Have you ever wondered where the best soccer players are found? I’ve asked this question to lots of my friends and the answers are usually fairly typical: Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Belgium. All my mates segregated their responses into Countries. Fair enough. But can we dig in a little deeper? Look at the world more […]
The Play Better program is happy to introduce the ‘move of the week’ metric, for younger age groups. After a series of tests we have decided it is a fun, simple and effective metric, which can be easily rewarded. To do this will you need to incorporate a few goals and challenges weekly to keep […]
Well it’s safe to say that if you are a hard core footy fan then the worst month of the year is finally over. After a lengthy few week break, I don’t watch the average US tour games they make the big clubs go through, the season is upon us once again! And I am […]
Reading the comments and blogs/articles that have sprung up around the topic of no standings/trophies for U12 & below in the last couple of weeks has left me both laughing out loud and shaking my head at how far off-base many people’s interpretations of this initiative are. At the same time they are clearly demonstrating […]
One thing that has struck me for a number of years watching footy in Canada, is our lack of creative decision makers and problem solvers at all levels. I can’t help but feel this is at least partly to do with our approach to teaching and instruction. We call it “coaching”, which in and of […]
Free play. Unstructured play. No coaching. Are those words foreign to your young soccer charges and their parents? For the vast majority of grassroots soccer players in this country, I would wager the answer is yes. In our typically over-structured and busy lifestyle in modern society, the typical soccer experience in Canada consists of whatever […]
