OnDeck
Soccer
 
 
 
 
Volume 10, Issue 12
 
 
 
 
December, 2017
 
 
 
 
Greetings from CoachDeck!

Happy New Year! We certainly hope that 2017 was a fun and exciting year filled with lots of soccer action. Let's make sure that next year we continue to focus on providing a safe, enjoyable experience for all who want to play, regardless of their ambition or ability.

In this issue:
Ever wonder if you're coaching the right things? Tony Earp will take the fundamentals over flash any time. On the ten year anniversary of CoachDeck's launch Brian Gotta looks back...and ahead.And Stan Popovich returns with a short, but sweet, message to athletes who worry about their competitors.


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Train the 90
By Tony Earp

In business, an “80/20 rule” is often talked about in regards to productivity and profits. It is believed that 80 percent of a company’s revenue/success/profits comes from 20 percent of its activities. Now, when thinking about soccer and what helps a player be successful on the field, how does that translate? Read Article
 
 
 
 
Ten Years - What We've Learned
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck

The release of today's issue of OnDeck marks the anniversary, almost to the day, of our CoachDeck launch ten years ago. When that very first, small batch of decks came from the manufacturer we didn't know if we'd still be sitting here ten years later looking at them in our warehouse. But then we started sending them out to youth leagues around the country and right away we knew we were on to something.:Read Article
 
 
 
 
Do Not Stress Over Your Competition in Sports
By Stan Popovich

Many athletes sometimes get anxious when they go against a tough opponent. They get nervous on who they are competing with and they get so worked up that they lose focus on playing their sport.  Read Article​