One of the neat experiences I've had coaching youth soccer is having a player who can do a flip
throw. We actually have two players on our 96 girls team that can do it, though one is a striker
and only throws in on occasion. The other is one of our starting defenders and was a competitive
gymnast before she started playing soccer.
On Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Ralph Perez from the University of
Redlands. I am very grateful to Coach Perez for giving up some of his valuable time to pass on his
advice and knowlege to our soccer coaching community here at www.soccercoachingblog.com.
The interview lasted over 30 mins and covered topics such as practice exercises, use of time and
space, use of video, advice for college recruits, and ideas for recreational, club and high school
coaches.
I'm getting very close to my 10 year anniversary of coaching youth soccer, and I guess I'm
reaching that stage where I look back and think 'Oh my God what have I done!' when it comes to
those early years. Blessed with children born 8 years apart, I hope I've learned from my mistakes
coaching my eldest so I can do a better job coaching my youngest as well as all the other kids I
coach.
I am delighted to announce that I had the honor of interviewing coaches Dean Wurzberger and
Carlos Juarez over the weekend. Both coaches were kind enough to let me have some of their valuable
time as they were staffing the USSF National B license at the Home Depot Center in Carson,
California.
Husky coach Dean Wurzberger resigned on Dec.
Tab Ramos is one of the great players in US Soccer history, and has taken his talents to coaching
youth soccer. His NJSA 04 Gunners won the USYSA Under-14 national championship, marking the first
national championship for a New Jersey club team in two decades.
Mike Woitalla of Soccer America caught up with Ramos, and discussed the best way to handle parents
in youth soccer.
On Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Ralph Perez from the University of
Redlands. I am very grateful to Coach Perez for giving up some of his valuable time to pass on his
advice and knowlege to our soccer coaching community here at www.soccercoachingblog.com.
The interview lasted over 30 mins and covered topics such as practice exercises, use of time and
space, use of video, advice for college recruits, and ideas for recreational, club and high school
coaches.
