U18 girls practice.

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Kani Brownlee attacking during soccer game v Auburn.

Coaching Youth Soccer

Check these soccer coaching notes to help build your practice plans.

Score More Goals

Score more goals with better technique

Better Soccer Warm-ups

Game day soccer coaching to win means having great soccer training sessions and having great game days. Check out Game Day Warm-ups

Survive Match Hazards

"We could have won our game but..."

  • The referee didn't like us
  • The field was in terrible condition
  • There was no space to warm-up

All coaches face match hazards. Great soccer coaches know how to overcome and improvise. See Match Hazards to learn how to overcome 20 common problems so they don't become an excuse for poor play.

Soccer Coaching News

Audio/video slide show on over-the-hill soccer. Greg Ryan is out as Women's National Team Coach. See Soccer News for Soccer Coaches . Find details on soccer coaching courses, college soccer news, and youth, state, and amateur soccer coaching news and coaching job postings.

Ideas for the New Team

If you are meeting your new soccer team and starting practice next week, there are seven ideas that can help you get off to a good start. See Ideas for Your New Soccer Team.

E-Book for Soccer Leg-Building

Protecting the Athlete's Knees

ACL, knee, and quad injuries in soccer players, are a big problem for many players and teams. There's no catastrophe like losing your key player just before state cup or regionals.

Don't wait for disaster! Buy your own copy of Protecting the Athletes Knee by Brian Schiff and Brian Smith of Fitness Edge Performance today from the pros at Fitness Edge. You can start your own program to dramatically cut the incidence of ACL injuries to players, increase leg strength, agility, proprioception, and balance by using the excellent fitness-for-soccer training book, Protecting the Athletes Knee by Brian Schiff and Brian Smith of Fitness Edge Performance. Get it in either a field-ready spiral binding or as e-book for instant download.