Coaching Kids

While there is no official certification to become a soccer coach, there are a lot of agencies and organizations that can help you become certified and give you insider information about the sport and coaching in general. What type of certification you choose depends a lot on what your career goals are and whether you want this to be... more »

Coaching kids is a tough job. Developing the proper skills to become a good coach is important. The primary reason that kids play sports is to have fun, so this should be the coach's primary goal. A good coach needs to be a good role model, as well, so it is important to demonstrate teamwork and a positive attitude. more »

When learning soccer, it's hard to really understand different techniques, including the basic ones, merely by reading about them. Even if you do work with a coach, soccer coaching DVDs can help you learn advanced techniques or even a new variation of a technique. Watching a DVD repeatedly embeds the images in your mind and it will be... more »

Dyslexia is an impairment in your brain's ability to translate written images received from your eyes into meaningful language. Also called specific reading disability, dyslexia is the most common learning disability in children, affecting 5 percent or more of all elementary-age children, according to the Mayo Clinic. In fact, the... more »