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• Soccer Diet Webinar: Dealing with a Congested Calendar | Sep 10, 2013
  posted on: 9/10/13 | author: Dr. Jay Williams, Virginia Tech
  

  As teams enter the fall season, many are faced with the difficult task of playing multiple matches with little time for recovery. Youth tournaments often require teams to play three matches on consecutive days. Colleges often play two matches over three days...+ More

• Team Notebooks: Writing to the Next Level by Dr. Rich Kent | Sep 6, 2013
  posted on: 9/6/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Coaches at all levels and across all sports look for ways to motivate their players and get them to the next level of play. That next level may be in how they play on the field, moving up to high school or collegiate action or just improving as a person...+ More

• Have you Decided your Team KPIs for the Upcoming Season? | Aug 28, 2013
  posted on: 8/28/13 | author: Robin Russell, SportsPath
  

  As a coach you have probably decided on a certain playing style and would like your team to adopt...+ More

• Abrahams: Expanding your Definition of Player Talent | Aug 26, 2013
  posted on: 8/26/13 | author: Dan Abahams
  

  “Talent runs deeper than the physical. It’s more than what you see on the outside” This is one of the statements I make in chapter two of Soccer Brain...+ More

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• Coaching Points from Watching the ESPN Nine for IX Feature “The 99ers” | Aug 21, 2013
  posted on: 8/21/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  In late August, ESPN premiered the latest Nine for IX feature, "The 99ers" produced by retired U.S. Women's National Team member Julie Foudy...+ More

• Beyond X's and O's: Team Building for 2013 Success | Aug 15, 2013
  posted on: 8/15/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Preseason is more than making sure your athletes are in shape and teaching them the X's and O's before the first contest. It is also a time to get the team on one accord and working as a unit. Take it from Dr...+ More

• July's Top Resource Library Articles Can Help with August's Preseason Prep | Aug 12, 2013
  posted on: 8/12/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Each month, NSCAA.com provides a countdown of the most popular articles viewed in and downloaded from the Online Resource Library, and make a few available. Hundreds of soccer-specific articles are available in the Resource Library and more uploaded daily...+ More

• Abrahams: Building World-Class Player Mindsets and a Winning Team | Aug 8, 2013
  posted on: 8/8/13 | author: Dan Abahams
  

  To my mind, soccer coaching (and coaching any team sport for that matter) is one of the toughest professions (or hobbies) in the world...+ More

• Another Piece to the Soccer Nutrition Puzzle and its Effects Beyond the Field | Aug 6, 2013
  posted on: 8/6/13 | author: Dr. Jay Williams, Virginia Tech
  

  As teams begin preseason training for the fall season, they are likely to encounter hot, humid days. Exercise in the heat can cause excessive sweat and considerable fluid loss. If fluids are not replaced, dehydration occurs and performance can be negatively affected...+ More

• Resources on Developing Mental Toughness in Players | Jul 31, 2013
  posted on: 7/31/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Ask 10 different people on how they would define "mental toughness" and you might get 12 different answers...+ More

• Special Topic Candidates Get Up Close and Personal at Red Bull Arena | Jul 29, 2013
  posted on: 7/29/13 | author:
  

  Story by Simon Barrow, Red Bulls Development School Manager Paul Marco stands in front of a packed media room at Red Bull Arena, the afternoon before the New York Red Bulls take on seven-time Ligue 1 champions, Olympique Lyonnais...+ More

• DiCicco Shares "Possession to Penetration" Symposium Outline | Jul 25, 2013
  posted on: 7/25/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  The inaugural Summer Symposium is right around the corner and NSCAA Goalkeeping Academy Director Tony DiCicco is scheduled to present two sessions at the event...+ More

• Protect Soccer Fields from Summer Heat and Properly Prepare for Upcoming Season | Jul 24, 2013
  posted on: 7/24/13 | author: Turface Athletics
  

  In the heat of summer, keeping a green, healthy soccer field from turning into a scorched, hard surface is always a concern for coaches and field managers...+ More

• The NSCAA Course Experience Through a Candidate's Eyes | Jul 19, 2013
  posted on: 7/19/13 | author:
  

  The NSCAA loves hearing about a candidate's experience at our courses, events or any interaction with us. This feedback comes in many forms, from letters and emails, to tweets and face-to-face interaction...+ More

• Nicaraguan Coaches and Players Participate in "Reading the Game" Course | Jul 15, 2013
  posted on: 7/15/13 | author: Women's Committee
  

  There were some special guests in attendance at the NSCAA "Reading the Game" course hosted on June 30...+ More

• Victor Soccer Club Receives Doug May Fund Grant for Coaching Education | Jul 12, 2013
  posted on: 7/12/13 | author:
  

  The Victor Soccer Club hosted a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Level 4 coaching diploma course in June, made possible by a grant from the NSCAA Foundation’s Doug May Fund...+ More

• Counting Down June's Most Popular Resource Library Articles | Jul 11, 2013
  posted on: 7/11/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Since launching in 2012, the NSCAA Online Resource Library has become one of the "go to" place for soccer coaches looking for new sessions or ideas to use with their team...+ More

• Advanced Director of Coaching Candidates Complete Weeklong Residency | Jul 10, 2013
  posted on: 7/10/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Fourteen directors of coaching from the United States traveled to the U.K...+ More

• Calories, Carbs and Protein: What's a Player to Eat? | Jun 28, 2013
  posted on: 6/28/13 | author: Dr. Jay Williams, Virginia Tech
  

  In my last article, I pointed out that many players do not eat what is considered a solid soccer diet. In general they eat too few calories and take in too few carbohydrates. Their diet also lacks key vitamins and minerals...+ More

• Simple Steps to Ensure Turf around Goal Mouths Remains Safe, Playable | Jun 19, 2013
  posted on: 6/19/13 | author: Turface Athletics
  

  The goal mouths of a soccer field are where much of the action takes place. And because many games are won or lost on a goal’s doorstep, these highly-visible areas need to remain in great shape despite incurring the most foot traffic of any area of the...+ More

• Coaches Nationwide Participate in Coaching Education Weekend 2013 | Jun 18, 2013
  posted on: 6/18/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Nearly 200,000 impressions were made on the soccer coaching community from Coaching Education Weekend, a weekend-long celebration of soccer coaches...+ More

• One of the Little-Talked About Mental Skills: Intensity | Jun 17, 2013
  posted on: 6/17/13 | author: Dan Abahams
  

  Soccer is a game of mindset. To me, there is no doubt about that and my book, Soccer Tough, presents a number of compelling reasons why, as well as a variety of simple tools and techniques to help players forge a strong mental game...+ More

• May's Most View and Downloaded Resource Library Articles | Jun 13, 2013
  posted on: 6/13/13 | author: NSCAA
  

  Each month, NSCAA.com provides a countdown of the most popular articles from the Online Resource Library, and make a few available. The following list are what members most viewed or downloaded in May...+ More

• An Infestation of ANTs: Automatic Negative Thoughts | May 24, 2013
  posted on: 5/24/13 | author: Dan Abahams
  

  Chapter 7 of Soccer Tough introduces the reader to my favorite (and possibly, most successful) case study...+ More

• Turface: Combating Rain-Soaked Soccer Fields this Season | May 17, 2013
  posted on: 5/17/13 | author: Turface Athletics
  

  At some point during the season, most soccer coaches and field managers will be faced with combating the effects of a storm...+ More

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