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0 Decision Making Drill for Goalkeepers

By Wayne Henderson - This Drill is one that tries to replicate a certain situation that can occur during a game, but there are also technical aspects to the drill as well that will be pointed out throughout the article. The drill focuses on the situation that occurs when an opposing player gets near the

1 #137 Attack vs Defense Game to Train Decision Making

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3 Decisions After the Press

By Sean Pearson Area Size: 28 x 32 Yards Time: 15 mins Players: 4 v 4 + 1 Objectives To force turnovers with a connected press. To keep the ball afterwards and be able to make a quick decision on what to do with the ball. Set-Up One area with 4 goals and 4 coned areas in front

0 #047 Finding the Moment to Go for It

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0 Developing Soccer Intelligence

Soccer is a 'Player Centered' game. The players make the decisions as the game is played. Unlike our traditional American sports of football, baseball and basketball. In those sports the players rely heavily on the coaches for direction and decision making. The coaches call the play, give the sign for a certain pitch or run an in-bounds play that the team has worked on at practice.

By contrast, soccer is a free flowing, constantly changing game where the players have to decide what to do based on where they are, where their team mates are and where the opponents are at any given moment. There are no time outs and few stoppages that allow the coach to directly effect the play. The players must have the ability to

0 Decision Making and Distribution

By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.

Welcome to the Goalkeeping Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on distribution and decision making.

There are two parts of distribution that must be practiced on a regular basis, unfortunately, both tend to get ignored.

The first part is the technical side. Rolling balls with proper pace and to the proper spot. Longer throws so that they are easy for the receiving player to handle etc.

The second part is the decision making part. Who should the ball be

0 Decision Making and Turning

By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.

Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on turning and the decision making on how to turn.

Start with a keeper in goal, a server 45 yards out with balls and a target player starts at the top of the D. There are other players waiting to take the place of the target player.

The target player checks away and then

2 How To Improve Decision Making With Your Team

Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity is a game that involves decision making, spacing, movement and much more.

Start with a 40 x 40 grid with a 10 x 10 area in the middle. There is a 4 yard wide goal in each corner.

This is a 6 v 6 game (the numbers can vary) with a neutral player in the middle. Each team is