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World Cup Soccer with Mia Hamm

by Sportskool

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In her illustrious and record-breaking career, Mia Hamm won four college championships, two world cups, three Olympic medals, and scored more goals in international competition than any other player in the world, male or female. Now she's adding one more thing to her resume: your personal soccer coach!

World Cup Soccer with Mia Hamm provides you with the fundamentals necessary to build a foundation for achieving your athletic goals and will put you on your way to being a better all around player. In addition, this instructional video course also features a tutorial with professional soccer coach Ian Sawyers on how to be a successful soccer coach.

Coach Credentials

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As the record crowd of more than 90,000 fans at Pasadena's Rose Bowl - the most to see a women's sporting event in the United States - erupted with the winning goal in the 1999 World Cup, women's soccer ascended to a new level. The sport, mainstreamed with the success of the U. S. Women's National Team earlier in the 1990s, became a national phenomenon with the victory. Mia Hamm, who played in every celebrated win, was a driving force behind women's soccer and the national team. An iconic figure in sports, Hamm is widely considered the best female soccer player in history. Hamm played 17 years for the U.S., and her 158 goals in international competition are a record for females and males. As a 15-year-old, Hamm became the youngest player ever on the national team. At 19 in 1991, she became the youngest American woman to win a World Cup when the U.S. captured the inaugural women's tournament in China. With the two more World Cup wins and Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2004, Hamm and the U.S. team helped soccer earn a spot on America's sports radar. Born March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama U.S.A. Soccer's female athlete of the year five years in a row (1994-1998) All-American selection and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year her last three seasons at North Carolina Helped take Tar Heels to four consecutive NCAA women's championships Graduated in 1993 with all-time ACC records in goals (103), assists (72) and points (278) Retired shortly after the 2004 Olympics in Athens Carried the U.S. flag at the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Olympics Won silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Finished third at the 1995 World Cup in Sweden; named tournament MVP In 1999, Nike named the biggest building on its corporate campus after Hamm In March 2004, Hamm and former U.S. teammate Michelle Akers were the only two women and Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players selected by Pele. Book this course......

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Soccer Skills and Drills: Winning the 1v1 Match-up featuring Coach Joe Luxbacher

by Sportvideos

About this Course

Soccer in the purest sense is a team sport - eleven individuals playing as one. That said, in the most fundamental analysis virtually every game situation in some manner or another involves a one-on-one competition —the player with the ball versus the opponent who is responsible for defending him or her. These mini battles waged between opposing players are vital links in the chain of events that collectively determine the outcome of the match. Improving a player’s ability to succeed in one-on-one situations is the primary objective of Soccer Skills and Drills Vol. 1. “Winning the 1v1 Match-Up” provides essential information and a series of exercises designed to develop and improve a soccer player’s “tactical speed” in the 1 v 1 situation. Tactical speed refers to the ability to consistently perform skills and make sound decisions under the match-related pressures of limited time, restricted space, and physical fatigue. All elite players and elite teams demonstrate a high level of tactical speed. Players can improve tactical speed through competitive training coupled with a clear understanding of the principles upon which players’ decisions and subsequent actions are based. Individual tactics deal with principles of attack and defense that are applicable in one-on-one (1v1) situations. 92 minutes. Book this course now!

Coach Credentials

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Dr. Joseph Luxbacher has been involved in the sport of soccer as both a player and coach for more than 30 years. A former professional player in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), Luxbacher served more than two decades as the head men’s soccer coach at the University of Pittsburgh where his teams won more than 200 times. Coach Luxbacher has twice been named Big East Athletic Conference Soccer Coach of the Year and has earned the “A” Coaching License of US Soccer.

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Soccer Moves, Skills and Drills by MLS Star Dwayne De Rosario

by Dwayne DeRosario 

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 Join MLS player and youth soccer coach, Dwayne De Rosario as he shows you several killer moves and techniques that he uses to dominate the game. In these coaching videos you will learn proper ball control, handling drills, receiving drills, and more. Book this course....

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Dwayne DeRosarioMLS Attacking Midfielder, Toronto FC

Dewayne De Rosario is an attacking midfielder who in 2009 joined Toronto FC for his ninth season in Major League Soccer. His teams have never failed to make the MLS postseason and his golden goal as a rookie gave the San Jose Earthquakes the 2001 MLS Cup. He also was a member of the Earthquakes’ MLS championship squads in 2003, ’06 and ’07.

De Rosario is known for his spectacular goals as much as his four MLS titles. He also is a long-time member of the Canadian Men’s National Team and has been named the Canadian player of the year three times. Book this course....

Strength Coach Latest Featured Forum Discussion: Value in finding Maximum Aerobic Speed in High School Female Soccer Players

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KyleCongleton

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 Value in finding Maximum Aerobic Speed in High School Female Soccer Players
Posted Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 8:06 AM

I took over a Girls High School Soccer program last year and immediately implemented weight training and physical assessments in hoping to help them to begin learning about their bodies, reduce injuries and help me begin to individualize their training as much as possible. I am realistic about our program and youth. I have few student-athletes who want to play at the next level but most seem interested in being healthy and strong. What I am trying to answer is there value in trying to identify their Max Aerobic Speed and Max speed to develop conditioning strategies for them. If so, what do you recommend. I have also begun using Heart Rate Monitors during our field sessions. Some are very excited to get this feedback. I am still learning how to use this information to educate them and individualize their training. Here are our current Physical Assessments. Would you recommend alternative assessments?

sit-n-reach
Push-ups (60 secs)
Sit-ups (60 secs)
Standing Broad Jump
T-Test
30M sprint
300 yard shuttle
1.5 Mile run

Thank you.

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Posted Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 10:54 AM

Kyle- congrats. Great questions. Lets try to take them one at a time.

Your current testing protocol is a bit dated? For MAS you could simply test 3/4 mi. MAS is the speed in the 5-6 min range and, my guess is most of your girls would fall in this range. This would also eliminate the 1.5 mi run

Sit and reach is an outdated test. The FMS Active Straight Leg Raise looks at a similar quality but, prevents movement across multiple joints.

For push-ups I would simply do max reps with proper form. My guess is that most will be under ten and done in about 15 seconds.

I would eliminate sit-ups altogether. Probably more harm than good. ( Take a look at Anthony's No More Sit-ups and Crunches article.)

Standing Broad Jump- not a bad test but you have to carefully monitor landing position. Low squat landings can cause the knee injuries we are trying to prevent.

T-Test- no problem with this one.

Instead of a 30M sprint use a 10 yd sprint. Much safer and you'll get better comparative data.

300 yard shuttle- my favorite conditioning test.

1.5 Mile run- as I mentioned above, cut it in half and get MAS.

PS- Don't get caught up in the "this is what the US team does" etc. The key to testing is your team, not what some else does. Again, congrats. 

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World Cup Soccer with Mia Hamm

by sportskool

About this Course

In her illustrious and record-breaking career, Mia Hamm won four college championships, two world cups, three Olympic medals, and scored more goals in international competition than any other player in the world, male or female. Now she's adding one more thing to her resume: your personal soccer coach!

World Cup Soccer with Mia Hamm provides you with the fundamentals necessary to build a foundation for achieving your athletic goals and will put you on your way to being a better all around player. In addition, this instructional video course also features a tutorial with professional soccer coach Ian Sawyers on how to be a successful soccer coach.

Coach Credentials

Sportskool

As the record crowd of more than 90,000 fans at Pasadena's Rose Bowl - the most to see a women's sporting event in the United States - erupted with the winning goal in the 1999 World Cup, women's soccer ascended to a new level. The sport, mainstreamed with the success of the U. S. Women's National Team earlier in the 1990s, became a national phenomenon with the victory. Mia Hamm, who played in every celebrated win, was a driving force behind women's soccer and the national team. An iconic figure in sports, Hamm is widely considered the best female soccer player in history. Hamm played 17 years for the U.S., and her 158 goals in international competition are a record for females and males. As a 15-year-old, Hamm became the youngest player ever on the national team. At 19 in 1991, she became the youngest American woman to win a World Cup when the U.S. captured the inaugural women's tournament in China. With the two more World Cup wins and Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2004, Hamm and the U.S. team helped soccer earn a spot on America's sports radar. Born March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama U.S.A. Soccer's female athlete of the year five years in a row (1994-1998) All-American selection and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year her last three seasons at North Carolina Helped take Tar Heels to four consecutive NCAA women's championships Graduated in 1993 with all-time ACC records in goals (103), assists (72) and points (278) Retired shortly after the 2004 Olympics in Athens Carried the U.S. flag at the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Olympics Won silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Finished third at the 1995 World Cup in Sweden; named tournament MVP In 1999, Nike named the biggest building on its corporate campus after Hamm In March 2004, Hamm and former U.S. teammate Michelle Akers were the only two women and Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players selected by Pele. Book this course today!

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Self-Directed Soccer

by Charlie Inverso

About this Course

Did you know that young players usually sharpen their most essential soccer skills between the ages of 6 and 14? Skill building at this age is essential for success and enjoyment of the game. But skills are built through repetition, which can bore or discourage young players.

To counter this, Coach Charlie Inverso offers a comprehensive training plan that mixes soccer fun and fundamentals in both individual and team practice routines. Combine this plan with coach and parent encouragement and supervision, especially at its beginning, and you’re on your way to helping players love the game by playing it better. The plan comes complete with downloadable training notes and coaching tips for each drill.

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Charlie InversoAssistant Men's Soccer Coach at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey

Charlie Inverso serves as Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. Coach Inverso was a longtime head soccer coach at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey and compiled a 434-46-14 record en route to winning five National Junior College Athletic Association championships. Four times, Inverso was the NJCAA Coach of the Year and inducted into NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2006. Book this course........

Strength Coach- Soccer Training Compilation

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Soccer Training Compilation

Michael Boyle - November 16, 2018

One sport that we have strong interest in is soccer so we decided to put together a compilation of our top soccer training articles to make finding info easy.

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Around the ball. Dutch soccer conditioning!

Chi L. Chiu

Spain has rightfully won the World Cup Soccer 2010, beating the Dutch with 1-0 in the finals. Although they did not became world champion, Dutch soccer coaches have been successful all over the world. One of them brought the teams of South-Korea (WC 2002) and Russia (Euro 2008) to the semifinals, after only three months of preparation. These teams were assembled from mediocre players at best. What can we learn from it? 

No skills? Compensate! 

Soccer is, like most ballgames, a simple game. You either have the ball or you don't. This will lead to three phases in the game: the attack, the switch and the defense. When a team is forced in defense, they will build up pressure and cover. Aggressive chasing will force mistakes during an attack. Although it requires tactics and ball skills, it is very dependent on speed and stamina that leads quickly to fatigue. The second half of the match usually opens up because of it, which basically means that is harder to maintain pressure and cover. The last 15 minutes you'll notice an extra drop in performance. The distance in high intensity running is 20 percent lower than in the first 15 minutes. It explains why one third of the goals are produced in those last 15 minutes and also why mediocre teams with superior conditioning can excel at world cups. They compensate in area's that matter! 

Right man at the right place 

It is said that success is a matter of the right man in the right place. Nothing could be closer than the truth with soccer. The ball is usually less than a second in possession, before it is passed on to the next player. On average, a player has 60 to 90 seconds contact with the ball in a 90 minute game. The time lag between accepting the ball and passing on is unbelievable low, leaving you wondering whether the players have eyes in the back of their heads. It all boils down to communication and tactics and you see a lot of mistakes during world cups, where newly formed teams have short preparation times....... Join StrengthCoach.com to read the rest of this and other articles....

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Soccer Goalkeeper Mastery

by Eric Vogel

About this Course

31 COMPLETE SOCCER GOALKEEPER SESSIONS WITH VIDEO AND TEXT INSTRUCTIONSThese sessions are the QUICKEST way to improve your goalkeeper skills and become the elite goalkeeper you know you can be!
GOALKEEPER WARMUPS, FUNDAMENTALS, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED GOALKEEPER TRAININGSNo matter what level of goalkeeper you are now we have the trainings you need to get to the next level FAST! 
LEARN:• PUNTING• CATCHING• PUNCHING• DIVING• TOSSING• DROP KICKING• PARRYING 
• REACTION DRILLS

Coach Credentials

Eric Vogel

All State First Team Soccer Player
NSCAA Licensed Soccer Coach
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World Cup Soccer with Mia Hamm

by sportskool

About this Course

In her illustrious and record-breaking career, Mia Hamm won four college championships, two world cups, three Olympic medals, and scored more goals in international competition than any other player in the world, male or female. Now she's adding one more thing to her resume: your personal soccer coach!

World Cup Soccer with Mia Hamm provides you with the fundamentals necessary to build a foundation for achieving your athletic goals and will put you on your way to being a better all around player. In addition, this instructional video course also features a tutorial with professional soccer coach Ian Sawyers on how to be a successful soccer coach.

Coach Credentials

Sportskool

As the record crowd of more than 90,000 fans at Pasadena's Rose Bowl - the most to see a women's sporting event in the United States - erupted with the winning goal in the 1999 World Cup, women's soccer ascended to a new level. The sport, mainstreamed with the success of the U. S. Women's National Team earlier in the 1990s, became a national phenomenon with the victory. Mia Hamm, who played in every celebrated win, was a driving force behind women's soccer and the national team. An iconic figure in sports, Hamm is widely considered the best female soccer player in history. Hamm played 17 years for the U.S., and her 158 goals in international competition are a record for females and males. As a 15-year-old, Hamm became the youngest player ever on the national team. At 19 in 1991, she became the youngest American woman to win a World Cup when the U.S. captured the inaugural women's tournament in China. With the two more World Cup wins and Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2004, Hamm and the U.S. team helped soccer earn a spot on America's sports radar. Born March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama U.S.A. Soccer's female athlete of the year five years in a row (1994-1998) All-American selection and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year her last three seasons at North Carolina Helped take Tar Heels to four consecutive NCAA women's championships Graduated in 1993 with all-time ACC records in goals (103), assists (72) and points (278) Retired shortly after the 2004 Olympics in Athens Carried the U.S. flag at the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Olympics Won silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Finished third at the 1995 World Cup in Sweden; named tournament MVP In 1999, Nike named the biggest building on its corporate campus after Hamm In March 2004, Hamm and former U.S. teammate Michelle Akers were the only two women and Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players selected by Pele. Keep reading.........

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Complete Youth Soccer Training

by Miguel Brunengo

About this Course

In Complete Youth Soccer Training, youth soccer coach Miguel Bunengo provides essential skills and drills that will help young players grasp the key aspects of playing soccer. This coaching course is ideal for youth coaches and parents who to further their athletes' abilities and understanding of the game.

This course includes:

• Soccer Moves & Skills
• Tips & Drills
• Passing
• Shooting
• Defense
• Dead-Ball Strategies
• Practice Tips

  Coach Credentials

  Miguel BrunengoAssistant Men's Soccer Coach at C.W. Post on Long Island, N.Y
  
  Miguel Brunengo is an assistant men's soccer coach at C.W. Post on Long Island, N.Y.
  
  A former youth national team player, Brunengo forged a reputation as a top youth coach. He led his B.W. Gottschee team to three consecutive Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association State Cup titles. That included the Under-11 crown in 2004, when the team went on to represent the United States at the Danone Cup in Paris, France. 
  
  In 2006, after his team won its third State Cup championship in a row, it went even further, becoming the only New York team to earn a Region I title by winning all of its five matches at the Regional Championships in Virginia Beach, Va. Their efforts saw the team gain nationwide coverage on the Fox Soccer Channel, and Miguel was named as bigapplesoccer.com's Boys' Youth Coach of the Year. Book this course........

UDC Men’s Soccer Blanks Slippery Rock, 2-0

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SLIPPERY ROCK

0

DIST. COLUMBIA

2

Final	1	2	T
SLIPPERY ROCK (1-3-1)	0	0	0
DIST. COLUMBIA (3-2-1)	1	1	2

Pablo Basarte and the Firebirds defense forced their 2nd shutout victory of the season.

SCORING SUMMARY

1st - 3:15 - TEAM (Dist. Columbia)

2nd - 80:57 - Brandon Rios (Dist. Columbia)

GAME LEADERS

SLIPPERY ROCK

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: George Oakley - 4

Sv: Matt Hunsberger - 7

DIST. COLUMBIA

G: 2 Players (#23, #TM - 1)

A: 2 Players (#9, #12 - 1)

Sh: Gabriel Torres - 6

Sv: Daniel Eisenhauer - 4

TEAM STATS

SLIPPERY ROCK

DIST. COLUMBIA

Shots (on goal)

9 (4)

17 (10)

Saves

7

4

Fouls

5

9

Corner Kicks

3

7

Offsides

4

5

FULL STATS

WASHINGTON, DC – The University of the District of Columbia men's soccer team earned a 2-0 shutout victory vs. Slippery Rock University in non-regional play Wednesday afternoon.

The Firebirds (2-2-1) bounced back after consecutive road losses last week via an outstanding defensive effort. UDC allowed only nine total shots, of which, only four were on goal, and junior transfer goalkeeper Daniel Eisenhauer stopped all four shots he faced to preserve the complete game shutout in his Firebird debut.

UDC freshman midfielder Eusebio Macedo was credited with the assist on a Slippery Rock own goal which put the hosts on the board just over three minutes into the action. Both teams were then scoreless for nearly 78 minutes before senior midfielder Brandon Rios finished off a beautiful feed by senior forward Raphael Pacano for the four-year veteran's first career goal and some Firebird insurance.

The Firebirds would not wind up needing the insurance, however, as the UDC defensive unit held Slippery Rock (1-3-1) to just two shots and one corner kick in the second half.

The Rock's goalkeeper Matt Hunsberger made seven saves and allowed two goals in a complete game effort.