Mike Saif, Author at WORLD CLASS COACHING Training Center

0 Switch Play and Disrupt the Opposition

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session on switching play. These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 How to Improve Your Possession Training Games

By Danny Carvalho Question - “Do you have some good possession games to share? My players are getting better at keeping possession, but I tend to use the same games and I need some new possessions drills to stimulate them and continue to improve their possession?" First thing is: do you really need new possession

1 Coaching 1v1s the Right Way

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session on coaching 1v1s the right way.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Review of the 4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1 in an EPL Game

By Soren Schamberg The Manchester Derby on March 6 proved to be a game to watch. Manchester City at the top of the table, needing maximum points to keep ahead of closely trailing Liverpool, set up in their 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United, who is trying to spur a strong finish to the season in

0 1v1s and Scanning and Why It's Important

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session on 1v1s and scanning.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Receiving the Ball to Play Forward

By Danny Carvalho That is one skill I truly appreciate immensely and in my humble opinion it makes a lot of difference on a player’s game. Even more if we are talking about a center midfielder or a center forward. Warm Up In groups of three, set up a grid and position one player with

2 Possession Based Condtitoning Session

By Danny Carvalho - How about a possession-based session for fitness? This article’s session was designed to get players to work both technically and physically to perform passes and turns in a chaotic setting. The session was ran with six players and two coaches jumping in as support players in activities 2 and 3. Let’s

0 Creating and Taking Advantage of 1v1s on the Sideline

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session on creating and taking advantage of 1v1s on the sidelines.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Activities for Developing Quick Feet and Reactions

By Danny Carvalho, For goalkeepers, having quick feet makes a great difference in performing big and standing out from the average shot stopper, opening doors for big stages and chase greatness! This activity is designed to have them not only developing feet quickness but as well as quick reactions to sound commands. Have four different

0 Improve One-Touch Finishing

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session on one-touch finishing.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Get Your Team Counter-Attacking Like the Pros

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session that will help improve the shooting technique of your players.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Teaching Players to Understand Different Zones of the Field

By Soren Schamberg As I progressed from coaching many recreational league teams, to multiple travel teams and watching and discussing Academy teams, one challenge that continually presents itself is getting players to understand what part of the field I am referring to during practice or a half time talk. Orientation for the players is key

0 Why the Wide Players Are Important in the 4-3-3

By Soren Schamberg When discussing the 4-3-3 formation, the front 3, and specifically the right and left wingers, are the prongs of the attack. The CF, whether a holding CF or a counter attacking CF, they would not be that successful without dynamic and strong wide wing players. The characteristics of the wide players should

0 How to Coach Scanning the Field on the Half Turn

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session he did with his team to help teach scanning while on the half turn.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

1 Passing the Ball Through the Lines

By Jakub Pietrzak - Not many players have the ability to pass the ball through the lines consistently. It requires good game understanding, high quality of the pass and adding the right weight into it. If players in your team struggle to play through well organised teams, training which allows multiple repetition of that pass can

0 Teaching Your Players to Scan the Field Before Turning

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session he did with his team to help players scanning the field when their back is to the goal and see more options. These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Coaching Width and Depth

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session he did with his team to help teach width and depth.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 How to Defend Against Fast Strikers

By Danny Carvalho Question - “My two center defenders are good players but are not what you would call "fast". Occasionally we come across teams that have really quick strikers and this can destroy us. What can I do to give help to my center defenders in these cases?" Let’s go over three strategies I’d

0 A Shooting Session to Improve Technique

0 4-4-2 : Flat back Four with a Zonal Play

By Soren Schamberg The 4-4-2 can be a very versatile system of play, allowing teams to overwhelm their opposition when attacking by sending the wide defensive players up the sides of the field to support the attack or push the midfielders more central to overload the other teams final third just outside the 18 yard

1 A Small Group Session For Spatial Awareness

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session he did with his team to help with spatial awareness.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Get Your Midfielders Working Together

By Danny Carvalho This session was planned and designed to get players to work together as beautifully and effective as Modric and Kroos during their golden years at Madrid. Warm Up In this first drill, have the team split into groups of five if possible. It’s all about receiving, turning and passing. One player does

0 A Session For Young Players

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a session he did for a U9 girls team.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Transitioning and Sprinting Drills

By Danny Carvalho - This transition and sprinting drill is awesome to increase your players speed in a realistic game situation activity which is much more motivating than perform a number of sprints out of context. Set up In a small-sided field of about 65x40 yards, set cones side to side in a line at

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