This article lists 6 tips that soccer coaches can use to motivate players and build team spirit. It is written for soccer, but the ideas apply to other sports.
1. Praise your players at the time they do something you want to encourage (this means praising them while on the field by getting their attention and giving a Thumbs Up, Clapping and smiling at them or yelling "Way to Go" or something similar).
2. Praise SPECIFIC actions so they know what the praise is for.
3. At half time call all your players together and give each one a word of encouragement. If they have done something good say something specific to encourage that behavior, such as "Kate, you are really hustling". If there is something they need to work on say something encouraging like "Sam, I know you can be a great Goalie".
4. Use Soccer Patches to motivate and reward hustle, bravery, skills, teamwork, assists, listening to the coach and anything you want to encourage. At the end of the game, call your players together around you and encourage the parents to watch while you have a Patch Ceremony.
5. Select a Team Nickname and a team cheer like "Play Hard and Have Fun" or "1-2-3 Go Team". Have them all get together in a circle on the field just before the game and just before the second half starts. Show them how to get in a circle and put their arms on each other's shoulders to do the cheer OR how to stand in a circle and all touch hands.
6. After every goal, have the entire team, including the Goalie, come together in a circle and do the Team Cheer. (The Brazilian National Team does this). This makes it clear that scoring a goal is a TEAM effort.
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