By: Nicholas Spiller on April 8th, 2013 |
Soccer tryouts can provide one of the cruelest lessons for many aspiring soccer players. When a player makes the team, shares a hug with mom and dad, and gets to partake in being “one of the guys”, they feel like champions! And it is a great accomplishment that one should …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on April 4th, 2013 |
The elder soccer commentators always like to insult the soccer players today who seem to be fouled harshly, only for replays to show that it was a floppy dive. Personally, I don’t think diving is anything new to the game and feel that soccer players have been diving since the …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on April 1st, 2013 |
Perennial ball-hogs may take this post a bit too close to heart, but while unselfishness can help you make a lot of friends, sometimes a soccer player has to know when to take ahold of the ball and try to work some magic on their own. Although a teammate may …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on March 27th, 2013 |
America took a bold step towards the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as they emerged from the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City unscathed with a point from Mexico. In what was highly regarded as the toughest test of the qualification campaign, America showed that they can handle adversity and the …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on March 24th, 2013 |
A big part of winning for any soccer team, whether it is a U-8 youth team or Bayern Munich, comes down to the camaraderie between all the players. Teams need to have a special bond between everyone on the field in order to be dominant and win on a consistent …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on March 20th, 2013 |
One of the things that greatly helped with my soccer development was having an older brother. Because of a 5 year age gap, he was much bigger, stronger, and overall simply a better soccer player than myself. Whenever we would play little games in the backyard, competing was always a …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on March 18th, 2013 |
Being a youth soccer coach comes with many responsibilities that must be taken seriously if the group is going to have a fun and successful soccer season. In addition to coaching the kids, yelling shouts of encouragement and tactical advice from the sidelines, and helping young players take the next …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on March 13th, 2013 |
Playing goalkeeper is often one of the toughest and overlooked positions in youth soccer. While coaches effectively work on passing, shooting, and dribbling drills, the goalie is often left floundering about with the peaceful knowledge that he or she may use their hands. But as the last line of defence, …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on March 11th, 2013 |
Team sports can always be a challenge when players don’t pass you the ball. In fact, without the soccer ball, it is nearly impossible to do anything in the game of soccer. Passing the ball is one of the tasks that is often left unfulfilled at the youth level of …
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By: Nicholas Spiller on March 5th, 2013 |
Sports are about winning. Soccer too is about winning. The ultimate moment of glory for any soccer player is “winning” the World Cup. Soccer players never go off on daydreams where they imagine losing the big games. No, the focus is typically about winning that big match and scoring the …
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