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The goal of soccer training is improved performance, injury prevention, soccer skills and soccer tactics. Improved performance should never come at the cost of an injured player. Goal #1 is injury prevention in a soccer conditioning program. Goal #2 is to improve soccer performance.
You will learn beginner and advanced soccer techniques and tactics. Coaches will learn about soccer formations, soccer tactics and overall player and team development for soccer.
You will learn how to kick a soccer ball, how to pass a soccer ball and how to shoot and control a soccer ball. Your individual soccer skills will improve by following the soccer drills on this site.
By providing a comprehensive source for your soccer training we hope we will be your one stop source for soccer player and team development. Your overall soccer training should improve by applying the principles in this site.
Recent Articles and Drills Posted 1 v 1 Striker Drill (Posted 4/17/2008) This drill is a great way to develop the striker's skills. As you watch the free drill you will notice the different situations the striker is put in or even the possibilities the striker can score from. Whether you are working with your back to the net or playing off other players around you.........
Soccer Testing: Which test should you really be using? (Posted 4/14/2008) I think all of us have seen a handful of soccer tests for fitness through out the years. The trick is knowing which one is best for testing fitness in soccer. So how do you really know which test is the right one for testing soccer fitness levels?
Methods for increasing speed Part 1 (Posted 4/11/2008) Time after time athletes are increasing their 40 yard dash times by .2-.5 seconds. Wouldn’t that be great to drop your speed by that much? Right now you’re asking your self, how can I achieve such dramatic improvements in my speed? The answer is not an easy one.
3v2 soccer midfield support game (Posted 4/7/2008) Check out this midfield support game. Start to include it into your practice today. This was designed by CoachFX
Site Feedback (Posted 3/7/2008) To keep the readers happy and keep me up to speed as to what you think about the site please leave your feedback here. Request topics and tell me what you like or dislike about the site. Remember, this site is only good if you keep coming back.
Functional Soccer speed training drill (Posted 2/24/2008) Bring your speed training to another level by training with the ball. Yes, a lot of the speed used on the pitch is without the ball. But this drill will work on speed both with and without the ball. Created with CoachFX software. Click here to learn more. This drill was taken from Fitness Training in Soccer by Jens Bangsbo.
Planning the competition period in soccer (Posted 2/11/2008) Soccer, as we all know, is very complex sport. When I say complex, I mean that success in soccer is dependent on lot of factors, individual and collective (team). Individual factors are usually technical, tactical, psychological and physical preparedness, with numerous sub-factors among each of them.
First touch control drill (Posted 1/26/2008) This animated drill will show how to develop the first touch in soccer. The drill utilizes the whole team by putting them in 4 different corners.....
Soccer Fitness Q and A with Vern Gambetta (Posted 1/11/2008) We talked about how to choose the right volume for fitness training and mistakes coaches make when conditioning teams. Working with the unique demands of year around soccer.
7 reasons for small sided games (Posted 12/22/2007) US Youth Soccer has thought long and hard about the answer to the question, "Why Small-Sided Games?"What does "Small-Sided Games" mean? These are soccer games with fewer players competing on a smaller sized field. These are fun games.....
4-4-2 Soccer Video (Posted 12/21/2007) This simple and easy to follow video shows how to play the 4-4-2 in football. The video simply...
3-5-2 Soccer Video (Posted 12/21/2007) This video of the 3-5-2 Football (soccer) formation shows how to properly play this formation as the ball moves around the field.
Rules Of Soccer-Laws of the game (Posted 12/15/2007) Go here to get the rules of soccer. From FIFA you can get the Laws of the game.
US Youth Soccer's Recommended Reading List (Posted 12/15/2007) Here is a list of some of the recommended books for reading provided by US Youth Soccer. This list of soccer books includes books for fitness and coaching topics.
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