By Mike Smith This session is great before your first seasonal contest, to keep sharp or to prepare for tournament play. Lesson 1 4 Corner Warm Up Set Up Groups of 3 to 4 players take up positions at the corners of the penalty box. The players on the end line alternate diagonal services to the
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By Josh Jones-Keen - Coaches often focus on outfield players when setting up the organisation of the team to defend set pieces however if the Keeper is set up correctly they can then lead the organisation and make the unit much tighter. It is of course up to the Keeper how many they want in the
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By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Women’s Soccer Coach – Georgia Gwinnett College These set piece options variations of short corner kicks and free kicks from distance that can help your team find more success than just pumping the
Continue readingHow much time do you spend on training set pieces (restarts)? The reason I ask is that there are numerous studies that quote anywhere up to 42% of all goals are as a result of a set piece. If that is true, then should we be spending more time training set pieces. I guess we
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