Coaches tell their players they need to increase their speed of play and they need to know what they are going to do with the ball before they get it. Telling a player is one thing, teaching them HOW to increase their speed of play is another…
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Ball Control: Shielding
Shielding the ball is one of football’s most fundamental skills and one that makes an exceptional contribution to your player’s confidence…
Short Passing: Chip Pass
Young players sometimes struggle to lift the ball off the ground and I have found that teaching them Chip Passes is a great stepping-stone to more complex movements such as the lofted drive…
Passing: Outside of the Foot Swerve Pass
Swerve passes, played with the outside of the foot (young players understand this area as the ‘little toe’) are much easier to disguise than push passes because the passer’s body shape is a lot more closed throughout the movement…
Finishing: Score Every 1-on-1
You can use these attacking coaching points to help your players develop their confidence in coaching sessions, so that when the chance arises during a game they will know exactly how to score every time…
Dribbling: Slap Cut & Reverse Slap Cut
Check out this short video which provides a look at the technical points for the slap cut technique and reverse slap cut technique.
Dribbling: Outside Cut and Inside Cut
Check out this short video which provides a look at the technical points for the outside cut technique and inside cut technique plus a simple ball manipulation exercise.
Dribbling: Cut Moves – Coaching Points
When faced with a 1v1 situation, cut moves greatly increase the chances of success – of beating the defender – compared to a straight run…
A Golden Rule For Your Soccer Team’s First 11-a-side Match
You can help your junior team along by coaching a ‘defensive golden rule’; a key point that they can follow if they’re ever in doubt as to where they should be…
3v3 Defending: Communication
In a 3v3 situation the third defender should concentrate on marking the third attacker, eliminating the passing option and creating a 2v2 attack. The roles of each defender are muddied, however, when the ball is played to (or carried by) the attacker in the middle…
