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The following article was written by Antonio Saviano and featured in the Scuola Calcio Magazine. I have been giving some thought about the “single player” issue on a soccer team, which leads me to wonder how many coaches find themselves in the same situation, having one good player on the team?. I often notice, while I conduct a coaching symposium and when speaking with coaches, that I hear about how most teams have only one good player, or t… Continue

Have you ever wondered how young children develop and grow? The following is a four step process that youth players and children go through while they are growing and developing: 1. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Young children move out of reflex with no intention or control. During the first years in soccer, movements are very unbalanced and uncoordinated. As they continue to practice, they start t…

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During a coaching seminar I asked the coaches if they talk to the parents. Some of the coaches responded this way: “I never talk to the parents about the game because they don’t coach and don’t understand the game of soccer”. Is it true that most parents cannot coach, do not understand the game of soccer and have little comprehension about techniques and tactics? Is it not also true that in this country 95% of coaches are parents who volunteer? …

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Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School and Savannah International Soccer Academy (SISA) are pleased to announce and present another fantastic and unforgettable Summer 2008 Italian Soccer School program. Academy Directors of Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School and Savannah International Soccer Academy feel very confident that 2008 will be even better than our very successful 2007 & 2006 programs."This past summer we had a great success with our Italian Soccer School Program and we are looking… Continue

The following article was featured in the Scuola Calcio Magazine. Was written by Marco Stoini, Director of Coaching for San Luigi Calcio Trieste and Techncial Director of the Ascoli Soccer Academy from the Italian Professional Soccer League and translated by Antonio Saviano. It is been said that the role of the goalkeeper is a single role, but as we know it is always a child that is in the goal and that will become a man through the frequent g… Continue