In my previous article I wrote about the reasons why routines are so important. However, it is sometimes difficult to picture what constitutes a routine and what doesn’t. In this article, I will give you an example of 16 routines that I use on a game day with a youth competitive team. These are 16 automation that I have created, along with my coaching staff, in order to facilitate the management of our team. I will explain what each of the 16 routines are, and the reasoning b

When we think of a coach, we often picture someone on the sidelines of a game, yelling instructions to their players, making substitutions and giving half-time speeches. While all of those things may be true of all coaches, one major aspect of successful coaches is often overlooked: their use of routines. When dealing with 15 to 20 players on a team, all with different skill sets, attitudes and levels of discipline, the one thing that can bring them all together at the earlie

Soccer registration is starting and many parents will have the option of having their son/daughter play competitive soccer this upcoming summer. In the last 14 years of refereeing, I've seen the major differences between house league and competitive soccer and I'm here today to shed some light on the major differences in order to help you, mom and/or dad, to decide whether competitive soccer is right for your child. The biggest change between competitive soccer and house leag