of great articles |
| 4. | SOCCER-COACH-L Basic Coaching Manual | Coaching manual put together by contributors of SOCCER-COACH-L mailing list. You can also sign up for the mailing list from this site. |
| 5. | Fine Soccer | Coaching resources from Lawrence Fine |
| 6. | Jeff Benjamin's Site | A great resource for coaching Goalkeeping |
| 7. | Strong Soccer Video Clips | Lots of video clips showing off all those dribbling moves you need to teach |
| 8. | Reedswain | A great resource for purchasing soccer coaching books, videos, and DVD's |
| 9. | And-Again | A site with drills, games, and a very good online discussion forum for coaches |
| 10. | Soccer Coaching International | Another site with a good coaching discussion forum. Based in Europe. |
| 11. | North Alabama's Soccer Drills / Articles | more links to articles and drills.
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| 12. | Bob Christensen's Mandan Soccer | Bob is one of the more prolific contributors to the coaching forums listed above. His site has some great articles for all age groups.. |
| 13. | Ricmond Development Center | Richmond Development Center. A website for the development center jointly created by Richmond Youth Soccer and Richmond Girls soccer. All about player and coaching development. |
| 14. | BC Soccer Association | The official provincial soccer organization. Lots of info here for coaches, players, and referees. If you are looking for coaching training, follow the menu links to the Technical -> Coaching pages. They list all the Community Coaching courses plus more. |
New to Coaching?
If you are new to coaching a mini team, I would recommend downloading the
SOCCER-COACH-L manual listed above. In addition, on the North Alabama Soccer
site, select the Coaching Manuals link, and you will find a number of manuals
targeting specific age groups. Next, take a look at the Strong Soccer video
clips for dribbling moves you can teach. Finally, attend the coaching sessions
put on by the RYSA on Sunday
mornings (run in parallel with the kids Training and Development sessions).
Medical History Form
As part of your risk management procedure for your team, you should have each
player fill out a confidential medical history form. You should retain these
forms in confidence in case of a medical emergency. You can download sample
forms in either Word Document here (inside
a zip file), or an Adobe Document here.
Game Player Rotation Forms
Coaches who are running 6 aside mini teams may find it useful to draw up a
rotation schedule for substitutions to ensure all players get equal playing
time. Fil Vera has provided some sample Word Document templates for this
purpose. Its a great way to get some of your other parents to help out so you
can focus on coaching. You can download a zip file containing these templates
here.
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