This means keeping their head up and tracking their target while being fully aware of the position of the ball. These passes can be used in midfield to bypass opposing players and to maneuver the ball into a more favorable zone. These skillful passes can also be used by attacking players to break up the opposing defense. In this video from soccercoaches the Schalke 04 U team can be seen practicing a complex sequence of short passing soccer drills.
One touch passing forms an essential part of the pass and move philosophy employed so successfully by teams such as Liverpool in the s. A later incarnation of Liverpool produced this wonderful one touch sequence in the Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid. Unfortunately, Dirk Kuyt could not provide the finishing touch. However, great defense can stifle the beautiful fluid offensive movement that makes the game so attractive.
Some teams use their attacking prowess as the basis for their defense maintaining possession. Others prefer to employ a strong defense as a basis for their attack. Although there are many different ways to play the game, the principles of good defending remain the same. Pressuring does not always require direct contact.
It certain situations, its not necessary to tackle the opposing player. Sometimes, closing down their angles and pressuring them is enough to force them to make a mistake. In these soccer drills from The Coaching Manual , the players learn the basics of pressing:. In the following clip, we see how Stoke City almost scores by pressuring Manchester City but also leave themselves open to the counter attack.
Are you a fan of Manchester City? While pressuring is important, it is not the most effective tactic in every situation. A defender must learn when to pressure, when to back off, and when to tackle. Tackling is the activity most associated with defending, but a good tackle is not always easy to execute.
Tackling requires practice and good timing because if done incorrectly, a tackle could give the opposing team a free-kick or a penalty kick. In this short tutorial from TheSoccerEssentials , the coach explains how a defender must accept the physicality of the game to fully commit to a tackle. Watch how he fully commits to the tackle regardless of any contact that might occur:. A good sliding tackle can be just as effective as a great pass or through-ball and can also get the crowd on their feet.
However, an ill-timed sliding tackle can often result in an early shower for the guilty defender. In this clip from U Soccer, the coach expresses the importance of learning to slide tackle properly in order to avoid unnecessary injury:.
The defensive header is different the goal scoring type of header. The aim of the defensive header is to clear the ball from danger. This means heading it high, hard, and as far away from the danger zone as possible.
In this situation, power is often more important than pinpoint accuracy. A well-placed defensive header, however, could also lead to a counter attack. This is a great defensive heading game from SoccerCoachTV that can be adapted for groups of all sizes and emphasises the importance of heading for distance, height, and power.
Defensive headers can come in many different forms. Many of essential aspects of 11 v 11 are learned through small-sided games.
From grassroots level through to elite world level, these type of soccer drills are used to coach players of all ages through the finer intricacies of the game.
This brilliant drill from The Coaching Manual uses a small-sided game to teach players how and when to pressure, tackle, or drop off. It also encourages awareness and communication:. If you dream of playing for world-famous teams like Real Madrid or Manchester City or if you imagine the glory and excitement of watching one of your own become a rising star, you must employ some of these soccer drills used by the pros. Click any of the team names to find out more about how to train with one of their official programs.
As always, to help you choose the right football camp or program, our team at Ertheo. For a complete list of all the football programs and camps we offer, click here. I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Mix that with athletes entering the competitive season, and you have a recipe for disaster. The typical measures for high school strength and conditioning coaches are situations that are ideal and situations that are not ideal. Lateral lunges may not sell training programs to young athletes, but if a coach sticks to their principles and teaches what the client needs, the business will come.
In the private sector it can be tempting to promote flash, but focus on the basics before advanced techniques. Simply put, ideal situations occur when coaches work toward competence. In these situations, developing sound relationships with the strength coach is essential for athlete success.
Now, I did not say these strength coaches are masters or chefs, but the program above is light years ahead of some of the other acts of terrorism we encounter. To supplement this program, we emphasize the dynamic effort method and move into R5 more on the R7 protocol later.
My feelings on this subject could be an article itself. A typical three-week wave would look very similar to this:. Moving into the accessory work is just that—accessories. We do not major in the minors. However, this segment is still important as it provides movement, variability, and capacity. Aside from the dynamic effort method, accessory work is a lost art in high school strength and conditioning. Accessory lifts provide variability to a population that is notoriously rigid.
Luckily, supplementing their school program with accessory work increases their degrees of freedom which in turn increases stabilizer output. Non-ideal training situations are those where training has come to a screeching halt or has seen no decrease in volume or intensity at the onset of camp.
Simply put, these athletes are in survival mode. To show a template for this situation would be unrealistic, as the needs of these kids become so individualized that the entire session is purely autoregulation from start to finish. This alone is how we justify our modified sessions for these players, as the aerobic environment will increase capillary density like tributaries forming off a river.
Smaller capillaries forming off major blood vessels will slow blood flow. This heightens waste product removal and nutrient transfer. More importantly, as this workout generates heat, there will be a decrease in the electrical impedance which will increase motor unit activation. Over time, all these motor units will develop characteristics of white fiber fast and explosive. The accompanying sleds and throws will introduce a brief high-intensity component, but any soreness will be peripheral rather than central since these are concentric movements.
In my opinion, a laser focus on skill execution will alleviate all four of these points. In other words, the weights prescribed to the athlete and the strength they gain should be directed toward improving the skill or sporting activity, not pure strength alone, regardless of skill execution or sport improvement.
Simple concept, yes? Unfortunately, common sense is not so common these days. If coaches understood this, many athletes would be healthier and achieve higher levels of success. My experience in team settings has always been as a consultant. That in itself can be considered a pain point, as only so much of your message and suggestions are taken and then applied any of my friends in the industry who consult can surely attest to this.
Coaches and players are worried about three things:. The first conversation I have with coaches is about the structure of practice. American football, from a bioenergetics standpoint, is an alactic-aerobic sport. Yet practice plans rarely meet the demands of the appropriate energy system. Of course, the sport coach is attracted to this zone. As Derek Hansen has said, it comes down to two points:. Walking thru plays also serves the team well on a neurological level.
When the body is learning a new motor skill, or in this case, the game plan from week-to-week the initial result is typically crude and atrocious. So why have them perform these new tasks at full-speed? During these initial stages of learning early in the week, the brain tells the players what to do by sending signals through the nerves down to the muscles that are involved in executing the skill.
Repetition after repetition, along with coaching cues, notifies the brain of the execution. The execution then improves. Breathing drills are sometimes difficult for athletes and must be coached and programmed just as well as any other exercise.
Football players are very good at repeated explosiveness, but activities that relax the body are just as vital for performance. This feedback mechanism continues until a more or less permanent feedback loop is formed. As the week progresses, I suggest you sprinkle in more full-speed reps.
This aids the process of skill correction and acquisition on every repetition. Improve your individual skills or build your association's training program.
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