Formerly Coaching the Goalkeeper the manual is now updated with new practice activities and sections dealing with the back pass rule and the role of the modern goalkeeper in Zonal Systems. Today the goalkeeper is expected to be the captain at the back and frequently the sweeper keeper. Chapter on the 10 Key Principles of Goalkeeping will greatly assist all coaches - as well as goalkeepers - in the evaluation of GK performance.
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Welcome to the July 2007 Byte Size Coaching Newsletter.
In our July Byte Size Coaching Newsletter we have highlighted two recent articles about the “Professionalization†of the game in community soccer organizations. Old friend, Mick Hoban, has an interesting article on “branding†your team/club with your own style of play. And Marty Mankemyer, with a great deal of soccer experience and accomplishment, looks at the changing role of the volunteer in grassroots soccer.
Talking about “Professionalization" of the game, the featured BSC club this month is the Tri-Cities YSA in Washington State and they are building their own “business†model. Looks pretty good to me.
Just as the automotive industry has responded to the need for more fuel-efficiency and produced hybrid cars, youth soccer is facing a similar adjustment. Reports from many parts of the country indicate soccer programs and clubs are, of necessity, shifting into "hybrid" models.
Many teams now have paid coaches with varying stipends. Club offices have paid staff augmented with volunteers, and more recently soccer tournaments are turning to a more businesslike model with directors and supervisors of key areas receiving compensation.
