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Coaches
Resources and useful links for ABSC coaches
Start of the Season
Some steps to get started
New monthly coach meetings
Mandatory coach drop-ins at start of Fall 2010 season
SAY Soccer coach training Aug 21, 2010
First Aid & Pediatric CPR training Aug 25, 2010
In-house coach training w Phil Scicluna Aug 28, 2010
Positive Coaching Alliance - 2 Workshops on Aug 29, 2010
Best Practices!
Positive Behavior Mgmt training Sept 2009
U-7 and U-8 and U-10 FORMAT CHANGES
ABSC coaches join yahoo-group

Get Registered
As head coach, asst coach, team manager

Forms
Game Cards
Timesheet - for paid coaches, assistants coaches, coach mentors

Safety
Goal Safety Guidelines - proper anchoring
Risk Management Program - CYSA Guidelines
 
Coaches & Parents Scrimmages
Casual evening scrimmages - join us
Jim Lindsay's list of East Bay adult soccer leagues

Club Policies
Team Formation Policy
Coaches Code of Conduct

Warm Ups
Warm-up excercises - The PEP Program
http://www.aafla.org/3ce/ACL/BerMan.htm
Exercises for women to avoid ACL injuries:
http://strongwomen.tripod.com/do.htm

Drills
Animated Fun Games & Drills
Youth Soccer Coaching Drills

ABSC Supports Positive Play
ACCYSL Sidelines Behavior Rules
ACCYSL Sidelines Behavior Rules in English (Word doc)
ACCYSL Sidelines Behavior Rules EN ESPANOL
ACCYSL 4-Goal Rule

The Support of Positive Behavior on the Field by Parents
Positive Coaching Alliance - www.positivecoach.org
Positive Coaching Alliance workshops

Podcasts
Interview with Coach Jim Bloom 10-23-08

Library Materials
Albany County Library collection
Best Practices - from US Soccer Federation

CYSA-North Materials

Articles
When Coaches Should Hit the Bench - 9/19/06

Coach Licensing Courses
Some local coaching courses
Upcoming courses from CYSA-North

Futsal
Just a sample of the English Football Association coaching summary on Futsal as well as a sample of a couple of news on Futsal from UEFA and FIFA.

The FA Football Development Programme Futsal Fact Sheet (PDF)
Article: Oliveira owes a debt to Futsal
Article: Spreading the futsal gospel
Useful Links

Kids First Soccer
Internet Soccer Clinics
The Game within the Child
Soccer Performance
Improve your skills with a few minutes a day
Basic Coaching Manual
Soccer Help  --  WSoccer Drills, Skills, Rules, Tips
Technical Training
Coaching Youth Soccer  --  With "Koach" Karl Dewazien
The Coaching Corner
Fine Soccer  --  Tons of drills under "Archives"


Food for Thought:

Don Lucia, coach of the University of Minnesota's men's hockey team, talking about parents and coaches in youth hockey
(From Karl Dewazien, CYSA State Coaching Director)

 

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