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7 Position Specific Training

I think that much of our time as coaches is spent teaching all of the players the same thing. There is obviously a place for this at the younger ages when they just need to learn the basics. But in my opinion, as the player get to be 12 and 13 there is a place for position specific training.

Learning the roles and responsibilities of a particular position will allow the players to apply the technical skills that they've learned to the place on the field they will be playing. The options are different for a wide midfielder than they are for a center midfielder and the more comfortable we, as coaches, can

0 Functional Training For Tactics

As players mature we need to start doing more functional training and a bit less general training when it comes to tactics. The center back position is so important for a teams success but it’s one that frequently gets neglected when it comes to functional training.  This is part of a progression working on training