NW Kickers
Soccer Club
PO Box 43175
Brooklyn Park
MN 55443


Coaches Corner

The coaches corner is a place to enhance your sports education. The goal of this area is to assist you in developing better players and better people for future success at whatever level you might be at. Our goal is for you to learn one new thing each time you visit this section. If you have any questions, suggested topics, or articles to contribute to this area please contact us.

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Player Positions
Learn about player positions in 6 V 6, 8 V 8, and 11 V 11 formations.
 
Man U 4 V 4 Pilot Program
See how playing 4 V 4 can be a very effective way to train your players.
 
Best Practices
An extensive collection (70 pages) of best practices for coaching soccer in the United States
 
Restoration & Regeneration for Optimal Performance
Why rest and recovery are important to your players.
 

Honoring the Game

The parent’s role for appropriate behavior and sportsmanship.
 
Backyard Training Activities
Simply ways for your players to get touches on the ball at home.
 
Player Questionaire
Basic questions to help a coach understand what players think about the game.
 
A Coaches Three Wishes

Explanations to the three most misunderstood "Laws of the Game".
 

Weight Loss for Soccer Players

Information on how to lose weight correctly.
 
Ball Masters 1000 Touches
Every "touch" on the ball makes you a better soccer player - here's a thousand of them......
 
Kickers Manager Handbook

Hopefully, all the information a team manager needs to know.
 
Better Soccer, More Fun
An outstanding website to learn how to train your players and to understand the game.
 
Static vs. Dynamic Stretching

Learn the "new" way to properly warm-up and cool down.
 
Dynamic Stretching Exercises

Here are some basic warm-up exercises using dynamic stretching to prepare players for games or training sessions.
 
Pregame Dynamic Warm-up

Pregame exercises and dynamic stretching activites.
 
Pretraining Warm-up
A pretraining circuit to prepare players using dynamic stretching exercises and to improve their foot skills.
 
Doing the Right Things

Here are some tips to help make the coaching experience better for you, and the young people you interact with.
 
Football Tricks
Very good website with soccer training articles for coaches and parents.
 
Small Sided Games #1

A document on many versions of small sided games to allow players to get lots of touches on the ball and create many decision making moments.
 
Small Sided Games #2
More small sided games to improve your practice sessions.  Players want to play the game, let them!
 
What to expect your first year in traveling soccer
All the basic information you need to know for managing or coaching a traveling soccer team with the NW Kickers Soccer Club.
 
Just Soccer Drills
A nice collection of soccer drills for young players that you might like to try.
 

 

 

 

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