20 Questions Vol IV: Meet Thomas Shenton
1. Where are you from? I grew up and lived in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England until I was 22. 2. When did you begin playing soccer? I’m not exactly sure of my age but very young. It’s all I...
View ArticlePlayer Development Series: Should You Develop 2-Footed Players?
Since I have been coaching soccer, I felt some compelling need to encourage kids to use their weaker foot. Is that really good for their development? Should we spend more time making our strengths...
View ArticlePlayer Development Series: Two Footed (Shared Comments)
I need to check on the comments for the site. I received some great responses and I want to include them here. Ryan Slott commented on Facebook regarding his basketball coaching experience (need more...
View ArticleSebastian Giraldo: Developing Creativity in Youth Soccer Players: Three...
“I do everything through instinct, I play like a child … I think about myself on a small field, or in the street, I see myself with the ball in the same way as I am now. I have not changed at all. You...
View ArticleSebastian Giraldo – The Often Overlooked Role of the Trainer as Teacher, Part I.
The following is part of a 3 part series from Sebastian Giraldo regarding the importance of Teaching when you train or coach. I love this piece by Sebastian and it is special to soccerthought.com. As...
View ArticleSebastian Giraldo: The Often Overlooked Role of the Trainer as Teacher, Part II
Effective, Successful teachers Our knowledge of teaching is pretty expansive and every day we have highly intelligent individuals who continue to add to this literature. I have had the pleasure to not...
View ArticleSebastian Giraldo: The Often Overlooked Role of the Trainer as Teacher, Part III
This is the final piece in a Three-Part Series from Sebastian Giraldo, PhD, regarding the role of the soccer trainer as a teacher. You can access the prior posts on the home page if you cannot find...
View ArticleAjax Video Review Part I: Heroes of the Future, The Ajax Training Concept...
I purchased the video set from Ajax titled Heroes of the Future to get a glimpse at Ajax’ storied youth development model. I will post about different parts of it in a series. 1. Recognition of...
View ArticleCan a parent-coach be a professional soccer coach?
***Note on this blog*** I realize now after writing this that I have wanted to get this out for a while. This is a bit more personal than my usual entries, but these ideas have been banging around my...
View ArticleCoerver Coaching: Review of Youth Diploma I Course
I attended the Coerver Youth Diploma Course in Arizona June 2015. Charlie Cook was the instructor. The same Charlie Cook who played for Chelsea and several other professional organizations. What a...
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