Why Small Sided Games?

The "Small Sided Games" concept used by Total Soccer has a proven history of acceptance and success! The technology was designed and developed over the years by highly experienced soccer and fitness coaches. "Small Sided Games" offers the soccer enthusiast a far richer, more tactile, educationally intuitive and fun experience! "Small Sided Games" offers the younger player more of what the game is all about! More "touches", to the ball. More opportunities to make decisions. More actual playing time. In short, with this system, we offer your kids a far richer more instructional and intuitive, fun experience! But it's not just the younger player that will enjoy the benefits of our "Small Sided Games!" Players of all ages will benefit from a more efficient, fitness work out, due to the ability to play both attacking and defensive roles at a faster pace. As the player better learns, both offensive and defensive tactics and strategies their basic abilities and skills will dramatically improve, because they will understand more instinctively and intuitively the dynamic roles and importance of team-work! Our "Small Sided Games" environment is a developmentally enhancing environment, appropriate for younger as well as more experienced players. It's a really FUN learning environment experience!

The Benefits of "Small Sided Games!"

  • More contact (touches) with the ball.
  • More efficient experience in both technical and tactical situations.
  • Frequent and alternating transitions from attacking to defensive situations.
  • More frequent opportunity to be in goal scoring positions.
  • An exciting opportunity to play in a stadium type atmosphere with far less stoppage of play.
  • A playing environment which fosters development of highly reactive, mentally acute as well as physically strong athletes. All while honing improved competitive skills.

Who's Endorsing Small Sided Games?

  • Every US Youth Soccer State Director of Coaching.
  • US Soccer National Coaches.
  • Tom Goodmen, US Youth Soccer Director of Coaching Education.
  • Virginia Rush Directors of Coaching and their Coaching Staff