Category Archives: MYSL Blog

Keys to Keeper confidence

Keys to keeper confidence By Tim Mulqueen It’s perfectly normal to feel nervous before a game, but keepers need to clear their head of negative thoughts. How they go about doing this depends on the individual. A good goalkeeper coach learns to read his players well enough to know whether… Go To Full Post

Mia Hamm advice for girls,parents and coaches

Mia Hamm’s advice for girls, parents and coaches Interview by Mike Woitalla American sports icon Mia Hamm debuted for the U.S. national team at age 15 in 1987. She helped the USA to two World Cup and two Olympic titles. The 158 national team goals she scored before retiring in… Go To Full Post

Vardar Coach heads to Switzerland

Vardar East Girls Director of Coaching Miriam Hickey attended a 4 day long seminar in Zurich Switzerland organized by FIFA to bring the Women’s Football Instructors together to discuss how to further develop soccer for girls and women around the world. These FIFA instructors run courses for coaches who work… Go To Full Post

Sideline coaching — Dump the GPS and let the kids drive

By Scott Nelson While observing U7 games a few seasons ago I got into a conversation with a disgruntled parent. It turns out that this parent was constantly being told to stop coaching from the sidelines by the team’s actual coach. This parent felt justified “getting involved” from the sidelines… Go To Full Post