Mike Saif, Author at WORLD CLASS COACHING Training Center

0 2v1 Shooting Drills With Throw-Ins in the Attacking Third

By Danny Carvalho Warm up – Activity 1 Important to give everyone the chance to shoot on goal without a direct opposition except from the GK, to give them successful repetitions and confidence to confront opponents later on. In this first activity the players will perform a 1vGK, dibbling the ball as much as they

0 The Tactics of Mauricio Pochettino

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some of the tactics that have made Mauricio Pochettino one of the best coaches in the world.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 1v1 Conditioning Game

By Matt Carroll - The 1v1 Conditioning Game is a great way to involved players in conditioning while keeping them on the ball for the majority of the drill. The drill starts with two 10 foot endzones set 20 feet apart with cones connecting each creating a grid. There should be two players in each

0 How to Use Your Center Backs When Defending

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some tactical ideas on how best to use your center backs when defending.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

1 Ball Handling and Catching

By Jakub Pietrzak, These drills focus on the improving the ability of handling and catching the ball. That’s the basic skill for a goalkeeper at any level. Currently we see a big trend among the goalkeepers, being very good with the ball at their feet and playing far away from their goal. Despite that handling

0 How to Use Your Center Backs When Attacking

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some tactical ideas on how best to use your center backs in an attacking role.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

2 Using a Withdrawn Forward When Attacking

By Soren Schamberg On a team lineup, the Center Forward position (CF) looks like the player who stands up front and runs onto the ball to shoot and score and not much else. This may be true in years past, but to play the modern game, more skillful deployment of this position is required. Today,

0 Rondos to Improve Your Transition Game

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some rondos to train your team to better take advantage of transition situations.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 SSG to Help Train Movement OFF the Ball

By Søren Schamberg - This small sided game is meant to help players with movement off of the ball during a game. Most instruction about movement of the ball can be lost because of the frenetic pace of a scrimmage or game. During the introduction, slowing down the game will be helpful. Again, the emphasis

0 Possession Based Training Sessions

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some possession based sessions that will help your team better keep possession during games.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

1 Frank Lampard Finishing Drill

By Matt Carroll - Description: This drill can be used to teach the principles behind set pieces such as delayed runs, cutting across the defender, and proper heading technique in a set pieces scenario. Setup: Three cones should be set up about 10 feet apart and 15 feet from the top of the 18, then

0 Score More Goals With These Sessions for the Final Third

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some sessions in the final third that will help your team score more goals.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Switching the Field to Create Goal Chances

By Soren Schamberg In today’s modern game, most displays of switching the field are high arching passes executed and brought down with the precision only years and years of practice can produce, or, passing on the ground around half field or further to build out from the back. We don’t always get a display of

0 How to Best Use Your Fullbacks When Defending

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some ideas on how best to use your fullbacks when defending.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 4-3-2-1 or 4-2-2-2

By Soren Schamberg With changes in management at Manchester United from Oligunnar Solskær to Ralf Rangnick, questions are abound regarding how things will be done differently. Initially, United took the field in what looked like a 4-3-2-1, but after the fist few moments of play, this formation was altered to a narrow 4-2-2-2. As it

0 Exercises for Zonal Defending

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some exercises to help teach your players zonal defending.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

1 Invite Pressure - Defend Patiently - Attack Quickly

By Danny Carvalho Warm Up This session was applied to a u-12 advanced team but I’m sure you can adapt it to many other age groups and group levels. If you’re a youth soccer coach you know how insane a u-12 game can get with all the kick and run and play forward at all

0 Conditioning Exercises With a Ball

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some conditioning exercises that are all done with a ball.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Technical and Conditioning Warm-Up

By Matt Carroll - This is a great drill for goalkeeper conditioning, footwork, handling, and focus. It can be used as a quick warmup to revisit technical standards or lengthened to add the conditioning and focus element. The drill starts with two keepers standing face to face about 5 feet apart, it is helpful to

0 Attacking With Fullbacks

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some exercises that will help teach your fullbacks how to attack responsibly.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Coaching Shot Stopping the Uncomplicated Way

By Danny Carvalho, This session was designed to minimize “mad scientists” invention when it comes to train your goalies. Simple, straight to the point, technical guided and quite efficient. Warm Up Simply have the coach take four shots on goal to get the goalie to stop the shot in the air. Perform four to six

0 Active Shooting Rondos

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares some rondos for finishing that will keep your players active and also simulate game-like conditions.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

1 Why Pressing Needs to Include Everyone

By Soren Schamberg The second most commonly heard phrase at a youth soccer field (coming behind by a distance to “shoot”) is “press”. But pressing is more than just players putting pressure on the opponent with the ball. For a proper press, everyone in the immediate effective vicinity must do it. This is demonstrated well

0 Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Part 3

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to teach your players to be smarter soccer players using 4v4 drills and small-sided games.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

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