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Kids First Soccer What's New? About Site's Author Publications Coaching Philosophy Setting Goals Sport Parenting Positive Discipline Soccer Violence Team Dynamics Player Development Skills Assessment Fun- damentals Getting Ready Ideas for Practice Lead-up Games Endurance Flexibility Nutritional Principles Safety Tips The Laws of Soccer The Referee Book Reviews Soccer Links Linking Partners Computing Terms FAQs Contact Us |
 
1 2 3 Greetings -- Soccer 123greetings.com: Kicks and Penalties, Goals and Cheerleaders... Soccer's definitely for 'em tuff ones! With the World Cup round the corner... go ahead & send one of these great, action-packed, animated & free greeting cards to a friend/loved one who's a player or a fan! Send Free Online Greeting Cards to your friends & loved ones. ALL cards are absolutely FREE!!! FIFA's and other Sites for Referees, Coaches, and Parents Condensed Laws of Soccer: Small Sided - U-8 Division by AYSO 2003 Region 102 [www.ifsoccer.org/lawsssU8.html]) The "Flippin' Soccer Guide" is a compact size quick facts guide about the rules of soccer. It is written in simple language and it is filled with easy to follow color diagrams [www.flippinbooks.com/]. SOCCER-COACH-L LOTG Project: A Review of the Laws for Coaches and others (a collective effort to produce a set of frequently asked questions about the laws of soccer together with answers [www.ucs.mun.ca/~dgraham/lotg/]). Fishers Soccer Club: Laws of Soccer Recreational division rules specifically designed for kids [www.fisherssc.org/rules/index.shtml] Coach’s Guide for the LAWS of SOCCER A simple overview of the 17 rules of soccer [www.moonsoccer.org/coach_laws.htm]. The Bay Area Soccer Referee Association (BASRA) is a local group of soccer officials who are affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). We have over 300 registered members, who serve over 8,000 players [www.basra-refs.org/index.htm]. Game Analysis SoftSport's Game Analysis Site [www.softsport.com] MatchAnalysis.com Match Analysis gives soccer teams, coaches, and players an unbiased statistical blueprint of their strengths, weaknesses, and unique style [www.matchanalysis.com/]. Great Sites for Soccer Parents & Kids
The Diet Channel provides a wealth of professionally written,
unbiased, authoritative information and support for dieters and health conscious individuals, including over
50 articles specializing in children's nutrition. The Soccer Association for Youth (SAY) was formed to provide an organization within which children could learn and play soccer. The overall objective of SAY is maximum participation with even competition at the various age levels. [www.saysoccer.org/] SCE Soccer Coaching Drills provides the visitor with hundreds of realistically animated soccer coaching drills. Contact information: Mike Trusson [www.soccerclinicseurope.co.uk] Sport For All is an exciting new program that provides children ages 3 to 10 developmentally appropriate practice of sport-related skills so they can enjoy participating in sport- and health-related physical activities more. These positive experiences start children on a path to regular, lifelong physical activity that will help them live longer, healthier lives. This website is sponsored by NASPE, Sportime and Human Kinetics (www.sportforall.net). Coaching Soccer 101 -- A useful guide for coaching youth soccer with free lists of drills, rules, micro soccer info. and more [http://coachingsoccer101.com]. The Kindness Counts Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is a resource for leagues, recreation departments and others wishing to promote good sportsmanship. We seek to help adults help kids in youth sports and in life by promoting positive behavior that helps children have fun and feel good about themselves [www.kindness-counts.org/]. Kids Running -- A great site for parents and kids that includes articles, charts, letters about running, health, fitness, and much more. [www.kidsrunning.com] Fitness and Exercise Guide for Children: Fitness and exercise guide for children with info on warming up, exercising, and strength training and getting physically fit and healthy [keepkidshealthy.com].
Fitness Beginnings
Home Schooling Information And Software - Child safety - Dangers, statistics, and a fun way to teach yourself and your children about home safety. [www.home-schooling-information-software.com] Child Obesity Solutions -- Specialist online supplier of quality children's Exercise and Dance vidoes, Health Books, Active Toys and Fun Children's Exercise Products. [www.childobesitysolutions.com] Educational Toys -- Including Leap Frog and Baby BumbleBee Educational Toys and DVDs. Free shipping provided with every purchase at Little Smarties Educational Toy Store. Educational Toys for the Little Smarties in your life. [www.littlesmarties.com]Sport Psychology Sites PeakSports.com is a leading site on the topics of sports psychology, mental toughness and performance boosting techniques for athletes and coaches. Dr. Cohn, president and founder of PeakSports.com is widely recognized as an expert in sports psychology, has appeared on CNN, the Golf Channel and recently was featured on USA Today. Dr. Cohn has also written many articles on mental toughness. Soccer Academies and Camps Coach Graham Ramsay has been a licensed soccer coach over the past 20 years in England, Czechoslovakia, the Republic of Irland, Canada & the USA, as well as, a partner in Brazilian soccer. As an assistant to Mr. Dettmar Cramer, Mr. Ramsay was one of the first National Staff Coaches for USSF [www.Ramsaysoccer.com]. Tahoe Extreme Soccer Camps where there’s a World Cup tournament play everyday and amazing after-soccer activities. Tahoe Extreme is the most exciting youth soccer summer camp ever! [http://www.800procamp.com/soccer.html] Marco Antonio Etcheverry Soccer Academy -- With a focus on teaching and learning to enjoy soccer, this coed academy presents a great way to improve our youth's soccer skills [www.etcheverrysoccer.com/index.shtml].
Summer Camp
Specialists SoccerClinicsEurope - Football Coaching
Fundraising Sites abc Fundraising New National Corporate Sponsors Will Help You Earn 90% Profit With No Money Up Front On Your Next Fundraiser! Get A Free Sample Now [www.abcfundraising.com] Soccer Fund Raisers -- MagRaise offers soccer teams and other groups to raise money by offering discount magazine subscriptions. The program offers great profit potential and requires no fees or commitments [www.magraise.com/]. HelpFundraise.com: Fundraising products for sports teams and organization [www.helpfundraise.com]
New Products for Soccer Parents
Soccer Moms: Want to get some relief from hours and hours of unprotected sun exposure as you watch your kids play soccer?
Youth Soccer Tournament Directories Youth Soccer Tournament Directory: A comprehensive resource of United States and Canada Youth Soccer Tournaments. [www.soccertournament.us] Directory Soccer provides soccer websites. You can find soccer information and guide, coaching, players, news and media and more here. [www.DirectorySoccer.com]
Commercial Goods Sites Soccer Shirts Online: Football Kits and Soccer Uniforms. Soccer Shirts, shorts and socks. Custom Names, Numbers, Logos. Soccer teamwear and football apparel. [soccershirtsonline.com] Little Froggies - toy and teacher supply site built for teachers, students and elementary schools. Official purchase orders from elementary schools are always welcome! Jaypro offers high quality official soccer goals, youth and Club goals that offer portable and expandable features for indoor and outdoor use. Choose Jaypro Sports for all your soccer equipment needs worldwide. Also available is sports equipment for baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, hockey, volleyball, lacrosse, track and field & more. [www.jaypro.com]
Kid Shopping Central is designed to be your one-stop
destination for anything you can think of that is about or related to kids. [www.KidShoppingCentral.com] Sports Kids - Kids' site offering sporting goods, Kids clothing Stores, including baseball, basketball, football and soccer, equipment. Also offers online games, sports news, sports coaching tips, sports memorabilia, kids music, kids chats free e-mail and much more. [www.sportskids.com]
Homegrown Sporting Goods offers a great selection
of kids soccer uniforms on its website. The Homegrown Sporting Goods uniforms can be purchased blank or customized
with names and numbers [www.homegrownsportinggoods.com].
MatchSeats.Com is a soccer fan site specializing in current events and
memorabilia, such as, signed jerseys from top professional players and the very popular retro jerseys. The site also
features soccer news, fixtures, scores, and league tables. [www.MatchSeats.com] 1st4 Football Tickets specializes in supplying premium
football tickets to all football events in the UK and throughout the world [www.1st4footballtickets.com].
Youth Soccer Equipment -
Everything-Soccer.com offers resources to equipment for soccer youth, soccer training drills, and other great soccer tips. College-Football--Tickets.net
[www.college-football--tickets.net]
1st Class GradeBook is an intuitive, easy to use electronic grading / teacher's gradebook software package.
It is the most feature packed grade book on the market today. [www.1st-class-software.com/] Soccer coaching software: Visit our website to
introduce you to Soccer-Trainer, our brand new soccer coaching software for soccer coaches. It allows you to create
training sessions and programs. More than 350 exercises are available. An exercise editor allows you to create your
personal exercises and add it to your drills database. [www.soccer-trainer.com] At the
Vitamins and Nutrition Center you can find information about vitamins and nutrition, including research
on vitamins, articles on vitamins and common vitamin profiles.
TotallySoccer.com - Soccer uniforms and field equipment at factory
direct prices. Fifteen years experience will save you time, money and tons of stress! [www.TotallySoccer.com]
Central Texas Soccer Store --
Central Texas soccer store supplies soccer equipment and support
for local soccer community [futboletc.com].
Experience the Passion of Soccer -- A site that was
born out of a life long love of soccer and soccer memorabilia. [www.passion4soccer.com]
coachgifts.com
-- great personalized gifts for the coaches and kids
ultimatesoccerstop.com --
Looking for a unique soccer gift for your favorite soccer enthusiast? Go shopping at the
Ultimate Soccer Stop and find everything you need that pertains to the sport of soccer. The SoccerCouch is lightweight, portable, and seats two adults comfortably, eliminating the need for two chairs. Choose from a variety of stock colors and fun prints, and enjoy the comfort, functionality, and durability of the American made SoccerCouch for years to come. (guaranteed to hold up to 500 lbs) [www.soccercouch.com/]. www.full90.com -- The Full90 Performance Headguard is ultra-lightweight, ventilated and adjustable with an impact absorbing ForceBloc layer that wraps around the head, protecting crucial impact zones at the forehead and temples. Soccer Crazy -- Accessories, KappaLine, Jerseys, Shoes...[www.soccercrazy.com] ReedSwain Soccer Related Literature and Videos [www.reedswain.com/] Soccer Head Band (head protection gear for soccer) [www.soccerheadband.com/] HeadersR (head protection gear for soccer; Product Testing Information) TeamSportswear.com offers
custom team uniforms, custom jerseys and school spirit fund raisers. Also available are in-house embroidery,
screenprinting, numbering and graphics with no minimums or set-ups. Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker -- Provides athletic field marking and lining equipment to soccer clubs and associations. Features walk-behind and self-propelled riding line stripers, field anchors and corner flags, and custom field stencils. You may also contact Tru Mark at 1-800-553-6275 [www.AthleticFieldMarker.com] All-Jerseys is a sportswear manufacturer specializing in custom athletic apparel including sports apparel & sports jerseys for hockey jerseys, hockey uniforms, lacrosse jerseys, lacrosse uniforms, baseball jerseys & baseball uniforms, all custom team sportswear. [www.All-Jerseys.com] WeGotSoccer.Com is a commercial website with everything soccer [www.wegotsoccer.com]. SoccerPro.com: The Authority for Soccer Gear & Training! -- SoccerPro.com is the leading retailer of soccer gear, clothing and supplies for soccer players and coaches. [www.soccerpro.com/].
KitOutlet.com: Replica Jerseys at WHOLESALE price --
Replica soccer jerseys, basketball NBA, football NFL, baseball MLB shirts, kid/youth kits, short/long sleeves
at WHOLESALE price; On Sale: Real Madrid, Holland, Argentina, Manchester United, Brazil, England, and more...
[www.kitoutlet.com]
Team Web Pages provides an easy and affordable method for anyone
to create a web site for their soccer team [www.TeamWebPages.com].
Leagues Only is a small site specialising in excel automated
football league tables with demos and instant downloads at low prices [www.LeaguesOnly.com].
Football England - English soccer -- England football news, views & history. Classic match reports & player profiles. Womens football section and info on all English football leagues. Fans polls and supporter votes. [www.football-england.com ] Live Soccer: Get live football online on your PC. Watch live football streams and feeds. Live Soccer specializes in Premiership Football but also Champions League Matches. [www.footy-live.com] The Leading Soccer Marketplace [www.soccermercato.com]
Volleyball Camps: Pacific Coast Volleyball Camps Official Website [www.pacificcoastvolleyballcamps.com] Capital City Volleyball Club: Serving the northern Nevada and California communities since 2000, assisting girls ages 8-18 to reach their dreams of becoming accomplished volleyball players.[www.capitalcityvbc.com] Peak Performance Sports - Sports Psychology, mental training & mental toughness resources to enhance athlete confidence focus & composure. [www.peaksports.com/] Teen Boot Camps -- Information and resources for parents looking to place their child in a teen boot camp. [www.teenbootcamps.com]
Youth Soccer Equipment and More -- Assistance and advise on how to select proper soccer equipment. Recommendations and tips for youth soccer players, their parents and novice soccer coaches. Coach Your Kids (Soccer) is an excellent resource for parent and volunteer coaches offering tips, plays, drills, articles and a host of other resources. [www.coachyourkids.com/soccer.html] Coach Your Kids (Football) is an excellent resource for parent and volunteer coaches offering tips, plays, drills, articles and a host of other resources. [www.coachyourkids.com/football.html] Competitive edge is a site offered by Dr. Alan Goldberg, a nationally known expert in the field of applied sports psychology and the former sports psychology consultant for all of the teams at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Goldberg also has some great advice for sport parents. [www.competitivedge.com] Human Kinetics: The Information Leader in Physical Activity [www.humankinetics.com/]
National Standards for Athletic Coaches (created by NASPE) The "After Practice Experience" page located on the Soccer Clinics website looks at the game through the players eye's. It provides players with a professional insight into important aspects they need to develop to be an all round complete player. [www.soccerclinics.com] Soccerphile.com - soccer & travel 4 the big tournaments Soccer Training Information: The site includes training tips, information on passing, dribbling, shooting, and game strategies. [www.soccer-training-info.com]
TeachMeSports: Soccer is the place where you'll find instructional sport tools! We have sport videos and sport books that teach team drills, coaching strategies, coaching psychology, sport nutrition, and more. [www.teachmesports.com/soccer/]
Soccer Coaching
Sportquest: The Virtual resource Center for Sport Information [www.sportquest.com]
SoccerNova: New York/Jersey City, USA -- WWW.SOCCERNOVA.COM
Soccer ROM
A Colorful
Way to
Learn
Youth Sports
Soccer Skills A site which aims to encourage players to improve their footballing (soccer) skills. [www.soccerskills.com] A Daily Tip (Soccer) by Coach Glenn Cameron, to understand the sport (game) for clubs, coaches, players, schools. World Class Coaching -- A site addressing the instructional needs of "sandlot" through "world class" coaches. [www.worldclasscoaching.com]
Liverpool Football -- Offers all the latest England Football News on the Premiership, including Fantasy football, Manchester United football, Arsenal football, Leeds United football, Liverpool football, & football results. [www.football.co.uk] Famous Soccer Players' Sites Expert Football -- An extensive website about famous soccer players, soccer gossip, training & drills. [www.expertfootball.com] Waye Rooney OnLine: An un-official website dedicated to bringing you the latest news, gossip and information about England and Manchester United forward, Wayne Rooney.[www.waynerooneyonline.com] Soccer News & World Cup Info.
Women's Soccer World Online: The United State Soccer Federation (USSF)
Turkish and European soccer Kinesiology, and Exercise Sciences American College of Sport Medicine -- ACSM advances and integrates scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine. American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance California Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance The American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness serves professionals conducting programs of physical activity and fitness and the professors who train them. AAALF advocates for under-represented populations and interests. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education seeks to enhance knowledge and professional practice in sport and physical activity through scientific study and dissemination of research-based and experiential knowledge to members and the public. Wayne Herninko's Elementary Physical Education Center International Physical Education and Sport Related Links SPORTS MEDIA SPORTS MEDIA is a tool for p.e.teachers, coaches, students and everyone who is interested in p.e./fitness and sports. It's an interactive site with:
Sports Media now part of SportaPolis wants to unite and inspire people who are interested in Sports and Physical Education. The site provides a quality platform where athletes, coaches, teachers, students and instructors are able to exchange their ideas about PE and Sports. Non-professionals are welcome! Health, Fitness, Nutrition, and Weight Control Kids Health Directory and Children
Health Directory on the Web. Visit the Osteoarthritis and Glucosamine Information Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing top quality information on osteoarthritis and glucosamine. Get tips for managing pain and get helpful tips on how to exercise and eat properly. (www.glucosamine-osteoarthritis.org/) Fitness and Kids -- All-in-one resource to get your kids healthier and fit. Health, exercise and fitness equipment for kids (www.fitnessandkids.com). Weight Loss Research Center: "The Weight Loss Research Center is offering advice to millions of people with weight problems. It offers ideas and guidance about making the changes necessary to enjoy a healthier and happier life." protos-inc.com: The Mighty Mini is a low carb, healthy meat snack that tastes great for kids and adults on the go! (www.protos-inc.com)
Soccer Related Safety Equipment
Soccer Safety Articles
Women's Sports Sites The mission of The Women's Sports Foundation is to ensure equal access to participation and leadership opportunities for all girls and women in sports and fitness.
The Magazine Dedicated to Worldwide Coverage of Women's Soccer AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: Policy Statement Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness Pediatrics: Volume 90, Number 6, December, 1992, pp. 1002-1004 Fitness, Activity, and Sports Participation in the Preschool Child (RE9265) The National Institute for Sport Reform (NISR) is a coalition of concerned Americans seeking to improve the athletic and educational experiences of our young people. The Institute is a not-for-profit (501)c(3) organization whose principle objective is to reform our present sports culture. Our goal is to work proactively to prevent the problems that currently envelope our athletes and undermine the true meaning and importance of sports in our society. The Kindness Counts Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is a resource for leagues, recreation departments and others wishing to promote good sportsmanship. We seek to help adults help kids in youth sports and in life by promoting positive behavior that helps children have fun and feel good about themselves.
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) National Alliance for Youth Sports "Better Sports for Kids...Better Kids for Life!" The Institute of Youth Sports at at Michigan State University is a useful sources of information for coaches, parents, athletic adminstrators, prospective students, and anyone with an interest in youth sports issues.
Better Soccer More Fun
A site that promotes a healthy combination of informal fun
soccer with sound teaching and coaching advice. Here the child and her/his needs are the
center of the soccer experience. Two thumbs up!
California Youth Sports Announcements
CYSA offers Youth Sports Events, Referee Sign-Up, Athlete Showcase and the CYSA Member
Message Center.
SportsMom
talking to moms (and dads) about the
challenges of organized youth sports to motherhood
YOUTH SPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Amateur Athletic
Foundation, Los Angeles (AAF).
A 90 million Dollar endowment, deriving from surplus 1984 Los Angeles
Olympic Games funds, allowed the creation of The Amateur Athletic
Foundation (AAF). The AAF's mission is to serve youth through sport
and to increase knowledge of sport and its impact on people’s lives.
The United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA)
Soccer Association for Youth (SAY) adheres to the philosophy that a youth
program should be, as its name implies, a program for the kids. A fixation on winning may be the proper attitude for
the highly skilled professional, but is contradictory to the basic objectives of the Soccer Association for Youth.
Stacking teams, tryout camps, all-star powerhouses, etc., may produce a climate of excellence for a talented few,
but will not in the long run be beneficial to the vast majority of young people involved. [http://saysoccer.us/]
KY Soccer
Junior Soccer Association of Western Australia
School-Sports.org, is a complete resource for scholastic, amateur and recreational sports information.
Our mission is to provide relevant sports informational resources to schools, athletic associations, recreational
sports leagues, which promote sportsmanship, safety, athletic instruction, equal participation and many more
relevant topics facing the non-professional sports community. From high school sports to recreational sports
leagues, to coaches, to parents, to sports officials, this site is designed to promote the betterment of
organized athletics [www.School-Sports.org/].
Soccer and Sports Mega-Links Sites
Kids web directory for parents and kids,
educations, resources and information [www.DirectoryKids.com].
Soccer-sites.com -- Arguably the largest soccer search engine on the web. It lists over 9000 sites and it receives approximately 3 Million database enquiries each month!
Quality World Soccer - THE resource for Soccer! Virtual Library of Sport - the one-stop shop for quality sports resources on the internet Sport Web Site Hosting All-Soccer.com --- A site whose purpose is to get your league on the internet FAST and FREE. Enter your team, scores, game report, league announcements... Get standings, line-ups, schedules, and MORE! Dynamically build your Home Page with only items your league uses.
Youth Sports Search Engines
Soccer Clubs that have Links to and/or share the philosophy of the "Kids First Soccer" site Accringtron & District Junior Football League
Awakeri Junior Soccer Club
Beaumont Youth Soccer Club -- BYSC is an association organized exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Its purpose shall include but not be limited to the teaching of the sport of Soccer and good sportsmanship to youth players by the holding of clinics with qualified instructors, the distribution of instructional material at schools, playgrounds and parks, the sponsoring, organizing, and governing of regularly scheduled soccer games, and the promotion of physical health and fitness and otherwise promoting the game of soccer within its area of jurisdiction and with other similarly structured or affiliated organizations. Dunelm Youth are an under 14`s football team playing in Durham City,North East of England. (http://www.dunelmyouthfc.com/ -- link added Feb. 21, 2004) Escuela de Fútbol del Club Banco del Pacífico -- Junior Soccer Team site maintained by Virgilio Aray from Guayaquil-Ecuador, South America.
Hambro Colts YFC based in Rayleigh
Essex England. "Hambro Colts were formed in February 2001 and currently draw their
members from the Rayleigh, Hullbridge and Hockley areas. Other members hail from
Ashingdon, Rochford , Wickford and Shoeburyness. Handsworth Boys F.C. -- a youth soccer / junior football club based in Handsworth a suburb of Sheffield, Yorkshire in the North of England. Hilo Hawaii region 274, AYSO [www.aysohilo.org] South Central Premier is a top premier soccer club in Connecticut. We are ranked #8 in region one and #32 in the country. Hello everybody, my name is Camrai Shakir. I play for the U 10 TYSA Academy team in Tucker Georgia. This site is about me and my favorite sport. Take a look at the website, send me an e-mail or come watch me play if you get a chance. Camrai [www.camrai.com] |
