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Club Curriculum U13-14 - Part One

WORLD 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

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Club Curriculum U13-14 - Part Two

WORLD 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

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Club Curriculum U13-14 - Part Three

WORLD 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

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Club Curriculum U13-14 - Part Four

WORLD 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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