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 Are you training your youth players like professional athletes?  Do you take the fun out of the game?  Training youth athletes correctly from the very start is very important to the overall success.  For example,  research has shown that specializing too early in any particular sport can hinder the progress of that athlete. 

Following a targeted specific outline for youth soccer training can be vital to the young athlete's success.  When you train young athlete's incorrectly you risk overtraining, burnout, injuries and incorrect development.  For those who coach youth soccer you need to know that there are stages of development for young players.  Training youth soccer players is about global training or more generalization of training then as they get older and older the youth training turns to more specialization. 

The youth training articles and programs below will help you as a coach or parent know the correct ways to develop soccer players.  In this section you not only learn the proper way to plan your youth soccer player's playing life,  but you will also learn about the best ways to develop individual playing skills.  By implementing the techniques in the page you should be able to better transfer the soccer skills learned to the game. 

Sports are meant to be fun.  Keep it that way.  Youth soccer training, if done right can not only develop a good soccer player but also contribute to developing a good person.

Youth Specific Training Articles


Player Development Schemes

Soccer skill and player development is not a fly by the seat of your pants activity. Developing soccer skills.....

 

How children acquire skill

If you are a coach or a parent this pamphlet is important to review.  Not following the principles in this could hinder your players development.

 

Youth and Plyometrics: Do they belong together?

One of the main evidences for the fact that it is ok for kids to do certain types of plyometrics is how they live their life. Kids run, jump, jump off fences and land on the ground....

 

Plyometrics in 12-13 year soccer players

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of plyometric training and maintenance training on physical performances in prepubescent soccer players. (Science of Soccer Article)

 

How to kick a soccer ball?
This video has just been released and is selling around the world. Learn how to kick a soccer ball the right way.

 

 

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