After the success of our inaugural trip abroad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, SFYS is really excited to announce that San Francisco Youth Soccer will be heading to Costa Rica next summer on a soccer training & service learning adventure tour! This will be a life-changing experience open to all players within the SFYS… Read More #SFYSAbroad : June 2020 Costa Rica Soccer Adventure
Registration is here!If you are a team that played in the fall, then you are all set to declare your intent to play and enjoy the holidays. However, what if you are not, and are looking for a way to play? 1.a – Bring a group, create a team!This is especially valuable to groups of… Read More How can I play spring Soccer?
Scary thought.Fun on the soccer field and around the games…!! Game Week #8– Weekend of 10-26 / 27 ALL SFYS teams are invited to dress up for their game!Lets ‘celebrate’ Hallowe’en on the field!! SFYS are excited to encourage you and your team to engage in the festivities and dress up for your game, grab… Read More Hallowe’en Games!
We love the effort that the silent weekend requires for success. That being the perceived effort required by the coach to overload ALL of the important information for the players to make the best decisions that they cannot be guided to during the game. We watched in amazement as some coaches went bright red in… Read More Silent Weekend, 2019.
Week 1 of the season is complete. How did it go? If you’re being honest and are finding yourself thinking it could be a tough season, then fear not.It’ll only be a tough season if you allow the season to be evaluated on the wins / losses / playoff results. Look outside of your division… Read More It could be a tough season…
34 coaches.2 hours in a classroom.2 hours on the field.SFYS Coaching Symposium complete! Part 1 –Classroom.– What were you told by your coach, when you played?– Did your coach tell you why?– Identify the your ‘style of play’ – meet others with the same ideas.– Identify the team behaviors (‘team tactical principles‘) in the different… Read More Coaches Symposium.
What are you doing on August 24th? SFYS is hosting the second coaching symposium and we’re encouraging you to join. Why?We will spend two hours in the office. The focus? Working on YOUR SEASON PLAN. Not anyone else’s plan, but yours. Why?You’re the one on the field with your players. You have the collective goals… Read More Coaches Symposium.
What are you saying to your players?Have you ever recorded yourself to get an idea of what you are actually saying?I say ‘check’ a lot.I talked about it in this episode of Heads and Volleys with Patrick King, but what do I really mean by it? Examples.#3 has the ball in his hands. Throw in.… Read More 1 word ~ 1,000 meanings
Coaches complain about kids being more engaged in video games than in sports, but they’re not sure why. “Kids just aren’t the same as they used to be” I remember when I was a kid…I think that “I remember when I was a kid” is a very good place to start.When you were a kid,… Read More Fortnite 1 – 0 ‘Fossil’ Coach
It is a common question, especially right now, as the intent to play for Fall 2019 has just opened. Should we go to Upper House or stay in Recreational?Do we have to do anything different? Administratively, the process will be identical as Recreational for registering and all the ‘hoops’ are the same for registering the… Read More Recreational or Upper House?
