Just added to the World of Soccer website - Coaching In the Game Methodology #2 and Coaching In the Game Methodology Set of 2 as well The Winning Formula.
Coaching in the Game - Is a coaching method that is particularly well-suited to soccer, a sport that places the decision-making responsibilities on the player.
The Winning Formula - Long-time best selling video series is now available for the first time on DVD. A series of five instructional DVDs that clearly explain the principles of team tactics for offense, defense and midfield play.
You could argue that you can play a game without a referee. And you can. But sooner or later a referee becomes an absolute necessity.
At the highest levels of the game it would be impossible to conduct a game without a very skilled and experienced referee. Recently there has been a rash of incidents in professional soccer and heavy criticism of proven referees. See the article by Robert Millward, AP Soccer Writer.
The Major League of Soccer’s 2008 season started this past weekend with a bang. Or was it a thud!
The “new†LA Galaxy got hammered by the Colorado Rapids 4-0. One game into the season and the pressure is already on new coach, Ruud Gullet, and the Galaxy star player, injury-free David Beckham.
FC Toronto started where they left off last season – not just losing, but once more, failing to score. And 2500 Toronto fans made the long trip to Columbus, Ohio.
But, as Aristotle told us many years ago – Who did he play for anyway? – one Swallow does not make a summer. There is a long way to go.
