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[Kelly Moller]

I have coached for around 15+ years. Played for a bit more. Right now i have a boys U-17 team and a girls U-12 team that i am working with in the Blue Knight organization here in Utah. I am always looking for ways to improve what I do as the kids deserve to have a coach that is as prepared and knowledgable as possible. Looking forward hopefully learning more on this forum and having some good discussions.

[Administrator]

Thanks for joining in Kelly. Good discussions are key to moving things forward and I'm sure you'll be able to contribute to those moving forward!

[John Daly]

Good to be involved in this new part of the NSCAA. I look forward to reading some interesting discussion points. In the meantime, I would like to start one by commenting on what I saw in San Antonio last week. As a college coach, it disappoints me to see how much some coaches at the youth level continually direct their players during games. Players of such coaches are given very little chance to make their own decisions. One coach in particular in San Antonio, basically kept yelling at his players for the entire game. Not only was he telling them what to do pretty much the entire time, but he was berating them when they made the occasional error, embarrassing them with his angry stares and his body language. I genuinely felt sorry for the players.

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[Justin Neese]

WOW! This is going to be fun! Ryan, thanks for your work in re-launching these forums! Looking forward to great discussions!

[Kelly Moller]

what? you don't like joystick coaches??? Anyone who is worth anything knows that the more a coach yells on the side line the better he/she is. And without all the valuable input the players would not have any idea on what to do. Coach in practice and let them play in the game and get out of their way. Some small individual pointers or observations might be appropriate when they are on the sidelines or at the half.

[Keith Scarlett]

Isn't there a popular phrase used by a successful coach that goes something like...."...coaching is about effect, if I have to coach them during the game then I haven't coached them at all..."

[Joseph Zavaglia]

Hello to all...And John as an AS Roma fanatic.Your Napoli badge hurts my feelings...Hopefully with 8 games to go..We can still chase you guys down..Thrilled to be a member.And have been coaching for 25 years. Joined because i need to get better.So i look forward to communicating with my peers.