Tag: Tim Bradbury
GUEST COLUMN: The grassroots mandate and the many reasons why
There are so many places to begin when it comes to the conversation on why every child deserves a minimally educated coach, at the very least, at every game and training session that I always wonder why anyone seeks to deny them the right!
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GUEST COLUMN: For the love of the game
So many cliched phrases are thrown around soccer and used so frequently that they often lose their meaning. “For the love of the game” is perhaps the most well-known.
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GUEST COLUMN: A rich time to learn and explore
Perhaps it is the fact that the United Soccer Coaches National Convention is just around the corner, in Philadelphia from Wednesday through Sunday, or perhaps it’s the fact that I teach so many courses and get to talk with so many coaches, that I am acutely aware that this really is a great time to learn.
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GUEST COLUMN: Lessons from the World Cup
A wonderfully strange holiday period has been made such by the fact that we are, for the first time, watching a winter World Cup.
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SOMETHING NEW: ENYYSA to offer director of coaching course next year
Eastern New York will offer a director of coaching course in 2023.
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GUEST COLUMN: Tantrums and solutions
It is hard to go more than one week as a sports fan or soccer fan without witnessing another meltdown from a coach or a player.
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GUEST COLUMN: Running before you can walk
I see and hear some crazy stuff from both soccer coaches and parents. I often wonder how much of the common stuff could be avoided if coaches made more of an effort to share information with soccer parents.
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GUEST COLUMN: Growing the game
Occasionally in fulfilling my role as Director of Coaching for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association, I am lucky enough to get invited to some very interesting engagements.
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GUEST COLUMN: Soccer sense and common sense
As we head into a new season, there are so many things, we all need to consider to make sure that we are putting the idea of “what is the best environment for our youth players to develop within” that I thought it may be worth reminding us all of a few of them.
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A CAPITAL IDEA: ENYYSA will hold 2nd coaching symposium in Colonie on Aug. 13
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association will hosts its second coaching symposium in the Capital District on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Afrim’s Sports Park in Colonie, N.Y.
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GUEST COLUMN: Halftime talks that scramble the brains
Having spent more than 30 years coaching and educating coaches in both formal and informal environments, I can honestly say that I have seen many highlights and many lowlights.
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GUEST COLUMN: A sportsmanship lesson from rugby
Rugby is a great game, whether it be Rugby League or Rugby Union.
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