By Tom Mura Question - I am getting complaints from parents about playing time for their kids. Some players get more playing time than others because they are better players. Do you have any suggestions on how to deal with this? ************************************************************ Some coaches like to give equal playing time for all players. Other coaches give
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By Tom Mura Question - Our 12's team are all confident and excel at training, but once they go into a game there are times when they appear intimidated by the opposition and become hesitant in areas they are very good at. The outcome is a disjointed performance on game day. The coach has come to
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By Tom Mura Question - This high school girls’ soccer season has just begun where I live, and I coach a local JV team. As the JV coach, I view my job as one with two parts, soccer development and confidence building. Normally, I have the girls play a 4-1-2-1-2, partly because it's a simple enough formation
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By Tom Mura Question - What do you talk with your team about at half time? How do I decide what to focus on with my team during halftime? Sometimes there seem to be so many things we need to do better that I don’t know where to start. This is a challenge for coaches at
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