1. Best Coaching Practices and half time chat
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Best Coaching Practices and half time chat

2. Fill the Emotional Tank of your players.
Fills Tank with comments like “get the next one”, “nice thought”, “nice try”, - make sure to be speciifc and add name to your comment.
Fill the Emotional Tank of your players.
Empties Tank – “try harder”, “come on”, “that was awful”, “are you even trying?”

3. Coaching practices Do`s Games/Activities Instruct/Guide
Dynamic/Engaging
Short runs
Group/ small sided games
Flexible in style and methods of teaching
DO NOTS
LAPS
LINES
Be RIDGID
Criticize your players
Drills

4. Coaching Education DO`s Positive reinforcement Concise Controlled/Calm
Achievements
Challenge players in different roles
Touch Restrictions at times
Show respect at all times to all.
Don'ts
Negative and aggressive in tone
Lecture THE PLAYERS
Panic OR BECOME Overly animated players and parents react to this.
Running up Scores is not fun and not encouraged as goal difference is not a factor at all

5. Coaching Guide to Training
Explain the activity in as little time as possible:
1. Visual explanation vs Verbal explanation vs Doing the activity. If you cannot demo have a player show the group
2. Tactics Board/Cones to show team shape
3. Use of cones to make our fields/area for guidance.
4. During the activity guide using questions rather than giving answers
5. Get the ball moving.
Try to improve the players thinking and soccer IQ.

6. Coaching Practice Before the Training session
All necessary Equipment READY TO GO
Field size is crucial to success or failure. The bigger field, less pressure equals more success.
Engage players from the start – when they arrive have them line up bags and start an activity.

7. Coaching Practice During the practice
Explain and demonstrate what is expected.
Encourage players to be creative and try new things
Time Management – if they look bored they are bored and move on TO ANOTHER GAME/ACTIVITY.
Offer feedback and support during the session.
Observe the group, allow them to play. Do not always need to be talking.

8. Coaching Practice After/End of Training
Gather group in and go over key points from the training session – Q and A method to help with understanding.
Ask players to grab cones and trash
Praise the effort level - ALWAYS
Do not leave the field until all players have been picked up.

9. GAME DAY COACHING Before the Game First to arrive Last to leave
Be Organized with pinnies and cones.
Warm Up – no lines, dynamic movement
Starting line up
Goals of the game - TRY TO DO?
Meeting officials and other coach.
During the Game
Develop the player not win/score
Do not coach the player on the ball (joy stick)
Players Play multiple positions
Encourage good habits
Praise play/moves you want to see – even if it doesn’t work
Coach players at half time or when you sub them.
No more than 2 or 3 points to focus on during the game and half time.

10. Game Day Continued During the Game
Ensure that what you see on the field is beneficial.
Team shape?
1V1 defending/Attacking
Ideas and technqiue
Players showing respect
Parents showing respect
After the Game 1.Shake hands with the opposing players and coaches. 2. Be Positive on your feedback. 3. Clear bench area of all trash. 4. End of game talk be Short and sweet. Overall develop not win at all cost.

11. HALF Time chat
Before starting to talk you need to consider how to make sure your players are listening. Try to implement a routine, such as counting down from 3-to-1, so that you give your players a chance to calm down, whilst also letting them know you expect them to be listening by the time you reach “1”.
Prepare some relevant off the cuff questions to gain and keep your players’ attention, and to make them think about their performances – this way they’re more likely to reflect on how to improve in the second half.
The half-time period is also about refueling and physical therapy. Allow the players to relax. There is no need to talk for the whole half time.
What you must do in all situations is: ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE. Positive Body language.

12. Half time chat
The coach and team need to gather their thoughts and prepare mentally for the challenges of the second half. Don’t be afraid to ask your players what their thoughts are – this will get them involved and give them ownership of the teamtalk and their performance
If you have something specific to say to them, keep it short and simple – ideally no more than one or two points. Small bits of information are much easier for players, particularly young players, to comprehend.
Always be positive – this will rub off on your team – but don’t be cocky! A coach I know once said: “Don’t get too carried away, this lot you’re playing aren’t very good.” His team were winning 4-0 at half time and went on to lose

13. Remind Your Parents
Does your child getting selected or dropped, scoring the winning goal or missing an open net, getting man of the match or getting subbed at half time represent your parenting??
Or does a child who is a decent, polite, respectful, humble hard working teammate actually reflect the kind of parent you are??

14. Final Remarks Be a soccer role model Pass along life lessons
Healthy Competition over win at all costs
Be Safe and Player Safety comes first.
Lead by Example
Inspire.

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