WELCOME TO COACH'S CORNER

Coach's News:

• Coaches Training: Our next training with Victor will be at Greenfield Middle School in El Cajon on April 17th at 9 am. Directions: Take 8 east to 2nd street, turn left, take a right on Greenfield, field is on the right side.

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Here you can find all sorts of helpful information for coaches, parents and players to assist you in developing young soccer players, as well as team tactics, drills and team preparation. You can also find links to soccer coaching web sites from around the world.

(Physical training should only be attempted by those persons with appropriate fitness. Consult your physician before beginning any training regimen. AYSO Matrix and our affiliates assume no responsibility for injury resulting from training programs, drills or fitness regimens promoted in any article or linked site published here. All authors assume responsibility for the content of their training programs.)

The following websites and documents contain useful coaching tips or links to other useful websites. In order to open PDF files, you must have Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer - Download Adobe Acrobat here for free.

Forms:

• Player Evaluation Form (Excel file)
• AYSO Application for Travel (Word file; PDF file)
• AYSO Travel Team Roster (Word file; PDF file)
• Non-Ayso Tournaments (Word file)
• Matrix Deposit Form (Word file)
• Reimbursement Form (Word file)

Links:

• 4v4 training games
• AYSO National Page with helpful info for coaches and officials
• Lots of interesting coaching topics
• Numerous helpful tips for coaches at various levels
• Complete coaching manual online
• Essays on many soccer coaching points (National Soccer Coaches of America site)
• Soccer terms and rules
• Coaching tips from Soccer Maine
• US Youth Soccer’s coaching tips page- many useful essays
• Small site with video tips
• Us Soccer Federation site with many informative articles for coaches and referees
• Diagrammed drills (Commercial site)
• Lots of interesting information and resources
• Goalkeeping tips
• Drills and a great collection of free caricatures of some of the world's greatest players
• Animated drills
• Index of soccer drills and essays
• Website for Success in Soccer magazine, usually posts previous articles

Other Documents:

• Speed Training (Word file): Practical Considerations For Developing Soccer Footwork
• Communication on the field (Word file)
• Fast Footwork (Word file)
• Hydration Program (Word file)
• Interval Training (Word file)