The Natural Mistake Good Youth Soccer Coaches Make, “Winning is not everything? What a bunch of crap” from the  "Blast The Ball" website.
A truly great “youth” soccer coach understands his job is to teach his young players individual TECHNICAL skills. Our job is not to teach a 10 year old extended tactical vision for the game, but instead give him mastery of the tools that it takes to play the game. Read More...

Winning V's Player Development, Do we want Robinhos or Robots? How over-coaching and the emphasis on winning stifle young American talent. By Mike Woitalla.
If players aren't allowed to make mistakes and take chances when they're exploring the sport -- if they're constantly being told what to do -- how can we expect them to develop the soccer instincts they'll need to make the split-second decisions that are so much a part of the game? Read More...