Coaching Credentials

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The same can be said about a lot of college coaches too.

and club coaches also.It does not matter what you coach and what level as long as you can provide your players with good technical and tactical info that enhances their
ability to play and improve.
Having a playing background helps to understand how demanding technically the game is.
Unfortunately some forget and instead of encouraging players to try and fail in order to
make progress , coaches focusing on results since the results reflect on them ,they tend
to "punish" players for simple errors that are part of the game.

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High School coaches should have as a minimum of a USSF D National license - the D national allows you to register and take the USSF C license - the most significant portion of the D National license is a 30 minute training session that a coach needs to design, needs to run and needs to step in and make coaching points - there are some excellent high school coaches but there are some that are horrendous and the game has long passed them by - I know one in Eastern Ma. that has been "coaching" for 20 plus years that really needs to just step aside and stop pretending to be a "coach".

HS soccer is a black hole for kids soccer development.. Most coaching and overall quality of most teams is dreadful. I feel for the serious kid in a serious club program who now has to spend 3 months away from his club to train with a coach who knows and understands very little about the game and Ill bet , knows less than this poor kid. He probably runs him into the ground and spends hours trying to teach get the ball outside and "send it". He cant speak to the kids on the great SPL or Seria A game last week but will slam the refs for the pass interference call against the Pats .. Its very sad

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He cant speak to the kids on the great SPL or Seria A game last week but will slam the refs for the pass interference call against the Pats .. Its very sad

There was a great SPL (Scottish Premier League) game last week??

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In high school you are stuck with what you have in the town (unless you are a catholic school). The coaches can't go out there and have all different kids from different towns. Your skill level should be less. Club coaches SHOULD have an easier time developing players and playing "better" soccer but for the most part a lot don't.

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In high school you are stuck with what you have in the town (unless you are a catholic school).

Not entirely correct. For example, look at Needham. A-B used to recruit athletes but apparently they stopped a couple of years ago.

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Not entirely correct. For example, look at Needham. A-B used to recruit athletes but apparently they stopped a couple of years ago.

Who did AB recruit? When?

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Who did AB recruit? When?

I was trying to take the high road on Needham but okay.

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There was a great SPL (Scottish Premier League) game last week??

Yes, Sheep United played Spud FC. In a riveting match that was 0-0 at halftime. Sadly, the game was called at the start of the second half when the home side ran out of whiskey.

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There was a great SPL (Scottish Premier League) game last week??

If Celtic played Rangers there certainly was.