by John | Mar 16, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS COACHINGAMERICANSOCCER.COM® © Copyright, John C. Harves The following is the traditional CoachingAmericanSoccer.com Table of Contents of the full website. Links may be used as an alternative to the drop-down menus. The format varies somewhat from...
by John | Jun 19, 2019
CHANGES TO THE SOCCER LAWS OF THE GAME 2023/2024 © CoachingAmericanSoccer.com® The IFAB has announced the changes to the soccer Laws of the Game 2023/2024, effective July 1, 2023. Please see the link below for details: IFAB Law Changes 2023/2024 IFAB Latest Law...
by John | Mar 1, 2019
OFFSIDE – THE MORE COMPLICATED PORTIONS – LAW 11 © CoachingAmericanSoccer.com® Understanding offside in soccer can be very confusing. After reading and understanding the “Introduction to Offside” and “Offside – The Basic Scenario,” there are a number of concerns,...
by John | Apr 11, 2018
ADVANCED DRIBBLING – THE AVOIDANCE MOVE © CoachingAmericanSoccer.com® In soccer, the Avoidance Move is an extremely important advanced dribbling safety skill where a dribbler recognizes the imminent danger in a slide tackle (or similar leg sweep) that is about to be...
by John | Aug 9, 2017
THE PENALTY KICK – LAW 14 © CoachingAmericanSoccer.com® In soccer, a “penalty kick” is awarded if a player (defender) commits a direct-free-kick offense inside their own penalty area. (There are other instances where a penalty kick may be awarded, as indicated in Law...