The Wildcats played a superb game and lost to Chivas 3-2. With a 1-0 first half it was a battle of wills throughout the game. The Wildcats defense was phenomenal this weekend and learned their lessons well from the practices during the week. The Chivas defense put up a great fight too and our forwards [...]

I’ve coched U10 and U12 soccer. I’ve played competitely, in High School and as an adult and have experienced bad coaching, good coaching and great coaching. Last year I decided to coach my 2nd daughter’s U6 team. The experience was a great one. The expectations were only to have fun and create an environment where [...]

I came across this article on the NorCal Premier Soccer site and found the bottom three entries provide a very powerful argument  for why it is beneficial for children to become dedicated to a team activity; in this case Competitive Soccer. You can enjoy more of the article by Daron Anderson by clicking here. “Was [...]

After going down 4-0, the Wildcats came back with ferocity and a tenacious defense to only lose by one goal 4-3. Much like the U10 Wildcats we started off slowly, us coaches have got to figure out how to get everyone’s game readiness up. Good points on the game: Kelsey had a wonderful volley into [...]

After a very slow start the Wildcats came roaring back and beat the Fireballs. Following an immediate attack from the fireballs which required an amazing save from Riley, the Wildcats came roaring back. Their play continued to improve through the first half and the second they showed us how well they play with some nice [...]

Players, If you practice the Coerver 7 minute drills every day and juggle the ball for 10 minutes, your dribbling skills can get this good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10FKWOn4qGA

In my quest to continue learning, I found these great notes from an International Coaching Seminar in Kansas City from World Class Coaching. I found it very interesting and reaffirming at the amount of practice and also how their approaches differ in a number of areas (# of players on the field at what age [...]

Today’s game was extremely close with the Wildcats coming back from a 2 goal deficit and battling through to capture a very tough fought victory against a very good team, the Chaos. The determination and fight shown by our girls should make every parent proud. The girls play with their complete hearts and they definitely [...]

Wildcats play a very good game and everyone was able to play different positions throughout. Good game today girls your hard work and dedication at practice really shines through. Wildcats defeat Raiders 13-2.

Pre-game warm-ups are extremely important to ensure that the players perform their best and to protect them the best we can from injury. Should they Stretch? There has been a debate for years between soccer coaches. Traditionally the wisdom was to stretch out before games to prevent injury and improve flexibility. More research has show [...]