Tips from One of the Best

UNC’s women soccer coach, Anson Dorrance is one of the best.  His teams have won 72% of the NCAA National Championship games!  He has developed some core values for his players and you may be able to use some of these ideas with your team. So with these things in mind let’s look at where [...]

3 Steps to Help Players Compete Better

You want your players to compete hard and to improve their effort and fight with each match.  Here are some ideas to share with your players when you talk to them through the fence.  There is a lot of information so pick and choice some keys points for each visit and or repeat a key [...]

Simple Solutions

Simple Solutions When talking to your player through the fence you want to suggest simple solutions. Often winning at most levels is just a matter of returning one more ball back over the net. It’s usually not a matter of hitting 8-10 shots but more like 3-5 shots a point.  Use short, easy to remember [...]

Through the Fence “Coachable Moments”

In this section we will share ideas and thoughts from coaches during matches.  What Coaches say through the fences to help their players learn and improve (and possibly even win the match)! Focus on the Positive I was talking with Coach Tom Lang from the DC area and he made a good point about a [...]