By David Johnson Objective This session will focus on overall fitness of the player. These sessions can be done with a ball or without a ball focusing on balance and acceleration. The key to this session is for the player to operate at game speed. Set Up Position 6 agility poles in two lines.
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By Alex Trukan Without penetration there won’t be any chances created and goals scored. Playing forwards is essential part of attacking football. When talking about getting the ball forwards, we usually mention great passes between and around the defenders. Much less attention is given to the work done by a player who receives that pass.
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By George Kee This small sided game is designed to help players develop the finishing touch in the penalty box when service is from wide areas. Not only does this SSG game help players develop service from wide areas but it allows players to become comfortable with play in the penalty area. Players learn to control
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Coaching the Back Three - Conte By Stefano Santona TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One INTRODUCTION COACHING DEFENSIVE DEVELOPMENT Part Two 3V2 DEVELOPMENT 6V4 DEVELOPMENT Part Three DEFENDING EXERCISES ATTACKING EXERCISES Part Four CONDITIONED GAMES DEFENDING BY FINISHING CONCLUSION Introduction Tactical evolution is not a linear process. It is a path made of breakages,
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Coaching the Back Three - Conte By Stefano Santona TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Two 3V2 DEVELOPMENT 6V4 DEVELOPMENT 3. 3v2 DEVELOPMENT 1° exercise: 3v2, covering an overlap 1° exercise: 3v2, covering an overlap Area size: depending on age and quality of the players; Number of players: 6 (2 defenders, 3 offensive players, 1
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Coaching the Back Three - Conte By Stefano Santona TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Three DEFENDING EXERCISES ATTACKING EXERCISES 5. Defending Exercises 3v5; control the central lane Area size: depending on age and quality of the players Number of players: 9 (3 defenders, 5 offensive players, 1 gk) Objective: defensive movement, keep up
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Coaching the Back Three - Conte By Stefano Santona TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Four CONDITIONED GAMES DEFENDING BY FINISHING CONCLUSION 7. Conditioned Games 6 V 6, score on the sides. Area size: depending on age and quality of the players Number of players: 12 (6 defenders, 6 offensive players) Objective: find the
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By Alex Trukan This practice is aimed at developing players’ aerobic power which is responsible for recovery speed in between high intensity actions. Players with more powerful aerobic system will be able to make more sprints and bursts with their fatigue building up slower. This game also focuses on possession to play away from pressure
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By Steven Smith Setup: Warming up our players often happens separate from the actual skills of soccer and is viewed by many coaches as unrelated to the theme of training in the main series. This activity emphasizes a gradual warm up using the skills that will be needed during the main series when working on passing
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By Mike Smith “Be in the right place at the right time.” Tons of success stories on and off the field and in all walks of life have come down to that statement. In soccer, the idea of team shape exemplifies this concept. However, actively managing team shape can be hard for players (especially young ones
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By Gregg Gillies - This drill builds off of Part 1 by adding more live pressure and more decision making by the players themselves. Set Up: Size (20 yds x 10 yds up to 30 x 20 depending on age, skill level, etc.) The rectangle is divided in half with cones (see diagram 1 below) so
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By Scott Housden - The dive, it appears is the most attractive aspect of goalkeeping – particularly for junior goalkeepers, and is the skill which gives most satisfaction when performed correctly. Every goalkeepers diving proficiency differs from side to side (with a preference to one side). These drills below will help harmonise this diving technique and
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By George Kee This exercise is designed to help players improve crossing and finishing by identifying the different types of service into the box. Teams often get into crossing positions and leave the finish up to chance. Here we show players the different options of service provided from wide areas. Players also get practice finishing in
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Pre-Season Conditioning By Alex Trukan TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One INTRODUCTION 8v8 AND 11V11 5V5 AND 7V7 1V1 DUELS RECOVERY RUNS Part Two 1V1'S FOR POWER 3V3+2 TURNING GAME 2V2 LEAGUE 1V1'S FOR SPEED Introduction With the new season approaching soon, most of the teams are now about to start their pre-season. Players
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Pre-Season Conditioning By Alex Trukan TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Two 1V1'S FOR POWER 3V3+2 TURNING GAME 2V2 LEAGUE 1V1'S FOR SPEED 1v1’s to Develop Power to Accelerate Week: 5 This practice is focused on improving maximal explosiveness of the action. It will help players to gain advantage over opposition in running duels and
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By Mike Smith Some players have that thing you just can’t coach – touch, creativity, vision….. but that doesn’t mean those things can’t be polished. So many times momentum is gained or lost on simple hustle; not just speed, but complete mental, emotional and physical hustle. This session gives players a chance to work on timing,
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By Alex Trukan Brazil has been always known for its creative and unpredictable attacking play. The type of the players in the team naturally fit into more flexible tactics with less structure and patterns. This is due to flair and freedom Brazilian players possess. Attacking flexibility with this type of players is harder to defend
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Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Building a Better Goalkeeper By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One INTRODUCTION TRAINING SESSIONS Part Two TRAINING SESSIONS Part Three TRAINING SESSIONS Part Four TRAINING SESSIONS ABOUT THE AUTHOR INTRODUCTION “Who wants to play goalie today?” How many younger teams’ pre-game discussions begin with this question? The goalkeeper position
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Building a Better Goalkeeper By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Two TRAINING SESSIONS One –Hand Catching in Pairs - 6x4 yard space Players work in pairs with one ball. The goalkeepers stand four yards from one-another and play catch. Instruct players to throw and catch with one hand and
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Building a Better Goalkeeper By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Three TRAINING SESSIONS Training Session#6: Diving: Collapse, Extension and Blocking. Introduction: After young players are introduced to basic, safe, technical diving, it is useful to teach them that there are multiple types of diving saves, each designed to deal with
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Building a Better Goalkeeper By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Four TRAINING SESSIONS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Training Session#9: Reaction Saves Introduction: Goalkeepers tend to like to work on reaction saves in part because the training can be very lively and challenging and in part because these saves often end up
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