| Inspiration; it can be one of the hardest issues to | | | | important to determine what inspires each player. |
| deal with when you are coaching kids soccer. Youth | | | | This should be a group effort by the coaching staff. |
| soccer coaches find it especially challenging to inspire, | | | | Some basic characteristics of youth soccer players |
| motivate, and build drive into youth soccer players. | | | | generally involve some of the ones mentioned |
| Coaching kids soccer with the right tactics can create | | | | previously, along with receiving certificates of |
| the internal inspiration that can put players over the | | | | accomplishment to post in their school locker or |
| top. Putting in place a system that pushes players to | | | | bedroom, being named a team captain and leading |
| play harder, run faster, be more aggressive than the | | | | game or practice activities, setting personal or team |
| other team will be a significant contributor to a | | | | records, other youth-oriented fascinations with |
| team's success. | | | | receiving snacks after games or practices, and being |
| Inspiration and motivation can come in many flavors. | | | | able to play a position they aspire to, but haven't had |
| What works for one player likely will not work for | | | | the chance yet. After you've been coaching kids |
| the rest. Many of us have had new players that had | | | | soccer for a few years, you learn that there are |
| goals of just touching the ball five times in each half, | | | | many traits that consistently run through youth |
| to the extreme goal for super players of scoring at | | | | soccer players that can be leveraged as inspiration to |
| least one or two goals in each half of every game. | | | | aspire to new heights. |
| Inspiration can be a great source of breeding | | | | Maybe most importantly, as inspiration is developed |
| consistency in coaching kids soccer. | | | | by youth soccer coaches, more and more benefits |
| How to inspire a soccer team may be a challenge for | | | | will emerge. Inspiration can lead to confidence. |
| new coaches. It really just gets down to leveraging | | | | Confidence can lead to developing a team leader on |
| the basic personality characteristics of each player. | | | | the field. Team leaders can set an example and urge |
| Does that player want to "show up" his/her older | | | | other players to follow suit and extend the extra |
| sibling? Is the motivating factor to earn points, or | | | | effort that can win games. And winning games is a |
| skipping out on an endurance drill, or being in the | | | | great source on encouragement for continuing in |
| starting line-up or a designated captain for the next | | | | soccer in the future. |
| game? While coaching kids soccer, it becomes | | | | |