Mike Saif, Author at WORLD CLASS COACHING Training Center

3 Break Out 1v1 Exercise

By Sean Reed - Objective This session focuses on players breaking out to create a 1v1 opportunity with the Goalkeeper. Developing from an unopposed practice, to a possession and then into a 1v1 with a recovering defender. Set Up – 1st Part This session takes place in the middle of the pitch in around the

0 Switching the point of Attack to Exploit Space

By Philip Connolly Objective: The objective of the following training session is to work the players to be aware of and have the ability to switch the point of attack in order to exploit space or overload situations. Practice 1: Practice designed to force the players into switching the point of attack. Two teams of six

0 Through Ball Activity

By Keith Scarlett This activity works on technique, communication and opening up the player’s body. Set-up: A 13 yard x 5 yard grid with a 3x5 yard section in the middle. Each 5x5 square has a defender in it and the center rectangle has the player doing the work. Each corner on the outside of

0 Pre-Match Nutrition for the young player

By Adrian Hampshire Question - I'm interested in nutrition for soccer players. What are the recommendations to eat before a game and the timing to eat before and after? Also, what are the eating recommendations when playing a tournament, let's say three games in three days? Thanks. Good nutrition can have a major impact on

0 Breakout to Attack Rondo

By Matthew Carroll Description: The Breakout Rondo activity is a warm-up drill in which players focus on that moment of transition from a defensive posture to an offensive one. The speed of transition forces players to remain focused at all times and find/defend passing lanes in tight space. Setup: Players form a rondo circle (5-8

0 2v2 + Outside Target Players + Gk’s

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has individual players working on their soccer specific muscle strength. A two vs. two player session with two GK’s and sideline targets is played in a 28yd. x 23yd. area. One target player is placed for each team on the sidelines and is restricted to one touch play. This

4 Creating Chaos - Part One

WORLD CLASS COACHING Creating Chaos By Matt Carroll Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction Chaos Practice Elements Chaos Rondos PART TWO Chaos to Recreate Shooting Scenarios PART THREE Chaos to Build the Press/Break the Press/Transition PART FOUR Chaos to Create Mental Awareness Conclusion Introduction Soccer is a sport that is dependent on such minute variables

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0 Creating Chaos - Part Two

WORLD CLASS COACHING Creating Chaos By Matt Carroll Table of Contents PART TWO Chaos to Recreate Shooting Scenarios Chaos to Recreate Shooting Scenarios No players will experience the exact same shot twice in their lives. The position the shot takes place may be the same, maybe even the goalie, but the weather, placement of

0 Creating Chaos - Part Three

WORLD CLASS COACHING Creating Chaos By Matt Carroll Table of Contents PART THREE Chaos to Build the Press/Break the Press/Transition Chaos to Teach the Press/Beat the Press/Transition The moment of transition is the single most chaotic moment in the game. Teams are forced to make a series of incredibly important calculations with all 10

0 Creating Chaos - Part Four

WORLD CLASS COACHING Creating Chaos By Matt Carroll Table of Contents PART FOUR Chaos to Create Mental Awareness Conclusion Chaos to Create Mental Awareness The key to thriving in a chaotic game is to be able to recognize the various stimuli being presented and make the most effective decision possible. While it is easier for

0 Long Passes to Beat High Pressure

By Mike Smith Have you ever noticed how most collegiate and professional squads back off on each other when an attack stalls and the opposing team decides to play out from the back? Compare this to youth soccer and it seems there is constant pressure at every position. I know there is a focus in youth

0 Get Off the Line

By Mike Smith - Over the course of my 24 years of coaching in general and 16 years of coaching high school, one of the constants I have faced is the need to “make” a keeper. Most coaches have moved around a bit as far as teams and age groups coached, but in all my

1 Warm Up Games

By Sean Reed - Objective This session can be used as part of the warm up working on quick movements with and without the ball and within a competitive situation. Using games / competitive sessions can be a good way to engage the players at the start of the session. Set Up – 1st Part

0 Dealing with 1v1 Defending Situations

By Philip Joe Cauchi Introduction: In this session we are going to raise the players’ bar in dealing with 1v1 defending situations starting from different positions. This will develop the players’ mental abilities to quickly recognise how their position should be in relation to the ball and the goal they are defending. From these situations

0 Retaining Possession to Build Attacking Combinations

By Philip Connolly Objective: The objective of the following training session is to work on aspects of retaining purposeful possession in order to build combinations to play forward with transition actions in winning and losing possession of the ball. Practice 1: Warm-up activity to introduce some of combination patterns that we would encourage the players to

0 What Should I Focus On During Winter Indoor Training?

By Mike Saif Question - I have a 2 part question. I coach club U16's and U18's. We are beginning our indoor session next week. I treat this as an elongated preseason for our Spring outdoor season. This consists of time (2hrs) in a school gym - basketball court and down the road playing 8-10

0 Pele Box Anaerobic Activity

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity has individual players working on their soccer specific muscle tension movements. A 4 x 4 yd. squared zone is marked with each cone being a different color. This activity must be done in pairs with a coach or a teammate. The Pele Box activity targets muscle tension and reactive/thinking

0 Killer Pass Transitions

By Matthew Carroll Description: The purpose of the “Killer Pass Transitions” activity is to create a high tempo simulation of play just beyond, or just in the box, in which players use short passing to break the defensive line and create an opportunity on net. Setup: One grid is established in the middle of the

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0 40 Fun Games For Young Players - Part One

WORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Fun Games For Young Players By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE Introduction PART TWO Fun Games PART THREE Fun Games PART FOUR Fun Games Introduction - why substitute exercises with games? Children and young aged boys consider specific technical exercises boring. They see soccer as a pure game and a

0 40 Fun Games For Young Players - Part Two

WORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Fun Games For Young Players By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO Fun Games Fun Games Exercise 1: follow the compass (1) Set-up and sequence: all the available players are placed inside a rectangular area of different dimensions, depending on age and level of the children. The sides of the rectangle

0 40 Fun Games For Young Players - Part Three

WORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Fun Games For Young Players By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE Fun Games Fun Games Exercise 16: tigers zoo (3) Set-up and sequence: this exercise is the third progression of the number 14. The rectangular set-up is considered as a tigers' zoo. Corner goals are added using red cones as

0 40 Fun Games For Young Players - Part Four

WORLD CLASS COACHING 40 Fun Games For Young Players By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR Fun Games Fun Games Exercise 29: 1 v 1 multiple duels (1) Set-up and sequence: this exercise is a progression of the exercise num.28. 4 goals with goalkeepers and 2 black and 2 yellow players with 2 balls each

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