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I think nothing of rules as such. - Thomas J. Barnardo

No, it's not the same as the first rule of soccer … luckily.  But it is something I've touched on before, a couple of times.  The first rule of coaching is you are a teacher.  You are there to make your kids better; better at the fundamentals of your sport, better at understanding the game, better at acccepting a loss, better at accepting a win.

I don't say teaching is important because I believe winning is unimportant.  Rather I believe that winning is the player's job, not yours.  As a coach you have very little control over winning and losing once the game starts - some might say after your roster is set.  What you do have control over is how you prepare them.  The rest of this week I will give you ways to become a better teacher at practice so your players will learn better — and do their job better…