Edmonds Soccer

Not only is youth soccer a great learning and enjoyment endeavor for kids, parents older teens in the community may find it an equally rewarding activity. Consider the benefits in getting involved and becoming a coach or assistant coach for a local team.For parents who complain they don’t get to see their kids nearly enough due to hectic work and school schedules, coaching soccer sets aside a certain amount of quality time every week which you will get to spend interacting with your child in a productive way. Watch your kid grow and learn fundamental life skills on the soccer field before your eyes. It also gives you an instant channel to get to know some of his or her friends. This can be reassuring as a parent in order to be sure your child is hanging out with good influences. Not to mention it is a great way to get to know parents of other players on the team, opening the possibility of arranging play dates and group family outings beyond the soccer field. It is always rewarding for a parent to look at a child’s success and think to one’s self, “I taught him that.” But for busy parents who aren’t schoolteachers such opportunities are increasingly hard to come by. Coaching offers a great forum by which to impart lessons on your child without the rebellious repercussions that come naturally with standard parenting. (more…)

Soccer drills are helpful to youth soccer coaches by keeping active young minds engaged of the course of the practice. Of course, the best soccer drills are ones that also help to improve a player’s play. Here are a two classics to help beginning soccer players both stay busy and get better.Around the Cone Relay Race For this drill all you will need is a bag of soccer balls and a few orange cones. Divide your group of kids into equally numbered teams, in the event of an odd number, select a player to go twice. Spread out cones corresponding to the number of teams you’ve divided into, with each team gathering behind a cone. Then place another cone for each starting cone at equidistant intervals. Teams will form a single file line, with the first person in each line going first. Each beginning player will dribble a soccer down the field and maintain control of it around the cone before dribbling it back up the field and passing the starting cone. The player will then pass the soccer ball to the next player in line who will repeat the same process. The first team to have every player dribble the ball down and back wins. (more…)