re: Need help with youth soccer player development.

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CootKilla

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Shoot, sometimes I forget that's you!

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You don't remember all of the drills I coached you 20 years ago?

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Man, I'm really trying. But I can barely remember last week sometimes.

Good advice! I do remember passing the ball up against the wall a lot as a kid. And I'll definitely look into some vertical obstacles. He definitely needs to improve his body positioning, so that should help. I'll try to be one of those obstacles as often as possible.

Being that the season just ended I told him we would take a couple of weeks off to give him a break. So I will start working with him here in about a week. I need to clean up his running form a little bit. Throw in some suicides to help his speed, and maybe some box jumps to help strengthen his legs.

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I am sure you being out there with him will further his passion for the sport.

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It should be some good father and son bonding. I just don't want to overwork him and have him lose interest or resent me. So I'll have to use some good judgement. Especially as the summer gets hotter.