Implementing a Club Wide Curriculum

The future of youth soccer can be captured in two words: ‘Soccer Academies’. Academy is the catch word. Everyone is looking to position their club as a soccer ‘academy’. But what does it mean? Most people would agree that the word academy implies a school. A soccer school then. But schools have a curriculum that is utilized to teach and measure the effectiveness of teaching. Therefore, it doesn’t make any sense to have an academy but not have a curriculum...


Player Development Model - How to Train U6 - U12

This article outlines Georgia Soccer's Director of Coaching's Technical Recommendations for U6 - U12 for optimum player development.


Practice Vs. Game - Which one is better?

In any sport, players develop skills via a combination of practices and competitions. This begs the questions: what should the practices-to-games ratio be; how often should we schedule games; what is more important for player development?


The Youth Academies in England's Premiership

This article describes the evolution of the youth academies in England, in their attempt to overhaul their player development structure and what lessons we can learn from their initiatives.


Ethics in Youth Soccer

This is an article aimed at coahces, parents, and club leaders and discusses the potential adverse impact of a win-at-all-cost approach to youth coaching. A must read for every coach and parent.


Traveling and Playing on the Same Day

What can be done to eliminate the adverse effects of travel on performance. Read on to see what the State Director of Coaching has to say.


Mandatory coaches licenses for Recreational coaches

Do you have the correct license level for the recreational team you are coaching? Check out this informative article and see.


The New Epidemic...Sideline (Mis)Behavior

A look at sideline bahavior and its impact on player performance. This article addresses an increasingly disturbing trend in youth soccer.


Goal Safety—It can save a life!

Georgia Soccer has been made aware of some recent soccer goal injuries and fatalities and feels the need to remind all leagues and coaches of the importance of Goal Safety…