Current thinking in soccer divides games into four main moments; own team in possession, losing possession, opponents in possession and regaining possession. This should not ...

In 1857, former pupils of the Sheffield Collegiate School established the Sheffield Football Club at Bramall Lane and published their own set of rules for ...

by Simon Icke footballpoets.org Touchline Shouting Touchline shouting, that's all I ever hear, I'm so confused and filled with fear. I'm only ten years old ...

The first football in Britain was played by huge numbers of people on vast 'pitches' with very few rules. Villages were divided into two sides, ...

"Kids' football (soccer) is all about the individual loving the game: dribbling and shooting, playing games and scoring goals, experimenting and copying. It is very ...

The little boy dribbled and kept dribbling. He had taken the ball away from the midfield pack and zoomed toward his own goal. This surprised ...

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by Mary Healy Jonas, Melpomene Research Director Over the years, the Melpomene Institute has frequently received questions from coaches, parents, the media and others about ...

It is the dream of every inexperienced coach to have a manual handed to him or her with all the answers to their problems. This ...

"Small sided games, while no guarantee, are the best way to get children interested in soccer..." "Over and over again during matches and training sessions, ...

What is abuse and how do I recognise it? Physical Abuse Physical Abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, kicking, punching, pinching, biting, choking, poisoning, burning ...

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) may possess a proud reputation as having preserved the foundations of the game as it enters a third century, ...

By Rick Fenoglio Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University / Cheshire Co-Founder:  Give Us Back Our Game The reason that most ...

What to expect from U-6s Coaching pre-school, (i.e., under six), children is a lot of fun! Their enthusiasm knows no bounds, they will turn up ...

It is important to understand at the outset that players coming to any sport prior to the age of 6 years old, in general, do ...

I coached U-8 boys to an undefeated season and difference was that we didn't bunch. Not bunching allowed us to pass. Passing allowed us to ...