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	<title>Jeff Pill on Soccer Coaching</title>
	
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	<description>Learn to coach youth soccer by Jeff Pill</description>
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		<title>Street Soccer</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/05/12/street-soccer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffpill</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Player Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I conducted a session that the players really enjoyed, and we got a lot accomplished in the process. I played what I call &#8220;street soccer.&#8221; It was a time where the players were given a lot of the decision making power as to how they played. We assigned each player to a team, gave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISSUES IMPACTING PLAYER DEVELOPMENT</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/04/20/issues-impacting-player-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/04/20/issues-impacting-player-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffpill</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Player Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many factors that influence the developmental process in youth sports today.  It seems that with every passing year, more and more pressure is placed on young athletes that are trying to compete at the highest levels.  The promise of an academic scholarship to a college or university or the possibility of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The training environment:  The impact of coaching methodology on player development.</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/04/06/the-training-environment-the-impact-of-coaching-methodology-on-player-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/04/06/the-training-environment-the-impact-of-coaching-methodology-on-player-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffpill</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Coaching methodology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Player Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[YOuth sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[      The level of play in this country has been improving steadily over the past several decades.  Observing the women’s game in particular, one s drawn to conclude that this brings with it the task of attempting to maintain our superiority in those areas of the game that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MEDIA’S IMPACT ON FORMING OPINIONS</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/25/medias-impact-on-forming-opinions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/25/medias-impact-on-forming-opinions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffpill</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Media and sports.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am taking a few courses towards an advanced degree, and was required to study the impact that the media has on impacting our opinions about many issues in sport.
For sure, it got me thinking about this complicated topic and was very thought provoking to say the least.
I have included a few thoughts that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MINIMIZING DROPOUT RATES IN YOUTH SPORTS</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/21/minimizing-dropout-rates-in-youth-sports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/21/minimizing-dropout-rates-in-youth-sports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[dropout rates]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MINIMIZING DROPOUT RATES IN YOUTH SPORTS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[retention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[YOuth sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this paper is to express my views on ways of lowering dropout rates among participants in youth sports.  I would take a multi-pronged approach that would involve the following three areas:  coaching education, parent education, competitive infrastructure.
Coach Education:
According to Pugh, DeFrancesco, Gilley, and Heitman (2000) the reasons that motivate elite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOTES ON METHODOLOGY</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/06/notes-on-methodology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/06/notes-on-methodology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffpill</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Player Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Youth Coaching]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some notes that I wrote down on coaching methodology.
Included are some good reminders to review every once in a while.
They are a list of principles to follow when thinking about our training sessions.
1.	CHALLENGING
	A.	The basic thrill of the game is to be found in a simple set of challenges:  can you score on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REASONS FOR USING ZONES IN TRAINING EXERCISES</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/06/reasons-for-using-zones-in-training-exercises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/06/reasons-for-using-zones-in-training-exercises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of zones in training exercises can be used as an effective teaching tool. It gives players a simplified and clear visual picture to interpret, thus allowing for increased learning and repetition at initial stages of a training session.
The danger of using zones is that play at times becomes “forced” or over simplified.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRYOUT PROCEDURES</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/05/tryout-procedures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/05/tryout-procedures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffpill</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[player identification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[soccer tryouts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know what it is about the Spring, but when this time of year rolls around, I often think about soccer trouts for some reason.
Towards that end, I thought that I might inclued a discussion on the tryout procedures that we used in the last club that I worked with back in NH.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RESTARTS!</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/02/restarts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/02/restarts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffpill</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/03/02/restarts/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was watching a Champion&#8217;s League game on TV this past week.  There was a deciding goal scored on a restart&#8230; by a team that played for that tactic (dropped in to defend, hoped to counter attack, and possibly get a restart off of it if possible).
It made for an interesting game needless to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INSTEP BASICS</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/02/22/instep-basics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffpillsoccer.com/2009/02/22/instep-basics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[shooting a soccer ball]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I was working with some high school aged players, and was reminded of the fact that there are very few players that know how to strike a ball over distance, and can do so under pressure.
It reminded me of a skills progression that I will use with this group during an upcoming [...]]]></description>
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