Many parents and coaches come from stressful work situations directly to practice. It is only human for some of that stress to creep into attitudes on the field. Here's a great way to combat this.
Look in the mirror of your car and say... "Today is a great day for soccer - we're going to have fun today!"
Say it three times - OUT LOUD!
I know it sounds goofy but it is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, and once you start smiling you will have stress beat. Then go on out there and have some fun! Praise a lot, smile a lot encourage everyone to be supportive.
Coaching Tip #2: Expectations
This is what I have posted in my car and read before each practice to set my head straight prior to starting:
"I have high expectations of you. I expect you to succeed."
The bottom line is this - threats, sarcasm, being cynical, and shouting may cause the goose to lay one more golden egg, but it might be the last.
Coaching Tip #3: Life outside soccer
Never forget that soccer may be the only thing going right in a player’s life that day – don’t mess that up. Soccer can be a refuge for players whose home life is a mess, whose boyfriend just broke up with them, who made a failing grade on a test that day, etc.
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Coaching Tip #4: Soccer is not a matter of life or death.
"If you're going to make every game a matter of life or death, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot." NC Basketball Coach Dean Smith.
Top 10 Worst Mistakes Trainers Make
- Failing to prepare everything needed (facility and equip) ahead of time.
- Starting late, OR WORSE … running overtime.
- Talking too much.
- Forgetting breaks.
- Not laughing at yourself when the unexpected happens.
- Giving unclear directions.
- Not smiling.
- Not involving the players.
- Not reading the team chemistry (changes all the time!), and therefore, not knowing when to change strategies or pace.
- The all-time worst mistake - not being real. Passion is everything.
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