Whenever I conduct a coach education course, one of the most popular questions I am asked by the candidates attending is, “How can I make my team spread out? They are always bunched up and follow the ball.” This is a familiar pattern with players that are U8 and below, which should be expected. At [...]
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As a coach of a youth sports team, there will be situations when you clearly have the game in hand and it is time to “call off the dogs,” to avoid embarrassing the opponent. And there may be occasions when you find yourself on the wrong end of a blowout. When a coach doesn’t seem [...]
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