8 Mistakes Coaches Can Make
1. Being disorganized
2. Unclear role definition
3. Not leading by example
4. No plan to build leaders
5. Ignoring team dynamics
6. Not addressing locker room issues
7. Failing to communicate effectively
8. Not remembering "Why you coach"
I'm tired of young soccer players wasting their time on bs busywork skills sessions.
Find a skills trainer who knows what they're doing. Who COACHES. Who doesn't just run you through an hour of random movements, a circus, and conditioning with the ball during the season.
There are good skills trainers (I know two in my area) who understand periodization, recovery, load management, and true skill acquisition for the game.
Find someone who write sessions that are actually transferable to ⚽️ , who focus on detail with a specific skill for your kid, and who incorporate small sided games and the IQ 🧠 side of soccer, and who DO NOT do general eye wash sessions with a random jumble of hurdles, box jumps, ladders, then dribbling, followed by a quick tap in a ring then a pass.
Worse yet, the trainer is standing there saying "good job." 😂
Wait, what was good about that??
And whattttt are we even working onnnnn.
I know this may come to a surprise to many of you on here because this is exactly what your kid is doing, but it's really that bad out there.
Everybody wants the championship.
Not everybody wants the “SHIPS” required to build one.
1. Ownership 2. Leadership 3. Friendship 4. Hardship 5. Sportsmanship 6. Scholarship
Championships are built long before the trophy.
Which one matters most to winning culture?
The Best Teammates Never...
1. Quit
2. Blame
3. Complain
4. Bring Drama
5. Point Fingers
6. Show Up Late
7. Make Excuses
8. Make Poor Choices
9. Run From a Challenge
10. Bring Negative Energy
11. Badmouth Teammates
Be a Great Teammate.
30+ years of coaching taught me one thing.
The best leaders aren’t born. They’re built by what they do daily.
Here are 5 habits that separate good coaches from great ones. 🧵
Your captain sets your ceiling.
8 things great captains do that average ones don’t.
Which one is hardest to find? 👇
1. They hold teammates accountable so the coach doesn’t have to.
2. They lead harder in practice than in games.
3. They check on the player who’s struggling before the coach notices.
4. They own losses without pointing fingers.
5. They make the bench feel as important as the starters.
6. They know when to pump the team up and when to settle it down.
7. They protect the culture when no one is watching.
8. They make their teammates better just by being in the room.
Your captain is either raising or lowering your ceiling.
Choose them carefully.
Develop them intentionally. 🏆