#618: Grassroots Pt. 3 — How to coach rec soccer with Mike Idland

Foxes & Hounds! Sharks & Minnows! High Fives! Pinecones!
We’re getting into the nuts and bolts of helping little kids
learn to master the soccer ball with Mike Idland, a college
women’s soccer coach in New York state who’s spent a lot of time
working with rec soccer and club coaches, and has been a huge
help to Belz in his rec soccer efforts. Lots of practical stuff
here to cap off this series of interviews on youth soccer.


Here’s Mike’s brief and excellent U6 training plan:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cG0r1WV6eJNS3pGSZGMubDeukj8ssoDx/view?usp=sharing


And here are some U6 drills from Belz, including Pinecones, Goal
Races, Sharpshooter:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1usw-Ivi9hpmiAi8M8suqEiYw1gYlz-1R/view?usp=sharing


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grassroots episodes guests) are going to record a 4th episode
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