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Conquering the Myths of Youth Soccer

I recently discovered a post by Vince Ganzberg, former Director of Education of Indiana Youth Soccer and current Grassroots Coaching Education Consultant for US Soccer, that got my attention. 'Conquering the Myths of Youth Soccer' highlights some of common youth soccer fallacies. I'm re-posting one of the myths he deals with here because it's one that I hear repeated over and over. Too many people think that more matches equals more development. Ganzberg does an great job explaining why this is not necessarily the case. 

“Conquering the Myths of Youth Soccer”
Vince Ganzberg
Director of Education of Indiana Youth Soccer

This past summer I finally found some time to read a few books. One of the books that

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Should We All Try to Play Like Spain?

At the end of every major World Cup or European Championship those involved with youth development look at the results, what conclusions can be drawn and how they relate to the youth level of the game. In the case of Euro 2012, many coaches and commentators are asking, "How can we get our players to play like Spain does?"

A loud and consistent voice advocating move toward a more player-centered, creative game has been Soccer America's Paul Gardner. He has often bemoaned the direct, 'kick-ball' game and asked coaches to set aside their selfish desire to

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