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COACHING: Teaching the techniques Robert Lewandowski used to score five goals in 9 minutes
Robert Lewandowski used the full arsenal of striker techniques to score five goals in nine minutes last week. How to teach the techniques he used is the first of our new series of coaching advice provided by Yuri Bogdanov, founder of ClubSportal.
Chapter 52: CAT AND MOUSE – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
When you play club or high school soccer, there tends to be a cat and mouse arrangement with the rules. The coach is the cat and the players are all mice and the rules only matter if the coach catches you breaking them, explains former University of Georgia coach Dan Blank in Chapter 52 of his book 'ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer'.
Nutrition, body composition and health: Talking points with soccer teens
Coaches boldly tackle a litany of challenges head on. But there’s one thing most of them won’t touch: the “nutrition talk." We have to name this issue in order to rid it of its stigma, bring it out of hiding and make it part of our regular conversation with all of our athletes, writes Dr. Wendy LeBolt.
Tragedy, tripping and Trump: What soccer can teach us about Europe’s migrant crisis
The Middle Eastern migrant crisis currently roiling Europe has even trickled over into the soccer world, and that's a chance for us to use the game's lessons to make this world a better place -- even for blustering billionaire presidential candidates, says Dr. Wendy LeBolt.
O’Sullivan: Some thoughts on U.S. Soccer’s mandatory changes in youth soccer
Recently the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) announced sweeping changes in the way that youth soccer will be organized and run in this country, and it has caused quite the debate. In his latest blog post, 'Changing The Game Project' founder John O'Sullivan gives his take on the new mandates.
Ben Lederman leaves FC Barcelona as Euro opportunities fade for young Americans
Ben Lederman, the only U.S. player to be invited to FC Barcelona's prestigious "La Masia" youth academy, returned home to the United States for the foreseeable future last week, enrolling at U.S. Soccer's Under-17 Bradenton Residency Program in Florida. Charles Boehm takes a look at this crushing setback for the European dreams of Lederman and talented young Americans hoping to follow in his footsteps.
No Pain, No Game? How to listen to your body when “new-season soreness” hits
Let’s face it, working out hard can hurt. Especially at the beginning of the season or the start of a new training program. While no pain, no gain, is never my mantra, discomfort generally comes with the package. The question is, says Dr. Wendy LeBolt, how do we know what pain to welcome and what pain to avoid?
