Soccer players need a lot of different skills, and it does not matter for most of these skills whether you teach Skill A or Skill B first. However, there are some skills that are absolute “must-haves” for any player- and are so important that you probably will want to teach them first…

Most teams (and new coaches) are thrown into games after just a few practices, often before the coach has had a real chance to teach the players anything. Thus, new coaches often feel intense pressure to “win”, and may take early losses personally. This can lead them to worry excessively about where to put their players to maximize their “wins” when they really should be worrying about giving their young charges valuable experience in all parts of the field.
How You Define “Winning” Will Affect All You Do
Develop a Long-Term Focus
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