Soccer Coaching Manual PDF

It is the coach who frames the sport experience for the athlete.

A study of 10,000 high school athletes released in 1990 concluded that the quality of coaching has the greatest influence on whether participation in high school sports becomes a positive experience for the young athlete.

The sport of Soccer offers opportunities for athletic success to a wider variety of personalities, body types and natural athletic talent than any other sport.

With its opportunities for individual skill as well as team competition, few other sports can provide so much for so many.

There are opportunities to develop physically, emotionally and socially.

There are opportunities to discover hidden talents, learn about oneself and develop a new sense of competence and self-worth.

There are opportunities to be part of a team while competing as an individual.

There are lessons about life and reality.

There is the motivation to pursue goals and objectives that most teenagers dismiss as being impossible.

All these possibilities are woven into the unique fabric of sport.

The responsibility of making them an intimate part of every young athlete’s Soccer experience rests squarely on the shoulders of the coach.

The Role of the Coach

What exactly is the high school coach’s role: recruiter, expert teacher, trainer, strategist, personnel manager, administrator, promoter, communications expert, diplomat, spokesperson, psychologist, impartial judge, disciplinarian, caring friend, counselor, parent substitute?

A high school coach assumes all of these diverse roles.

For the coach, the greatest reward should not be the outcome of winning, but rather the process of training and competition that positively affects the personal development of young athletes.

Great coaches use sport as a vehicle to enrich the lives and futures of their athletes.