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December 2008 Locker Room

What is the SuperLiga?

The SuperLiga is a professional competition between the top teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Primera División of Mexico. The competition is one that is controlled by CONCACAF, U.S. Soccer and the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. Continue reading

What is the CONCACAF?

CONCACAF stands for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. It is the governing organization for 40 countries in North and Central America as well as the Caribbean. Three South American countries are also members. They are Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Continue reading

Change Jersey is back!

In case you haven’t noticed, the Change Jersey option is now back! It’s available in the right hand column of the footer. There are only three colors to choose from right now. I may add one more.  There won’t be as many options as there were before. I only chose the most popular colors based on a previous poll. I also made a few minor tweaks here and there. Enjoy!

International Soccer Organizations

Have you ever heard of FIFA? How about UEFA? Does CONCACAF ring a bell? There are quite a few acronyms in the soccer world. This article will hopefully shed some light as to what those acronyms stand for. The following article describes the various international soccer organizations. Continue reading

Soccer skills are best learned using progressive steps

Unfortunately, the majority of up and coming soccer players are not born with a natural talent and skill. These skills need to be taught, practiced, and developed throughout the course of their soccer careers. But how should these skills be taught, practiced, and developed? Let’s find out. Continue reading

5 steps to teach a soccer drill

Maybe you had a tough game this past weekend and your team was struggling with marking players on the opposing team. As a coach, you want to correct this so it will not be a problem in future games. For the next practice, you develop a drill that will hopefully teach players how to properly mark their opponents. But how do you present it to them so they learn quickly and effectively? Continue reading

Sideline Soccer V2!

Welcome to the new design for Sideline Soccer! We hope that you like it! Please feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think. Feedback is always appreciated and helps us to better our website for all to use. Thanks!