Continuing Your Coaching Education
Develop the person and you'll develop the player.
They'll forget what you did, they'll forget what you said, but they'll never forget the way you made them feel.
JOHN WOODEN VIDEO - for ALL coaches
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (a.k.a. NSCAA) is the largest coaching association in the world with over 30,000 members. If you sign-up to become a member, you also get the bi-monthly NSCAA Soccer Journal, giving coaches like yourself new training ideas, discusses various soccer topics and includes interviews with coaches at various levels (i.e. recreational, club, high school, college and professional).
The NSCAA offers numerous coaching education opportunities throughout the year - regardless of whether you are a youth, high school, rec, club, college or professional coach. These coaching education opportunities are made available for coaches of all abilities and include: attaining coaching licenses (for goalkeeping, youth, club, high school and numerous other licenses/certifications) and the NSCAA hosts an annual coaching convention to allow coaches like yourself to see and/or listen to collegiate and professional coaches speak on various topics. The NSCAA hosts its annual soccer coaching convention every January, at different venues each year (in Kansas City, KS in Jan. 11-15 2012), that is the largest of its kind in the world! There is a National and Advanced National license offered by the NSCAA at Regis University every June.
Visit the NSCAA website here
Join the NSCAA here
Learn more about the largest soccer coaching convention in the world!
Websites to get new ideas
soccer eyeQ
If you want to be on the cutting edge of what training opportunities are out there to develop players, get to know more about how to develop players' vision and awareness of the game. Soccer eyeQ will help you better understand what this is all about and how to develop these attributes in your players.
uefa.com/trainingground
nscaa.com
insidesoccer.com
dutch touch
"Elite Soccer" is a monthly publication that includes training sessions from current English Premier League coaches, as well as Championship (league right under the EPL), League One, League Two and top Goalkeeper trainers. You can subscribe to it for about $90 a year. Just Google "Elite Soccer Publication" to find out how you can learn new ideas and see training sessions from professional coaches from Europe.
Interviews with current and former Pro Players and Coaches
The Global Method of Soccer Training - what sets the elite coaches apart?
Street Soccer - why is this important for development?
A word from Jose Mourinho
Nutrition for players
Nutrition for players part II
Advice from Brazilian Football Legend - Roberto Carlos
Messi interview
John Terry interview
How fit is a UEFA referee?
An Inside Look of Football Clubs and Countries from Around the World
FC Barcelona youth academy
Ajax academy article
Inside the Ajax Academy
KNVB (Dutch) Coach Education
Spain reap the rewards
Spain reap the rewards II
Soccer Articles
The Mourinho Mystique
Top 10 Traits of an Arsenal/Barcelona Player
Xavi article
Mental Toughness - for Coaches and Players
The Value of Informal and Formal Sports to Youth Development
Two to Consider - State of Soccer and Soccer Coaching in the US
"The Game is the Best Teacher"... Blah, Blah, Blah...
Soccer Shorts - 3 short articles on soccer
Youth Soccer Insider articles
How club structure impacts development
Coaches should sit down
Coaching good soccer takes patience
Let them dribble
Flexibility
Playing HS vs Club
You've become a good ref when...
Sleep well, play well
Coaching is stealing best practices
Fueling the young athlete
Best food for the young athlete
Lecture them not
UEFA Training Ground
Spain Youth Coach explains 4V3 activity
UEFA Movement and Awareness
UEFA Movement and Awareness II
Int'l Soccer Opportunities with Gump's LLC
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Recommended Soccer Films to Watch
Ginga
Pelada
Dare to Dream
Bill Beswick Sportsmind
Any video regarding former or current players and/or teams (i.e. Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Barcelona, Real Madrid) is beneficial for youth players to watch. Watching films about the Organizations/Associations, such as the FA (FA Cup) or FIFA (World Cup), that host big tournaments are great things for players to research and get a better understanding for the history of the sport. You can order any movies at soccer.com or off amazon or eBay easily enough.
True story - "An imagination is worth more than knowledge" - Albert Einstein
Inside Edge - Manchester United
Nike first touch training - accuracy Day 1
Zidane volley in Champions League Final
Henry goal vs Manchester United
Messi vs Maradona - "goal of the century" comparison
Christiano backheel goal (2/26/12)
YouTube is also a great outlet for players to watch professionals and favorite player(s) perform specific moves in a game or in training. Watching things on the Internet or on video give youth players the luxury to allow them to watch things on their own time.
Recommended Soccer Books to Read
Soccer Men - Simon Kuper
Inverting the Pyramid - Jonathan Wilson
Going Dutch - Guus Hiddink
Mourinho - Patrick Barclay
The Beautiful Games of An Ordinary Genius - Carlo Ancelotti, Alessandro Alciato and Paulo Maldini
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football - David Winner
The Man Watching - Tim Crothers
Dynamo - Andy Dougan
Catch Them Being Good - Tony DiCicco, Colleen Hacker and Charles Salzberg
The Champion Within - Lauren Gregg, Tim Nash and Brett Whitesell
Pele, My Life and the Beautiful Game - Robert L. Fish
Team Building: The Road to Success - Rinus Michels
Sports Psychology
The Talent Code - Daniel Coyle
Blink - Malcolm Galdwell
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
Mindset - Carol Dweck
Performing Under Pressure - Saul Miller
Drive - Daniel Pink
Learn from Other Great Coaches in Other Sports
Wooden On Leadership - John Wooden and Steve Jamison
Essential Wooden - John Wooden and Steve Jamison
You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned - Swen Nater & Ronald Gallimore
Mindgames - Roland Lazenby
The Mentor Leader - Tony Dungy
Uncommon - Tony Dungy
Beyond Basketball - Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie Spatola
The Gold Standard - Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie Spatola
Lombardi and Me - Paul Hornung
Leadership
Leadership and Self-Deception - Arbinger Institute
7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - John C. Maxwell
The Leadership Moment - Michael Useem
Influencer - Kerry Patterson
Skills School Manual
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New Coaching Curriculum
Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the US