Youth Football Coaching - Organize and Plan Your Team

In youth football or soccer coaching, having a good program means that you should organize your team and plan your plays. This is something that most coaches have to focus on especially if it is a championship game. Getting your team organize is one factor that should be given the importance for most coaches.

In this article, I will show you how you could manage your football coaching drills with out the hassle. I know how crucial it is to assemble your team especially in a championship game. Below are some effective ways to organize your youth football team.

In your first week, we go right from the beginning of your youth football training program. But you'll have to ensure that your players are dedicated to learn on every step. Among the kids that you have in your team, we determine who the starters are and the best player who can change the pace of the game. Of course as a coach, we let the kids decide on what position they take on the field and go anywhere they want. We let any kid do what they want based on how skillful they are in that position. Then it is up for coaches to evaluate them if they really fit for that position they have chose.

In the second day, they must now learn the basic fundamental drills for starting, and positioning themselves in the field. Of course for safety, we give our kids their football shoes, knee support pads, and uniform. In this day of our youth football coaching program, we execute drills that we designed to le them be aggressive and accurate in kicking the ball to the goal end. Every kid participates in these drills and taught the core practices of football, so that coaches can determine who is capable of doing the positions provided on the second week.

Then lastly on the third week, we pretty much know where are our kids are going. By this time your youth football training program has come to an end. And we could definitely seek the direction of your team for about 3 weeks, as we have already completed the whole week, because in this week, we are expecting to see our young athletes at position in all times. We also give the kids the freedom to choose their position. And in addition, you must understand the team that you are playing and be ready to go on the field with complete football techniques and skills.

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Who Will Be Relegated From the FA Premier League in 2011?

I predict the following teams will finish in this order in the league. What do you think?

18 - West Brom

Under Roberto Di Matteo West Brom have bounced back to the premier league in style, missing out from winning the championship by Newcastle. Despite bolstering their squad with the Spanish Centre back Pablo Ibanez from Athletico Madrid and the Romania defender Gabriel Tamas from Auxerre, expect West Brom to struggle this season. They will have some notable scalps this season but consistency will be an issue.

Transfer rumours: Callum Davenport, Phil Bardsley, Jimmy Bullard

19 - Wolves

Despite managing to stay up last season Wolves will find life hard in the league this term. It's a measure of a newly promoted team if they can maintain their status, and Wolves did just that, though they have to sign Chelsea loanee Michael Mancienne if they are to stand a chance. They have brought in Hull's talisman from last season, Hunt, and a premier league goal-scorer in Burnley's Steve Fletcher, but even with these players their strength in depth will still be lacking for the top flight. Wolves can ill afford losing two of their stars, Ebanks-blake and Kevin Doyle, who are both rumoured for either Villa or Blackpool.

Transfer rumours: Robbie Keane, Tommy Smith, Andre Bikey

20 - Blackpool

So far Ian Holloway has not made any signings, though that will surely change. Despite this lack of activity Blackpool, who made it through the play-offs last season will be the Premier League whipping boys. Holloway will give them a never say die attitude and for some teams they will be hard to beat, but expect them to be propping up the table come the end of the season.

Transfer rumours: Frederic Piquionne, Aruna Dindane, Robert Lewandowski

Other teams who will need to be looking down the league closely will be Sunderland, Newcastle and Wigan.c Without Roy Hodgson Fulham will have to be careful they don't drop down also.

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Indian Premier League - Reasons For Its Popularity

With the ability to fill cricket stadiums, attract between 7 million and 24 million television viewers for a single match, the Indian Premier League's (IPL's) popularity is beyond question. IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi, would have been pleasantly surprised at the resounding success of a tournament that only aimed to out-perform the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL). The success of the IPL is not down to chance but a combination of factors and circumstances.

== IPL's appeal to the Indian market ==

With a population exceeding one billion and a cricket-mad society, India is the most lucrative market for cricket in the world. The Indian Premier League is essential an Indian tournament that was meant to be played with India. The IPL's popularity owes a great deal of its lustre by being attractive to a large percentage of cricket fans in India. In the 2008 edition of the IPL, the stands were packed to capacity as the locals turned out in droves to support their local franchises. Even when the 2009 IPL was held in South Africa, viewership was still worthy enough because it still got traction with Indian viewers.

== The T20 product ==

Since its introduction in England, the T20 product took off-even before the Indian Premier League was formed. Domestic T20 competitions were the rage in England, South Africa and the West Indians already, demonstrating that there was a vibrant, untapped market for the shorter form of the game. The shortest form of cricket is exciting and action-packed. Viewers and spectators do not have to spend an entire day watching a game and it makes use of the prime time slot nicely, so folks can enjoy a match after work and still have time left over. The T20 game eliminates the meandering middle overs of the 50-over game and accentuates the pressure. With only 120 legal deliveries in an innings, the pressure is one from the start. Cricket fans already loved the T20 format-the IPL merely took advantage of the tide.

== Use of star players ==

Even before the IPL, fans loved the idea of seeing the best players from around the world. Recall the Super Series that pitted the mighty Australians against an ICC World team comprised of superstars from other cricket playing countries. The IPL brought together international stars on the Indian circuit. Fans got to witness Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar opening the batting in a team that included Dwayne Bravo and Shaun Pollock.

Other stars like Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Jacques Kallis populated IPL teams, in addition to the star Indian players like Harbhajan Singh, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag-the list can go on and on. Even when the international players in the IPL were not stars, the IPL franchises were able to recruit the best T20 players from other leagues who made a name for themselves in the IPL. The use of star players from around the world increased the global appeal of the tournament.

== Other innovations ==

The IPL included some novel innovations that kept followers interested. The concept of an auction for players was something new to cricket. The prices the players fetched in the auction added to the spectacle and excitement of the tournament. IPL organisers involved Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty in the franchise initiative with great success and integrated dancers, music, and ensured that each franchise was geographically linked to an area. As such, the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians were based in Chennai and Mumbai respectively, facilitating parochial support. Such innovations were carefully done in order to maximize the appeal of the IPL to the Indian market and the global audience as well.

== Conclusion ==

The list of reasons for the IPL's success can go much further, but the main reasons are its star attraction (in the ownership and players), market, the product offered and well-considered innovations. Arguably, the major draw of the IPL is its international appeal and global following that was demonstrated in the success of the second edition, which South Africa hosted.

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The Top 10 Football Teams in London

There is much to see for those who are interested in football in London. Just to clarify for any readers of this article from outside the UK, football means the 'beautiful game', what is commonly referred to as Soccer around the world.

London has a proud tradition of famous football teams with much competition between them to be the top club. There are generally four or five London teams in the Premier League and there are many commentators who believe that this is one of the biggest obstacles to any one of them winning the league. A 'local derby' between two London football teams could produce an electric atmosphere and turn current form on its head they are so well contested.

Premier League tickets are sometimes difficult to obtain, but a bit of persistence often gets results. There are a number of ticket agencies that can get them for a price.

In the last decade, both Arsenal and Chelsea have each won the illustrious Premier League title twice and reached the final of the European Cup.

Here are some details about the top 10 football clubs in London and to avoid any accusations of being partisan, they are listed in alphabetical order:-

Arsenal

The Gunners, Arsenal have played in the top division of English football in consecutive seasons since the 1919-20 season. They have been champions on 13 occasions and achieved a unique record for modern times in 2003-04 season when they went the whole season without being beaten.

Arsenal have won the much coveted 'double' (league and cup winners in the same season) three times, in 1971, 1998 and 2002

In recent years they have moved to a new venue, The Emirates Stadium, with a 60,000 capacity. The Arsenal Museum is well worth a visit and is open every day.

Brentford

The Bees, Brentford Football Club are currently playing in Football League I. They were founded in 1889 and play their home games at Griffin Park their home stadium since 1904. Brentford's most successful spell came during the 1930s, when they achieved consecutive top six finishes in the First Division.

Since the War, they have spent most of their time in the third and fourth tiers of English football. Brentford have been FA Cup quarter-finalists on four occasions, and have twice been Football League Trophy runners-up.

Charlton Athletic

The Addicks, Charlton Athletic have seen better days. There halcyon days were in the 1930s and 40s. In recent years they have struggled after being relegated from the Premier League in 2005 and then from the Championship in 2008.

They play at The Valley just south of the River Thames in Greenwich. The club was founded in 1905.

Historically, Charlton's most successful period was the 1930s, when the club's highest league finishes were recorded, including runners-up of the league in 1937, and after World War II, when the club reached the FA Cup final twice, winning in 1947.

Chelsea

The Pensioners or the Blues, Chelsea Football Club was founded in 1905, and play in the Premier League. Chelsea have been champions three times (1955, 2005, 2006), and have won the FA Cup five times, the League Cup four times and the UEFA Cup Winners Cup twice. They reached the UEFA Champions League Final in 2008

Chelsea play at Stamford Bridge in West London and their ground capacity is 42,000.The Chelsea Museum is open most days and is well worth a visit for those interested in museums and football history.

Crystal Palace

The Eagles, Crystal Palace Football Club was formed in 1905. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where it has been based since 1924. The club is currently competing in the second tier, The Championship.

Crystal Palace's most recent successful period began in 1988-89, when the club finished third in the Second Division and were promoted to the First Division. Reaching the 1990 FA Cup Final only to lose the replay against Manchester United and finishing 3rd in the First Division in 1990-91.

Since then Palace have been relegated from and promoted to the FA Premier League on a number of occasions, their most recent relegation from the top flight was in the 2004-05 season. This is all despite the club being almost bankrupt in July 2000.

Fulham

The Cottagers, Fulham Football Club was founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and are in the top tier of English football, the Premier League. Fulham are the oldest professional football team in London.

In 2009, Fulham had their highest-ever finish in the Premier League, coming 7th to qualify for Europe.

The club has produced many great British footballers including Johnny Haynes, George Cohen, Bobby Robson, Rodney Marsh and Alan Mullery and Jim Langley. They play at the historic Craven Cottage, their home since 1896, a riverside ground on the banks of the River Thames in Fulham.

Queens Park Rangers

The Hoops or just QPR, Queens Park Rangers Football Club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London. They currently play in the Football League Championship, and their honours include winning the League Cup in 1967, and being runners-up in the old First Division in 1975-76 and FA Cup in 1982.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club was founded in 1882, and its traditional colours are blue and white. Owing to its proximity to other West London clubs, QPR maintains long-standing rivalries with several other clubs in the area, the most notable of these being Chelsea, Brentford and Fulham with whom they contest what are known as West London derbies.

In 2007 QPR was taken over by Italian tycoon Flavio Briatore and rank among the top 10 richest sporting clubs in the world. Other major shareholders include Lakshmi Mittal & F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. So watch this space!

Tottenham Hotspurs

The famous 'Spurs' side of 1961, is still reckoned by many football enthusiasts, to be one of the best football teams in English football history. They achieved the 'double' which had not been achieved at that time since Aston Villa won it in 1897.

This has given recent Spurs' teams a lot to live up to. But Spurs have a long tradition of playing good football so there are many exciting matches at White Hart Lane especially with their close North London rivals, Arsenal.

In 1963, Spurs became the first British club to win a major European trophy - the European Cup Winners' Cup. In the 1970s, they won the Football League Cup on two occasions and were the inaugural winners of the UEFA Cup in 1972. In the 1980s, Spurs won several trophies: the FA Cup twice, FA Community Shield and the UEFA Cup 1983-84. In the 1990s, they won the FA Cup and the Football League Cup and in 2008, they beat Chelsea in the final of the Football League Cup. This victory means that Tottenham have won a trophy in each of the last six decades - an achievement only matched by Manchester United.

Spurs have planned a new stadium to be completed by 2012 and it is expected to be one of the best stadiums in the UK.

Watford

The Hornets, Watford Football Club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Championship. The club was founded in 1881, and played at several grounds before moving to a permanent location at Vicarage Road in 1922, where they remain to this day. Since 1997, they have shared the stadium with Saracens Rugby Club. Watford have a long-standing rivalry with Luton Town.

The club is best known for two spells under the management of former England manager Graham Taylor. The first lasted from 1977 to 1987, when the club rose to the old First Division from the Fourth Division. Once in the highest division of English football, Watford finished second in the league in 1983, reached the FA Cup final in 1984 and competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1984-85 season.

The second period spanned from 1997 to 2001, when Taylor took the club from the renamed Second Division to the Premier League in successive seasons. Taylor is currently a non-executive director of the club, and honorary life president alongside Sir Elton John who owned the club during both of these eras and has continued a long association with the club.

West Ham United

The Hammers, West Ham United Football Club have play at Upton Park (Boleyn Ground), in East London since 1904 having been formed in 1895.

They featured in the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley in 1923 against Bolton Wanderers. The club have won the FA Cup three times: in 1964, 1975 and 1980. They have also been runners-up twice, in 1923 and 2006.

In 1965, they won the European Cup Winners Cup, and in 1999 they won the InterToto Cup.

Their players are considered an important factor behind England's triumph in the 1966 World Cup, as England's captain at the time was West Ham's Bobby Moore, and both goalscorers Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters were West Ham players.

West Ham currently compete in the Premier League, their highest finish in the Premier League was 5th in 1998-99.

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Spice Mobile Phones Launch the New & Hottest S-7000 Touch Screen Series

Spice Mobile Phones have recently entered the market, but its interesting to note that these cell phones have come up in the main competition where top brands like Nokia, Samsung and Sony are in the queue. The best feature of these handsets is that they keep themselves updated with latest mobile trends. Still they keep their price affordable. S-7000 Touch Screen Mobile is one such latest handset under Spice models.

This is a pure touch screen phone with a colorful 240 * 400 pixel resolution. This phone also has a slot card reader with 2GB storage. S-7000 has five desktops, each of them has been allotted with a separate widget. The volume of music system in this mobile phone is such that it can vibrate a spacious room with musical nodes. It has multiple sound modes like brass, 3D surround and Reverb effect.

Spice Mobile Phones under S-7000 series have 3.2 MP camera to shoot color rich photos. The camera also records lively video clips under video recording mode. These phones have been uploaded with widgets of most popular social networking sites like You Tube, IBIBO, Face Book, Nimbuzz and Opera Mini. These handsets have FM radio facility and internal memory of 19 MB, USB Cable and SMS memory of storing 1000 messages.

The video player Spice-7000 is wonderful. It can operate videos in modes of AVI, FLV, MP4 and WMV. Blue tooth connectivity and fast internet browsing adds great value to these phones. The exterior body of these phones is of milky white color and display a charming look.

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Practice Soccer Goals - What Are the Options?

With the 2010 Soccer World Cup less than a year away, many people will be thinking about getting their own football out and having a "kick-around" with their friends. If you plan on doing this in your backyard and just for fun, then it is still fine to put a couple of jackets on the ground in place of goalposts! However, if you are putting an amateur team together, or playing in any kind of competitive way, you will certainly need to consider getting a pair of proper soccer goals. Luckily there is a whole variety from which to choose, from small-sized practice soccer goals to full-sized professional ones. Here are some ideas to help you decide what you may need.

Practice Soccer Goals

There are three things to consider before buying some goals: firstly, what are they going to be used for? In other words, will they be used for competitions or are they just for fun? The second thing to consider is who will be using them. Will these be for younger children or for children older than twelve? The third consideration, having addressed the other two, is of course the budget. How much do you want to spend? This will determine the type of materials your goals are constructed from.

Portable practice soccer goals are readily available, and are normally made out of plastic so they are not too heavy. Many of the practice goals are smaller than those used for competition matchplay, but are excellent for shooting practice. They usually have a tight, springy rebound net which bounces the ball back out to you after scoring a goal.

Soccer Goals for Competition Practice

For any type of soccer practice which involves more than just shooting at goal, or a little kick-around just for fun, it is advisable to think about using the more professional styles of goal.

Metal or plastic professional soccer goals are available in a variety of sizes. For children older than twelve, the full-sized goals need to be used. These are 8 feet high and 24 feet wide. Naturally the size of the pitch must reflect the size of the goals used, and so a good, full-sized soccer pitch would be 50 yards wide by 90 yards long. This also allows the players to get a full fitness workout as well as practising their soccer skills.

For younger children needing to practise for the junior leagues, smaller practice goals can be used - they can also play on smaller pitch areas. The smaller soccer goal sizes are variable to cater to all needs, but the following guidelines, or something close to them, should be the aim: for 8 to 11 year olds, the goals should be approximately 7 feet high by 21 feet wide. The pitch should be shorter, for example 70 yards. For 6 to 7 year olds aim to get practice goals that are roughly 6.5 feet high and 18 feet wide, and use a pitch area of approximately 30 yards wide by 50 yards long.

Plastic or Aluminum Goals?

The material of construction of the soccer goals depends on how serious you are about soccer. If you are a school or college team, you would probably be best advised to mark out permanent pitches and invest in aluminum goals, which are sturdy and long lasting, and reasonably weatherproof. However, if soccer is an occasional sport for you, or if you do not have room to mark out a permanent soccer pitch because the area is also used for other sports, then the cheaper portable plastic goals offer an ideal solution. You would simply need to set them up before practice, and then take them down and store them away afterwards.

Soccer Goal Safety Considerations

In any sport, safety is paramount, both to protect the players and also any spectators that come along to watch the game. When setting up soccer goals, either for practice or matchplay, always ensure that they are securely anchored. The heavier aluminum goals are usually sunk into the ground and held there firmly. However, the portable lightweight plastic goals can be blown over by strong gusts of wind, or knocked over by a strike from the ball or a player. So make certain especially with these plastic practice goals, that they are anchored or staked securely to prevent any mishaps or accidents.

Finally remember that practice makes perfect, and that all the hard work you put in now might see you become one of the soccer stars of the future, and maybe you will even get to play at a World Cup yourself one day!

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Avram Grant - Everyone's Favourite Israeli

I think a few people still don't quite get the man that is Avram Grant. A mate of mine was talking yesterday about how amazed he was at Avram's rise to fame and fortune over the last 4 or 5 years, and if you look at how he's been transformed into one of the top bosses in the Premier League considering his relative anonymity just 5 years ago, it really is quite astonishing.

Hats off to Roman Abramovich, who first had the wisdom to put his trust in a man largely unknown outside of Israel. And to put his trust in someone who was going to follow in the footsteps of The Special One AND manage his ever expanding roster of amazing and very expensive football talent (Lampard, Drogba, Ballack, Cole...). If I was ever that loaded with cash, I'm not sure I would have had the same trust, so...either Avram has a very charming smile, or he is just very well connected...

After a season which was just a John Terry slip from landing the Champions League trophy, it did appear that Avram might have had his moment in the sun...but no, there he was again, a year later in the arms of Portsmouth on the sunny south coast. Who he then led to the FA Cup Final and almost brought about an amazing victory over his ex-Chelsea players (again, a penalty was perhaps the turning point...). But to the Portsmouth fans he'd become a hero, and instilled a fighting spirit that was never going to save them from relegation from the Premier League, but was going to restore some lost pride. "Legend" I heard some Portsmouth fans describe him on TV...

So now Avram Grant is off to West Ham. In much the same setup as he had at Portsmouth, he will need to instill some pride and passion while on a very tight budget. Will he be able to do it? I think he might just surprise some people again this season. OK, West Ham won't be gunning for the title, but they could certainly challenge the Top Ten...and after the season the Hammers have just had, some of their fans will be very happy to have their own "Legend" come next summer.

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