Enid Soccer Club Coaches Corner
Hello Coaches,
I hope your season is going well. Our priority is for you and your team’s
soccer experience to be fun. The coaching challenge is for the kids to have
fun while learning to play soccer. This can be particularly difficult as
practices typically occur after a tiring day of school. Some things to keep in
mind are:
- Work on the basic techniques of passing, receiving, shooting,
etc. much more than technical concepts of offense, defense,
position, etc.
- Pick one topic per practice and work on only that topic.
- If you are prepared and on-time practices will be easier.
- Have a team parent to help you.
- Use games to keep energy and fun levels high. Avoid drills with
lines.
- End every practice with some sort of end game such as small
sided soccer.
- Keep it fun and the kids will keep coming back.
- Don’t worry too much about winning.
Coaching Resources:
Some great resources for fun learning games and coaching tips are:
- Soccer Help
- Fine Soccer
- Soccer Specific (use
OSA promo code “1773” for your free membership)
- Decatur Sports
Tournaments in Oklahoma
If you are interested in going to a tournament you have several
options. Go to:
Oklahoma Soccer Tournaments
If you run across a good web site or something cool, please send it to
me so I can share it with everyone. If I can help you in any way, give
me a call or send me an email.
Stacey Albright
Head Coach
580.366.9585
