Get your players from the sidelines into practice activities and game situations quickly with Go Coach Soccer. From your iPhone®, iPad™, or iPod touch®, Go Coach Soccer offers 19 video clips and 23 animations demonstrating 24 skills and 30 activities to organize your practice. Supplemental coaching tips and advice, safety guidelines and checklists, and guidance on season and practice plans will help you manage team activities beyond the Xs and Os. Developed by leading coaching education provider American Sport Education Program (ASEP) and drawing content from ASEP’s Coaching Youth Soccer book, Go Coach Soccer is the authoritative app for any on-the-go coach.
Skills
•24 skills for attacking, defending, and goalkeeping
•Instant access to step-by-step instructions
•Video clips and photos demonstrating proper player positioning and skill execution
Activities
•30 practice activities and small-sided games for attackers, defenders, and goalkeepers
•Modifications based on age group and ability
•Animations visually demonstrating player and ball movement
Advice
•Sample season and practice plans for U6, U8, U10, and U12
•Checklist for game preparation
•Guidelines for running the team during the game
•Tips for addressing the team after the game
Rules
•Information on field markings and dimensions, ball size, goal size, and formations modified for U6, U8, U10, and U12
•Explanations of player positions
•Photos depicting officiating signals
First aid instruction
•Develop an emergency action plan
•Treat sprains and strains using the PRICE method
•Prevent, recognize, and treat heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke
Team management tips
•Foster good sportsmanship
•Create a fun atmosphere
•Teach correct technique using the IDEA method
•Identify behaviors that are inappropriate and unsportsmanlike
•Classify what’s deserving of disciplinary action and how to administer it
•Build teamwork and accountability