Commander’s Intent as a Weapon for Cultivating Creativity Within the Choke Hold of Robot Coaching.
In our last discussion, we reviewed steps to help coaches be prepared for the unexpected. No matter how well prepared you are for a session or a game, chaos will find a way to upend your plans. You must be able to adapt, have a plan Z, and overcome the realities of life coaching youth […]
5 Reasons to Attend the NSCAA Convention in Los Angeles
Meeting of Great Soccer Minds: It is the largest convention of soccer coaches in the world. Held over five days, hundreds of presenters provide education for thousands of attendees. Coaches such as Dick Bate, Laura Harvey, Emma Hayes, Reed Maltbie, Ian Barker, Dr. Ron Quinn, & Lisa Cole to name a few. Many presenters will […]
Never Coach in Absolutes
Did you like what I did in the title? Total dad joke. I can hear my children groaning now. When I was studying to be a kindergarten teacher (I know, I couldn’t believe it either) we spent an entire semester preparing to teach reading. As part of that we dove deep into the world of […]
An Ocean Will Drown a Seed
One of the most difficult tasks us coaches have is distilling our information into short lessons for our players. We have years of playing and coaching experience swimming about in our heads, and want so badly to lay it all on our players to help them grow. We think the more we say, the more […]
“Sit Fido Sit. Good Dog.” And Other Things You Shouldn’t Say to Your Child
My wife and I were standing in the cleaning supply aisle of a grocery store one lazy Saturday. The kids were all with Nana and Papa and were hopefully learning something new (I love the idea of a kid learning whilst they are with their Nana and Papa, as it creates such a cute image) […]
Damage Caused By Verbal Abuse
I wanted to open this article with another story. One of those attention grabbing, tell all, stuff of nightmares stories that I’ve told before. One about the coach who called a 10 year old boy stupid. Or the one about the coach who screamed at a high school player in front of a sideline full […]
Echoes Beyond the Game Series: The Dirty Little Secret
*Coach Reed is presenting multiple topics on Communication at the NSCAA 2017 Convention in Los Angeles. His Echoes Beyond the Game Series is a lead up to the material he will deliver that week* Want to know a dirty little secret? This is the kind of secret that can create moments of magic – turning […]
The Four Types of Player Bullying – Scenario One – Strong versus Weak
Chasing the balls that are punted into the woods. Carrying the gear bags. Cleaning up the messy locker room. Eating all the peppers on the table at dinner. Of course, the list can get much worse from here, but you certainly get where this is headed. Hazing has been a part of the sport culture […]
K+S Soccer Film Festival in New York
The 7th annual edition of Kicking+Screening will be held from June 23rd to 26th in New York City at the Tribeca Cinemas & Varick Room. For those who do not know about it, this idea started with two people, Greg Lalas and Rachel Markus, who are both soccer and film enthusiasts. After they met on […]