The Heartbreak of Tryouts
John Napier gives his thoughts and advice on youth soccer tryouts SOCCER NEWS
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Top Soccer Facilities
John Napier on the top soccer facilities in the Southwest. SOCCER NEWS
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Youth Soccer Players: The Need for Nutrition
Soccer players need good nutrition to perform at their peak. SOCCER NEWS
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ODP Girls Make U17 National Team ID Camp
Four Cal South girls that are in the Women’s National U17 team SOCCER NEWS
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ODP Camp '96
John Napier's reports on being the Head Coach for ODP Girls '96 and their week in Idaho. SOCCER NEWS
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Should we Ban 11v11 Soccer at the Younger Ages?
John Napier's reports on player development. Should the USA be more like Spain? For years I have asked why we play competitive soccer at U7 through U11.
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John Napier's Favorite Soccer Quotes
John Napier's favorite quotes on soccer from Mia Hamm, Jose Mourinho, Pele, Johan Cruyff, David Beckham, George Best, Sir Alex Ferguson, Franz Beckenbauer, and more SOCCER NEWS
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John Napier on Barcelona's Approach to Youth Development.
John Napier Reports on Barcelona's Approach to Youth Soccer Development.
"Choosing the right players for its youth program is the key to its success. Barcelona does not hold tryouts." SOCCER NEWS
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John Napier on Cal South's ODP G95 National Championships
John Napier Reports on ODP 2011 National Championships in Arizona. New Jersey beat Cal South G'95 ODP 1-0 but Napier says it has been a great 2 year journey. SOCCER NEWS
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John Napier's ODP Convoy to Arizona
John Napier on Coaching Soccer at ODP Regionals in Arizona. CAL SOUTH teams sweep the 2011 U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV ODP Championships. Napier takes you behind the scenes. SOCCER NEWS
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John Napier on Soccer: It is all about the players 
John Napier on Coaching Soccer. Soccer greats have said "It is all about the players." SOCCER NEWS
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San Diego Sockers Players From The '80s
John Napier on San Diego Sockers players From the past. Many of these players are youth coaches today. Do you recognize... take this trip down memory lane. SOCCER NEWS
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ODP Development:
2010 Men’s National World Cup Team players all played in the Cal South ODP youth soccer program. SOCCER NEWS
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Parents Should Never Get Red Cards
John Napier got a red card as a parent. Yes, can you believe it? But that was 30 years ago.
Read Napier's new article as he speaks from experience and knows that parents and players can never win the war of words with "officials" on the field. So why should we set such a bad example for our children? SOCCER NEWS
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U.S. Youth Soccer Development:
The U.S. Youth Technical Director Claudio Reyna decided that U.S. soccer needs to identify the local players NO matter who they play for. Rene Miramontes is our local National Staff Technical adviser. Shannon MacMillan and I recently joined Rene’s staff to help identify players ... SOCCER NEWS
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Good Sportsmanship
The importance of good sportsmanship on the soccer field. The game of soccer and wise Golden Rules for players, coaches and yes, parents! SOCCER NEWS
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SMALL players make BIG plays.
What do a lot of world class players have in common? They are all under six feet. Size doesn't matter... SOCCER NEWS
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Street Soccer: Part II
I think the term “street soccer” is probably not known to the majority of young soccer families in this country.... SOCCER NEWS
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Summer ODP Cycle II
Inside ODP - a rare glimpse behind the scenes. Part 2 SOCCER NEWS
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Summer ODP Cycle
A chance to evaluate lots of players both new and existing SOCCER NEWS
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Street Soccer: Ronaldinho
Many pros learned how to play the game from street soccer. Are we over coaching our youth? SOCCER NEWS
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Coach John Napier
Coach John Napier boasts coaching experience in nearly every arena of the game of soccer. Take note of the noteworthy coach. SOCCER NEWS
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Napier's Philosophy on Winning
ODP and competitive club coach wisdom. SOCCER NEWS
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