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Coaching Newsletter #10 – Coaching a team with varying skill levels, older players & low motivation
Last month, I received a great question from a former student of mine, who is coaching their first team of teenagers right now. The players are U15, yet still don't know many of the basic skills to soccer. They just want to have fun, hang out with their friends, and they lack enough sporting experience to know how to handle losses and setbacks. I answered this question immediately, but I think it's valuable for every coach to know and hear. So with that, here is my Coaching Newsletter #10 - for subscribers of the site!
Why Brian White scores so many goals
The Vancouver Whitecaps have been flying high this year, and the man at the centre of it all has been their leading scorer - Brian White. I break down exactly why Brian White scores so many goals, and what other forwards learning their trade can take away from White's scoring record so far in 2025. Let's dive in!
Best Formations for 9v9 – Ebook
9v9 is one of the most exciting stages in the development of young players and can often be the first time they are truly able to understand positioning, formations and how to play to the strengths of their teammates. This Ebook gives coaches an opportunity to learn all the in's and out's of coaching 9v9, including tactics, formations, and game management.
Pep Guardiola, Copy-Cats & Why Team Tactics Must Work for Your Players
The weirdest of the weird proclaim modern football to be boring, because every team endeavours to play the same way. High-possession, high-pressing, building out from the back, goalkeepers involved in the build-up, inverted this, inverted that, and some degree of positional rotation. The man credited for starting or popularizing many of these modernizations is Pep … Continue reading Pep Guardiola, Copy-Cats & Why Team Tactics Must Work for Your Players
Forge 1-0 Cavalry – Match Analysis
What a dramatic finish. What a dramatic match. I haven't watched much football in the last year, but wow. That was one of the best games I've seen in a long time. And who would have expected anything less? It's always a tactical battle and such an intense match when Forge host Cavalry, and their … Continue reading Forge 1-0 Cavalry – Match Analysis
Toronto FC 0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps – Match Analysis
After a stellar unbeaten run to start the season, the Vancouver Whitecaps have slowed their speed, desperately trying to manage a condensed list of fixtures. It feels as though they're yet to come away from ninety minutes of MLS action without losing a key player to injury, and this match could prove more catastrophic than desired as both Mathias Laborda and Andrés Cubas suffered the same fate. Nevertheless, the Whitecaps have strength within the depth of their team, and that is exactly what we saw as they secured a hard-earned draw against TFC. Here is my match analysis of the Whitecaps' 0-0 draw with Toronto FC, in the form of dissecting the three main stars of the match.
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