Help me become a better coach to my U11 team


Help me become a better coach to my U11 team

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Wardman wrote:
Hi everyone. I've been coaching my son's soccer team for the past 3 years. This year they're in the U11 age group and it's the first year our club has graded players, so I have a relatively balanced team to work with.

I played soccer a bit in the 80's as a kid, and in recent years have watched a lot more and read more about it as my two sons have become interested in the game. Now that my son is getting a bit older, I'm conscious of the need to make sure his team are coached well and develop a well-rounded set of skills.

The club we play for in Adelaide isn't part of a FFA league so we don't play small sided games. Our games are 11 a side on a full pitch and have been since U9. It's not ideal, but changing clubs isn't an option at the moment.

We train once a week for 1 hour 15 minutes. I'm a big believer in giving the players lots of touches of the ball, so a typical training session would start with some basic skill work (dribbling with both feet, heading, juggling etc) and then we'd move onto one or two SSG's that focus on a particular area I want to develop. We'll usually finish with a 7 v 7 game, but will try and reinforce the training theme in this game. On game days, we've played a 4-4-2 system but this year I'd like to move to 4-3-3 to be more aligned with the FFA's ideas.

I'd like to get some ideas from the forum to help me become a more effective coach.

In particular some of the areas I need to learn more about are:
- How to teach the players the responsibilities of each position on the field
- How do I teach good defensive strategies to the players. This includes learning how to provide cover for each other and when to press the other team.
- What ideas do you have to develop their passing skills. We don't seem to have too many ball hogs and I want to develop a team that can pass well under pressure.
- How to defend (and attack) during set pieces.

The above list is a starting point and I'm sure I'll come back during the season with more questions :d

I've found a lot of resources on the internet (including the great guides in the sticky on this page), but I need help breaking it down into simple steps the players can follow.

There seems to be a lot of experience on this forum and I'm hoping I can benefit from that. Could you please help me out with ideas to help me with the above points, and any other ideas / resources you can think of that will help me be a more effective coach this year.

Thanks in advance.

Allan

As long as you don't ever get them to run laps/beep test-type stuff without a ball at their feet, you should do fine :)


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krones3 wrote:
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Dance classes are the best supplement to football training.


wimbledon used ballet in the vinnie jones era


Personally i think the Latin dances have a lot to offer mainly due to a lot of prcise foot movement.

[youtube]-vvKxPOaO6g[/youtube]

and balance



Edited by krones3: 24/3/2012 07:07:57 PM


:lol:

Krones delivers, again.

Edited by judy free: 24/8/2012 03:00:54 PM
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Hi Wardman,I was going through this section and noticed this topic. It’s been a few months since your original post and I thought that I would post this link, which relates to an award that Optus is giving for Small Sided Games teams.

I realise that you are not in Federation, probably Elizabeth and Districts, and if so you will not be too far from Sports Park, Gepps Cross. The video shows Adelaide Raiders U/11 team in action on a small pitch.

I think it demonstrates how you let the ball do the work through playing with triangular formations. Come along one Sunday and have a look If you feel the need to vote for it, please do.

https://optusfootball.com.au/ossf/view/253/

Edited by harrycripps: 24/8/2012 12:58:49 PM
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Decentric wrote:
krones3 wrote:
dirkvanadidas wrote:
krones3 wrote:
Dance classes are the best supplement to football training.


wimbledon used ballet in the vinnie jones era


Personally i think the Latin dances have a lot to offer mainly due to a lot of prcise foot movement.

[youtube]-vvKxPOaO6g[/youtube]

and balance



Edited by krones3: 24/3/2012 07:07:57 PM





Dancing is probably a useful adjunct for kids lacking co-ordination. I've taught a lot of girls who dance in their spare time.

One thing about a skipping rope is that it is free, a person can pick it up at home, skip for 34 minutes and they will gain benefit.

One probably needs to learn dancing at a dance school, costing more time and money.

Or after/before training as a group its a lot of fun for the players they end up really enjoying it.
Give it a try for a laugh, if laughing is allowed in elite training sessions.

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krones3 wrote:
dirkvanadidas wrote:
krones3 wrote:
Dance classes are the best supplement to football training.


wimbledon used ballet in the vinnie jones era


Personally i think the Latin dances have a lot to offer mainly due to a lot of prcise foot movement.

[youtube]-vvKxPOaO6g[/youtube]

and balance



Edited by krones3: 24/3/2012 07:07:57 PM





Dancing is probably a useful adjunct for kids lacking co-ordination. I've taught a lot of girls who dance in their spare time.

One thing about a skipping rope is that it is free, a person can pick it up at home, skip for 3-4 minutes and they will gain benefit.

One probably needs to learn dancing at a dance school, costing more time and money.







Edited by Decentric: 25/3/2012 09:06:47 PM
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dirkvanadidas wrote:
krones3 wrote:
Dance classes are the best supplement to football training.


wimbledon used ballet in the vinnie jones era


Personally i think the Latin dances have a lot to offer mainly due to a lot of prcise foot movement.

[youtube]-vvKxPOaO6g[/youtube]

and balance



Edited by krones3: 24/3/2012 07:07:57 PM
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given the lack of co-ordination in some of the teenage players I've coached, they need gross motor skills. They probably could do with skipping or rope ladders, away from the training ground in their own time.

or as trevor brooking says ,they are 'physically illeterate'




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krones3 wrote:
Dance classes are the best supplement to football training.


wimbledon used ballet in the vinnie jones era

Europe is funding the war not Chelsea football club

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Decentric wrote:
dirkvanadidas wrote:
[quote=Arthur.

and for something different end the session with agility training with the agility ladder and hurdles.


cant see the point of this, 1. leave it to a PE teacher who will be running a structured program at school. 2. Encourage the parents to let the players to play childrens playground games ie skipping tag riding a bike climb a tree etc,

the lack of agility skills can be attributed to lack of natural play














With my KNVB hat on I agree with Dirk.

Given the lack of co-ordination in some of the teenage players I've coached, they need gross motor skills. They probably could do with skipping or rope ladders, away from the training ground in their own time.

Arthur, I'm sure Alf Galustain would have recommended ball work as opposed to rope ladders at the Coerver course you just attended. What do you you think?








Edited by Decentric: 24/3/2012 11:52:57 AM[/quote]
You should try dance.
I bet that the ones who are good with the ball are good with dance and visa versa.
Dance is better than skip rope because it promotes rhythm and much more fun.
Try it.


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dirkvanadidas wrote:
[quote=Arthur.

and for something different end the session with agility training with the agility ladder and hurdles.


cant see the point of this, 1. leave it to a PE teacher who will be running a structured program at school. 2. Encourage the parents to let the players to play childrens playground games ie skipping tag riding a bike climb a tree etc,

the lack of agility skills can be attributed to lack of natural play [/quote]














With my KNVB hat on I agree with Dirk.

Given the lack of co-ordination in some of the teenage players I've coached, they need gross motor skills. They probably could do with skipping or rope ladders, away from the training ground in their own time.

Arthur, I'm sure Alf Galustain would have recommended ball work as opposed to rope ladders at the Coerver course you just attended. What do you you think?








Edited by Decentric: 24/3/2012 11:52:57 AM
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Dance classes are the best supplement to football training.

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[quote=Arthur.

and for something different end the session with agility training with the agility ladder and hurdles. [/quote]

cant see the point of this, 1. leave it to a PE teacher who will be running a structured program at school. 2. Encourage the parents to let the players to play childrens playground games ie skipping tag riding a bike climb a tree etc,

the lack of agility skills can be attributed to lack of natural play

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgggk4_combination-ronaldinho-and-ronaldo-stepover_sport



This looks like Christiano R. showing off.

It is very difficult to get correct distancing. However, if one practices it a lot, the individual
Ronaldinhp move in the first dribble, or the Ronaldo move in the second dribble, seem much easier to perform individually.

I can actually do this combination one at slower speeds. It is about the flashiest move I've seen. Yet after years of trying I struggle with the elastic.

Again it is good to have that passive defender for distancing.

Broken down it is a right Brazilian drag or roll, then a right foot Brazilian step over, followed by a left Brazilian drag or roll, completed with a reverse right step over. Probably a good intimidation technique to be followed by a simple change of pace and body swerve.

I have seen Chrisitiano R. do this.

Edited by Decentric: 23/3/2012 06:41:58 PM
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhl86z_the-ronaldo-step-over_news



This is the Ronaldo from BSS.

I am comfortable with it now, after many years. It really is a very flashy technique. Defenders who haven't seen it before are very intimidated by it.

Christiano Ronaldo often uses it in his compilations, but I haven't seen many other players use it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOUA5dqTmpg

What I've posted this video for is the way that the dribbling players are playing against passive defenders to gauge distancing. It is a good idea to try most dribbling techniques against a passive defender. They become more active as the dribbler becomes more confident.

The Brazilian Soccer Schools dribbling techniques are difficult.

The first technique used by the skinny red haired kid is the Elastic. I've tried it for years and still can't do it. Neither can the state FFA TD , so I feel a bit better because he played for the Young Socceroos as captain.

The second, they call the Ronaldo, I use a lot on the training track, but have not often seen top players use it much.
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http://www.ehow.com/video_2360374_do-matthews-turn-soccer.html


I call this the body swerve.

Don't worry about the video pushing the change of foot. It still works on the same foot.

Have two lines like in the preceding Matthews Cut dribbling post.

This time have a player at opposite ends, taking it in turns, with one passing the ball to the other.

The recipient tries a body swerve against the defender.
Have the defender being pretty passive at first.

After, each player changes position attacker becomes defender, defender becomes attacker.





Edited by Decentric: 23/3/2012 05:48:33 PM
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhm1q0_ronaldinho-elastic-two_news

I've added to this to an earlier post with different stationary techniques.

Step 1 in this video shows the player doing a Mathews Cut in a stationary position.



Have two lines, marked by cones, about 12-15m apart.


.......C..........C..........C.............C...............C





.....C...........C...........C.............C...............C
......Po........Po..........Po...........Po..............Po
......P...........P...........P.............P................P


Key:
C=cone
P=player
o=ball

Player closest to cone dribbles forward to cone using Matthews Cut, or in other words diagonal inside/outside of the preferred foot at 45 degrees.

Player reaches other cone, turns and comes back to original cone.
Second player has their go doing the same when s/he arrives back.

Each player waiting at cone performs Matthews Cut , or what was demonstrated in Step 1 in the aformentioned video, whilst other player dribbles to cone and back.














Edited by Decentric: 23/3/2012 04:43:47 PM
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Wardman wrote:


That directional control drill is very good. It could also be useful if I'm playing a SSG with some of the kids but have a couple not needed - I can set them up with this drill and rotate players between the game and the drill.

We trained last night and I used some of the ideas I've received here. We did ball juggling in groups of 2 and 3 and a lot of kids who could juggle well individually said it was 'too hard' to do it with a partner. Good! They took it as a challenge to improve.

We also did the basic side of foot passing like that earlier video showed. I even told them to kick the ball in the nose! When they got bored with the passing we did it as a race - first pair to 20 completed passes. That sped them up, but I had to make sure the technique was still there. Then we did it moving forward and backwards - got the 'This is hard' comment again.:d

Later we played one of the SSG's from the Arsenal training sessions in the sticky. It showed me (and the kids) that they need to get much better at controlling the ball, looking up and making a quick decision where to pass it. It was good with a 3V1 in the middle to see how the defenders positioned themselves and how the attacker moved to receive and pass back the ball from the outside players.

We finished off with another SSG with two small goals at either ends of a rectangle and wingers from each team on the outside on both sides and a 3V3 on the inside. The idea was that the players inside needed to pass out to the wingers who then passed back inside before they could score. It's fascinating to watch the kids when they get possession of the ball - you can see that second (or seconds) of indecision before they move or pass.

I'll go over the rest of the stuff you've posted and incorporate them into future sessions.

Thanks again for your help. It's nice to feel like I have a more clear direction for my coaching this year.




Great that this stuff has been of assistance.

If you are following a a lot of the recommended references, you are certainly on the right track, Wardman.

I'll keep adding stuff, as I'm sure others will do.



Below is the basic model for six Dutch KNVB SSG 4v4 (5v5 with keepers) games.

http://www.bettersoccermorefun.com/dwtext/knvbgmes.htm

Try and get your children to play in a 1-2-1 formation which takes the shape of a diamond or two triangles. Passing lanes should be created in attack if a team can approximately hold the diamond (1-2-1), and, individual players can lose a defender to create a passing lane. The body shape in receiving a diagonal ball is better than receiving a straight ball.


The KNVB emphasise (4v4) this for width and depth, which to them provides the smallest SSG shape which has a context in an 11 v 11 game.

If you have left over players let them play 1v1s. One player passes it to the opposite player who receives the ball in a 8m x 12m rectangular grid. Then s/he tries to dribble past the player to score. Push players to keep facing they are the dribbler, not turn their back on the defending player.



When I add the mobile dribbling techniques, if you add Arthur's Coerver references and maybe even acquire the Brazilian Soccer Skills DVD, as well as UEFA Training Ground for explicit techniques and Dirk's academy sessions from all those European academies, you'll
be doing much better training than most in this country, and from what I saw, in England.:)



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Edited by Decentric: 23/3/2012 01:15:03 AM
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a simple drill i use for passing to the wing is
split the team into two groups
set out cones 5 each side.
two at the end for goals
start most players behind the first cone
and then one on each wing
one on each inside forward
front player dribbles straight to first cone and passes wide to the wing
winger dribbles straight to next cone and passes in to the forward
forward dribbles and finishes in a goal
forward joins line with ball
wing moves to forward
back moves to wing
drill starts again.
right side is a mirror of left side so to drills going at the same time.
-----------------------------------X----X-----------------------------


----------------------X-------------------------------------X---------




X----------------------------------------------------------------------------x





X----------------------------------------------------------------------------X



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----------------------x----------------------------------------x----------------

x is cones



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neverwozza wrote:
Decentric wrote:
Wardman wrote:
I'm in Adelaide btw, so if there are any local resources or people you recommend let me know.


Contact your South Australian FFA branch and see if you can observe their Skills Acquisition Programme sessions for 10, 11,12, 13 year olds.

I've just attended our local SAP programme this evening for under 12s. It was interesting. These are free sessions.


Yep great idea. My eldest plays SAP and had a little stint in P22 as well. A lot of my drills and my coaching methodology is heavily "borrowed" with modifications from what I've seen the rep coaches do at their sessions.

Also I have posted this before but this is the website put together by Paul Bentvelzen the mastermind behind Project 22 here in NSW. He has lots of good resources and my only gripe is the whole thing should be free given Football NSW owns half and all the kids in the drills are Football NSW rep players.

http://coach.globalfootballsystem.com/index.php?resources




The SAP programme imparted game sense much better than we do at FFES. The SAP coach kept asking players to think about decisions they made, or could make. The emphasis being on the player making sound decisions, not being told beforehand.

This is heuristic teaching which I have done as a professional infant teacher in the classroom. In football coaching I must admit I am more didactic, telling players to do certain things, rather than discovering for themselves. I was very impressed with the game intelligence of the SAP players, supposedly the best in the state in that age group - ages 10, 11, 12.

20 were selected from 67 applicants.


What surprised me is the SAP coach said they didn't explicitly prescribe teaching football techniques. He only corrected them if they weren't working well.

The SAP players only touched the ball 420 times in 75 minutes. Yet they seemed to touch the ball nearly all the time.

















Edited by Decentric: 22/3/2012 05:20:10 PM
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neverwozza wrote:

Hmmm I was wondering why I didn't get an answer to my query and on rereading of my post I realise I didn't actually ask a question. Anyways as mentioned above I am trying to get my players to meet the ball rather than wait for it or worse still let it it run past them only for it to go straight to a defender. I have tried a couple of things but when it comes to a game based training situation my players still let the ball run rather than getting it under control. I play a pretty low division 35's and I have noticed its not just a kid thing. All the new players (ex RL players) refuse to come to the ball.

Is this something I should be drumming into my players or will it just come over time.


It can be several issues, for starters basic motor skills for U9 children they may not be ready for this, Ball Mastery could also be an issue they are not confident enough in their abilities to do what you are asking. Remember this is still the discovery phase. Your biggest problem will be the off season. If the group is keen and you as well an extea 20-30 sessions and play Futsal and 2013 is the year they will blossom.

I'd just keep focusing on Ball Mastery and for something different end the session with agility training with the agility ladder and hurdles. Nevber start with this as they will be to tired to do ball mastery.
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Decentric wrote:
Wardman wrote:
I'm in Adelaide btw, so if there are any local resources or people you recommend let me know.


Contact your South Australian FFA branch and see if you can observe their Skills Acquisition Programme sessions for 10, 11,12, 13 year olds.

I've just attended our local SAP programme this evening for under 12s. It was interesting. These are free sessions.


Yep great idea. My eldest plays SAP and had a little stint in P22 as well. A lot of my drills and my coaching methodology is heavily "borrowed" with modifications from what I've seen the rep coaches do at their sessions.

Also I have posted this before but this is the website put together by Paul Bentvelzen the mastermind behind Project 22 here in NSW. He has lots of good resources and my only gripe is the whole thing should be free given Football NSW owns half and all the kids in the drills are Football NSW rep players.

http://coach.globalfootballsystem.com/index.php?resources

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neverwozza wrote:
Hey Wardman I was going to start a thread similiar to this but was going to call it "ask the coaches". I coach an under 9A club side and one of the aspects I was going to focus on as an extension of playing out from the back was to get my 3 front men to try and come back to the ball rather than run away from our defenders when in possession. The ultimate aim is to get the defender to make an overlapping run but I think I should just start on getting the kids to meet the ball first and see how it goes after that.


Hmmm I was wondering why I didn't get an answer to my query and on rereading of my post I realise I didn't actually ask a question. Anyways as mentioned above I am trying to get my players to meet the ball rather than wait for it or worse still let it it run past them only for it to go straight to a defender. I have tried a couple of things but when it comes to a game based training situation my players still let the ball run rather than getting it under control. I play a pretty low division 35's and I have noticed its not just a kid thing. All the new players (ex RL players) refuse to come to the ball.

Is this something I should be drumming into my players or will it just come over time.
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Just my 2 cents, by the sounds of it you're on the right track.

Everything you do should be safe, fun, inclusive, simple and be game like or progress quickly to something that is game like. This is obvious but if you actually approach everything you plan with this checklist it can be surprising the way it focuses your approach.

You only have one short session a week so focus on what happens most often in a game and don't waste time on the little things. Passing, receiving, 1v1 not throw-in's, corners, free kicks, penalties.

Focus on simplified situations if you can teach them the basic concepts in 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4, they'll be able to apply it to 11v11 without a lot of additional coaching.

Play games with goalkeepers in age appropriate size goals with agility poles as often as possible. I find making a no shooting area from sideline to sideline infront of the goals will help them develop confidence, adjust the distance based on the keepers' ability.

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Decentric wrote:

I keep losing my original link to this drill. They seem to become defunct or elapse after a time.


I've got a plugin for my Firefox browser called Download Helper that makes it easy to download these videos. I think I'll convert them and put them into a format that plays on an iPad so I can show the kids at training.

That directional control drill is very good. It could also be useful if I'm playing a SSG with some of the kids but have a couple not needed - I can set them up with this drill and rotate players between the game and the drill.

We trained last night and I used some of the ideas I've received here. We did ball juggling in groups of 2 and 3 and a lot of kids who could juggle well individually said it was 'too hard' to do it with a partner. Good! They took it as a challenge to improve.

We also did the basic side of foot passing like that earlier video showed. I even told them to kick the ball in the nose! When they got bored with the passing we did it as a race - first pair to 20 completed passes. That sped them up, but I had to make sure the technique was still there. Then we did it moving forward and backwards - got the 'This is hard' comment again.:d

Later we played one of the SSG's from the Arsenal training sessions in the sticky. It showed me (and the kids) that they need to get much better at controlling the ball, looking up and making a quick decision where to pass it. It was good with a 3V1 in the middle to see how the defenders positioned themselves and how the attacker moved to receive and pass back the ball from the outside players.

We finished off with another SSG with two small goals at either ends of a rectangle and wingers from each team on the outside on both sides and a 3V3 on the inside. The idea was that the players inside needed to pass out to the wingers who then passed back inside before they could score. It's fascinating to watch the kids when they get possession of the ball - you can see that second (or seconds) of indecision before they move or pass.

I'll go over the rest of the stuff you've posted and incorporate them into future sessions.

Thanks again for your help. It's nice to feel like I have a more clear direction for my coaching this year.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TemczLwUM48


9. Control Pass

This is another Barca Academy technique.

Again have players a little closer to each other. When I first tried this over distance on longer grass, I found it very tiring.

This is another exercise that keeps disappearing on the internet.
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8. Directional Control

I keep losing my original link to this drill. They seem to become defunct or elapse after a time. I always remember it as Barca Academy: Directional Control and find a new site for it, the same as Barca Academy control pass etc. You'll recognise the coach in the video as the same bloke who sits next to Pep Guardiola at Barcelona games.


This is an excellent passing and receiving exercise. When you first have players perform it it is best to start about 3 metres apart. As they get better and you have nice short grass like in the video, you can increase the distance.

Also, as the players advance have them receive the ball on the outside of the cone and receive the ball with the outside of the foot, take it around the cone and pass with the same foot you receive the ball with.
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Wardman wrote:
I'm in Adelaide btw, so if there are any local resources or people you recommend let me know.


Contact your South Australian FFA branch and see if you can observe their Skills Acquisition Programme sessions for 10, 11,12, 13 year olds.

I've just attended our local SAP programme this evening for under 12s. It was interesting. These are free sessions.
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Wardman wrote:
But I wanted them all to enjoy the game, have fun, and progress.




This is the most important thing in football that some coaches forget.](*,)
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http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/training/skills/video/videoid=1578713.html?autoplay=tr


7. I've missed a step here ,number 6, because of the usefulness of UEFA Training ground.

In this video do the easiest techniques with your players first.


There is also a useful link in Chelsea Academy which does similar things.

https://sites.google.com/site/youthsoccerlessonplans/executive-docs

The Chelsea link is the fourth down the page, not the fifth. The 5th exercise in Cores, which is dribbling around cones has some useful stuff.

There might be some useful stuff for wing play too.







Edited by Decentric: 21/3/2012 03:32:01 PM
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