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Best Practices For Coaching Soccer in the United States

U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Education Department has released a new publication designed to give youth and junior level soccer coaches in the United States a set of fundamental tools to help open up the game of soccer to young players in ways that celebrate the sport’s spontaneous qualities.....


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Tactical Functions and Roles of Players
Youth Soccer in America: How Do We Measure Success?
by the US Youth Soccer Education Department

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Analysis Finds Injury Rates Are Highest Among Kids Under 15
By Bill Hendrick; WebMD Health News

Jan. 25, 2010 -- Injuries in youth soccer are common, and rates are higher among players younger than age 15, a new analysis shows.

Reporting in the February issue of Pediatrics, researchers say that soccer -- one of the most popular team sports in the world -- is almost synonymous with injuries. Young female players tend to suffer more knee-related injuries, while male soccer players are more likely to report more ankle injuries, the researchers write.


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Tough? Or "Fake Tough"?
submitted by Coach Eric Erf
Fifa Laws of the Game

On 1 July 2009, the new Laws of the Game, modified at the 123rd Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Newcastle, Northern Ireland on 28 February 2009, came into force.

To see the current Laws of your favourite game, click on this link.