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This is where you will find all the technical soccer coaching stuff.

We have designated this area soley for the purpose of publishing checklists and summarising all coaching points for soccer techniques. You will find drills and exercises on each of these coaching points in their relevant areas of the Training Ground. Feel free to print out these points to use as prompts in your sessions.

Essential Observation Criteria For Midfield Players

In the last article that we published on the central midfield soccer players, we have had a number of emails asking for a more prescriptive set of observations criteria that can be used during the game. So here are the key technical abilities and application of techinques specifically for midfield players. . . . keep reading

Technical & Functional Soccer Practice Explained

We have been asked recently what the key difference is between a functional practice session and that of a purely technical session. In this article we discuss the differences and also demonstrate in a video soccer drill what these are. . . . keep reading

UEFA A Licence Observations

This week I've attend a UEFA A licence coaching course and had the opportunity to speak to many coaches, some from non league backgrounds others top flight coaches and managers. Learn now what one current Premiership play did instinctively that caught my eye. . . . keep reading

Fitness Training for Soccer

One of our members asked how he can tell whether his Under 16's players are training as hard as they should be in training and to check whether there are any of the squad cheating! In this article we'll show you how can measure your players work ethic and also help you determine how hard you are working your players. . . . keep reading

Soccer Warm Up Video

Here is another soccer warm up session that we ran recently as an introduction to a training session on creating space and shielding the ball. This short video explains step by step the key drills and moves the players performed in order to get ready for the session. Watch now . . . keep reading

Soccer Video Passing Session

In this two part soccer video you'll see a passing session that I recently put on for one of the teams I'm involved in. Right from the warm up to the technical drills, through the skill development in the form of a 3 v 3 game to eventually a small sided game. Commentary and key coaching points are demonstrated. . . . keep reading

Using demonstrations to coach soccer techniques effectively.

Here are 6 key tips to make your demonstrations effective and ensure that you get your message across. Remember the saying a picture paints a thousand words, demonstrations are a very effective way to aid the learning of your players. . . . keep reading

Five common goalkeeping mistakes that young soccer players make.

Learn more about the five key mistakes that young soccer goalkeepers make when they play between the sticks. All mistakes can be rectified through good goalkeeping coaching, learn here how to fix them . . . keep reading

Soccer Training Programme Record

Here is a tremendous document that will easily enable you to see what specific soccer drills, technical development and soccer game play that you have or should be using over the course of a month or season. . . . keep reading

Coaching penalty taking

As cup competitions start to get to the business end of the season, more and more games are being decided by the dreaded penalty shoot out. How many of your players would be ready to take a penatly should the need arise? . . . keep reading

Soccer coaching - throw ins

During a game of soccer your team will probably get more throw in set plays than any other type of set play. This is why throw ins should feature in your training practice session, make the most of them... . . . keep reading

Goalkeeping, teaching the collapse dive

Learn how to coach your players in the collapse dive to save shots are are fired at them at close range! Simple coaching points and drill included. . . . keep reading

Attacking outswinging corners

For long corners there are two basic options of getting the ball into the danger zone, they are an inswinging and outswinging corners. Learn here how to optimise the benefit of a deep outswinging corner. . . . keep reading

Attacking inswinging long corners

For long corners there are two basic options of getting the ball into the danger zone, they are an inswinging and outswinging corners. Learn here how to optimise the benefit of an inswinging corner. . . . keep reading

Checklist for defending free kicks

Use this checklist to give you key points on what to look for and coach your players on when defending free kicks. . . . keep reading

Soccer defending with a flat back four
Neil Travers

Getting your defense to be organised and understand what their roles should provide your team with a solid base on which you can build. Use these 13 key coaching points and watch the tutorial on applying pressure to get your back four organised. . . . keep reading

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