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Every youth coach or even Senior coach are permanently working with a select group of players (their team) where all of them are following a coaching plan based on general fitness, skills, passing exercises and more … But have you ever thought about one thing? Each individual player is unique, and each individual player has… Keep Reading
Skill, is the key word within the Football Federation Australia national curriculum. When you take any of the Junior coaching badges they are all about getting youth players technically ready for what is currently know as the Skill Acquisition Program. I totally understand it. In the past Australian players have been seen as lacking in technique… Keep Reading
Tomas Kovar – Warm Up From my experience, the biggest issue in semi professional football and youth football in Australia is the incorrect warm up and preparation for the upcoming training session or game. As an ex professional player, the warm up was the most important part of my training session, and can positively or… Keep Reading
This exercise is used for looking for quick combinations around the edge of the box to score goals and can also be used as apart of shooting drill. This exercise was created with the aim of smoothing and perfecting passing combinations in midfield and attacking third of the pitch. STEP 1: Do this exercise without shooting, work purely… Keep Reading
Team Training Session 1 – Session Running Time: Approximately 90 Minutes Warm Up: – Piggy in the middle (keep things off) – 10 Minutes. - After 5 minutes jog to halfway and back in 50% of max - Finish off last 5 minutes of drill Technique: Tap Tap Exercises (refer to Tap Tap Descriptions and attached video)… Keep Reading
Being able to produce quality work at pace is what sets the worlds best aside from the rest of us. It’s the ability to act without thinking. To have your body so finely tuned in to the game and what is happening around you that you subconsciously work out your next move before you are… Keep Reading
It was once the staple diet of every hopeful young soccer player in the world. Long before there were academies, training schools and weekend skills programs the only place for a youngster to hone their skills was on the streets, in the parks and at school with their mates. Amongst the jumpers for goalposts, 22… Keep Reading
Having explosive speed in football can be a lethal weapon. Many modern day teams build their whole ethos around attacking with quick, positive passing and raw speed. Liverpool are the perfect example while Gareth Bale has built a pretty decent career on pure explosive pace. “When I was younger my dad told me I wasn’t… Keep Reading
