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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By George Kee Area Size: Half Field # of Players: 12-18 Time: 20 Minutes Objectives • To develop attacking combinations used during a switch of play • To develop timing of runs in behind the backline • To understand movements of winger and full back on weak side Description: Player A starts by dribbling through gate
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By Anthony Hazelwood Defend in a Deep Lying Block Defense – Aerobic Power. Defend in a Deep Lying Block Defense – Aerobic Power. The following activity coaches a team to defend in a deep lying block defense. The specific fitness target is transient endurance while adapting the player’s aerobic power in an extended small-sided format.
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By Steven Smith Two versus Two Transition to Goal Setup: Two full size goals are set up 36 yards apart facing each other and players are placed evenly at each post with balls at the right posts of both goals ready to enter into play. Goalkeepers occupy each of the goals. This activity is extremely demanding
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Fun Training Games By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One INTRODUCTION DRIBBLING GAMES Part Two DRIBBLING GAMES Part Three PASSING & BALL STRIKING GAMES Part Four PASSING & BALL STRIKING GAMES ABOUT THE AUTHOR Introduction: Coaching young children The starting point for any adult planning to mentor young children is
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Fun Training Games By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Two DRIBBLING GAMES Grid tag with ball - 2 15x15 yard grids Each player has a ball. Divide the team into two groups, putting one group into each grid. At a signal from the coach, one player on each team leaves her
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Fun Training Games By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Three PASSING & BALL STRIKING GAMES Part II: Games teaching passing and striking the ball Coaching Points Passing • Plant the non-striking foot so that the toes point in the direction of the pass. • Lock the ankle and all points below
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum Fun Training Games By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Four PASSING & BALL STRIKING GAMES ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pineapple Drop - 10x15 yard areas Divide the group into teams of 3-4. One player puts her ball atop the group’s cone and then steps behind to monitor and retrieve errant shots.
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Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum U13/14 Season By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One INTRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF PLAY PASSING AND POSSESSION SESSIONS Part Two DEFENDING SESSIONS Part Three TECHNICAL SESSIONS Part Four ATTACKING SESSIONS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Introduction: U13/U14 – Competitive Soccer The starting point for any adult planning to mentor children is to be
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum U13/14 Season By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Two DEFENDING SESSIONS Training Session #9: Defending Footwork Introduction: Much of good defending is in the approach and ability to control the attacker’s speed, options and movement. This session utilizes environments borrowed from national and high-level club team training to train defenders
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum U13/14 Season By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Three TECHNICAL SESSIONS Training Session #14: Playing in the air Introduction: As the size of the field and the abilities of the players to drive balls over distance increase, the capability and willingness of players to deal with a ball played at
Continue readingWORLD CLASS COACHING Club Curriculum U13/14 Season By Tony Englund TABLE OF CONTENTS Part Four ATTACKING SESSIONS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Training Session #18: Cross and finish 1. Introduction: With the bigger field and increasing complexity of opposing defenses, many goal-scoring opportunities will come through stretching the opposing back line and serving the ball for on-running
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