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The 18 Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches

Everyone loves getting gifts, and soccer coaches are no exception. Sure, they coach for the love of the game, but everybody likes to be appreciated. Whether it's the holidays, a birthday or the end of a long season, show your coach you care with one of the best soccer gifts for coaches. There's something on this list for every coach at every level, from the most recreational of recreational teams to the most competitive of competitive teams.

So get a coach a gift. Giving one of these soccer gifts for coaches will make you feel better about yourself, and you (or your child) might even score some more playing time! Don't forget to tell them about TeamSnap, which will save them time so they can enjoy their gift. And be sure to check out our guide of soccer gifts for players as well!

The Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches 2017-2018

1. Unisex Lightweight Hooded Poncho

2. Teamsnap App

3. Coaching Transition Play

4. Inverting The Pyramid

5. Storm Survival Crime Whistle

6. Pugg Goals

7. SKLZ MagnaCoach Soccer Coaching Board

8. Coachdeck Soccer Drills

9. SKLZ Goalshot Net

10. Free Kick Wall Mannequins

11. Forza Rebound Soccer Wall

12. Quickplay Pro Agility Poles

13. Igloo Water Jug

14. Adidas Tracksuit

15. Sirius Satellite Radio

16. Futsolo Ball

17. BleacherBack Bench Seat Cushion

18. Massage Pillow

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Unisex Lightweight Hooded Poncho
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Unisex Lightweight Hooded Poncho
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Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Baleaf Unisex Packable Poncho

Coaches are mostly control freaks, but one thing they can't control is the weather. Make sure your favorite coach is warm and dry when it rains with a nice raincoat.

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TeamSnap App
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - TeamSnap
TeamSnap

One of the most important duties a coach has is organizing the team off the field. Help a coach in your life by turning them on to the TeamSnap app, which will save him or her tons of time.

Check out the app, then sign up & buy your coach a season of TeamSnap.

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Coaching Transition Play
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Coaching Transition Play
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Coaching Transition Play

Modern soccer is dominated by transition tactics, so make sure your coach knows the ins and outs of every transition situation, and learns from the best.

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Inverting The Pyramid
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Inverting The Pyramid
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Inverting The Pyramid

Adaptability is important, so give your coach the advantage with this history of soccer tactics. The author, Jonathan Wilson, is one of the sharpest analytical minds in soccer media. Who knows, your coach might find something special. There's no rule that says tactics from way back when won't come back into fashion.

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Storm Survival Crime Whistle
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Storm Survival Crime Whistle
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Storm Survival Crime Whistle

Coaches need to be heard. Make sure your coach is able to get the team's attention with one of the loudest whistles in the world.

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Pugg Goals
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Pugg Goals
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Pugg Goals

Small-sided games are an important part of any good team's practice regimen, and pug goals are way better than making goals out of cones or sweatshirts or something.

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SKLZ MagnaCoach Soccer Coaching Board
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - SKLZ MagnaCoach Soccer Coaching Board
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - SKLZ MagnaCoach Soccer Coaching Board

Muddled communications can easily throw the best-laid gameplans into disarray. Gameplans thrown into disarray translate into losses. Make sure your coach can draw the gameplan up clearly so the team can understand. Understanding the gameplan translates into wins.

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Coachdeck Soccer Drills
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Coachdeck Soccer Drills
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - CoachDeck Soccer Drills

Coming up with good drills is hard, but it doesn't have to be. Not with these handy CoachDeck cards.

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SKLZ Goalshot Net
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - SKLZ Goalshot Net
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Best Soccer Gifts - Tangle Creations Night Soccer Ball

A coach's job is much easier when his or her team's players can kick accurately. A coach can breathe easy telling a player to pass to a certain teammate or shoot at a certain moment when he or she is confident the ball is going to arrive on time and on target.

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Free Kick Wall Mannequins
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Free Kick Mannequins
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Free Kick Wall Mannequins

Set pieces are incredibly important, and they only get more important as the level of competitiveness increases. A coach needs to have his or her players ready. Games can be won or lost with a single kick, and the best way to make sure the ball bounces your way is practice.

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Forza Rebound Soccer Wall
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Forza Rebound Soccer Wall
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Forza Soccer Rebound Wall

No goals? No problem. Goals are heavy and unweieldy. The soccer rebound wall is far more portable than a goal, and can be set up just about any place that has grass. Practice anywhere!

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Quickplay Pro Agility Poles
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Quickplay Pro Agility Poles
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Quickplay Pro Agility Poles

The last minutes of a match are crucial, and a team in good shape will almost always beat a team that is huffing and puffing. Don't leave anything to chance. Make sure your coach has the best-conditioned team out there. (Think of this as the gift that keeps giving.)

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Igloo Water Jug
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Igloo Water Jug
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Igloo Water Jug

You can't play, or coach, soccer if you're dehydrated. We've always said that.

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Adidas Tracksuit
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Adidas Tracksuit
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Adidas Tracksuit

All the elite European club coaches wear tracksuits at one point or another. Intimidate opponents in comfort and style. Look the part, be the part.

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Sirius Satellite Radio
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Sirius Satellite Radio
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Sirius Satellite Radio

Nothing shortens a long road trip like sick tunes.

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Futsolo Ball
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Futsolo Ball
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Best Soccer Gifts For Players - Futsolo Sidekick

No park or wall close by and no indoor soccer shoes? No more worries with the Futsolo ball. Turn any room or outdoor space into a great training session. Just remember to use both feet. Check it out here.

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BleacherBack Bench Seat Cushion
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Bleacherback Bench Seat Cushion
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Bleacher Back Seat Cushion

Benches such as those used for youth soccer games are uncomfortable, and no adult should have to sit on one without some protection. After all, you can't think about tactics when you're busy thinking about how much your buns hurt.

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Massage Pillow
Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Massage Pillow
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Best Soccer Gifts For Coaches - Massage Pillow

It's a long season, and the stress of coaching can get to anyone. Help your favorite soccer coach take a load off with a massage pillow. Chances are, he or she has earned it.

A soccer coach's life is hectic, stressful and exhausting, so make sure your coach knows you care with one of these gifts. That will make it all worthwhile for them. And make sure they know about TeamSnap, so they can get some sleep every once in a while.

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