An excerpt from Coaching Youth Football by Ray Power The Power of ‘We’ Football fans the world over refer to ‘their’ team with a “we”. “We won,” “We lost,” “We played well,” etc. This is not just supporters that go to the stadium and watch the games live, or who…
An extract from Coaching Youth Football, the new book from Ray Power. Soccer Intelligence Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. Dennis Bergkamp We all know what an ‘intelligent’ player looks like, don’t we? We use the term frequently to describe players with high levels…
An excerpt from Let's Talk Soccer What are game-calls? Game-calls is a term used to describe the type of game-specific communication or ‘words’ players can shout to one another on the pitch during the game, to inform a player on what to do next. Game-calls are used in everyday training…
By Caroline Buchanan, the best-selling author of the book Forgiveness & Divorce Healing after Divorce It’s a sad but inevitable fact that divorce is accompanied by pain. Sometimes, awful pain that you fear you might never recover from. But if you could forgive anyone, or everyone (including yourself) who has…
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An excerpt from: Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Small-Sided Football Games to Improve Decision-Making 15: Set to Shoot RELATION TO GAME: Around 80% of goals come from finishes that are one or two touch. Many of these require a ‘set’ pass from the player making the assist. A ‘set’ allows the…
An excerpt from Click on the cover to learn more “The purpose of the rondo should be for the players in the middle not to get the ball, not for the ones outside not to lose it. I talk about solidarity, about creating spaces. Positional play. The purpose must be…
An excerpt from: Click on the cover to learn more Intensity and Interest – Roads into Motorways The third rule of learning (which is a close relative of the first rule) – boredom prevents connections. The intensity of your practice begins with a choice. You can choose to become captivated…
An excerpt from: Click on the cover to learn more Chapter 2: Introducing the 3Rs. Reflect, Represent, Realise The 3R model So far, we have learnt about the importance of togetherness for high performance and how this is underpinned by scientific evidence and powerful stories of high-performing sports teams. Now,…
An excerpt from: Click on the cover for more information Session #3: Pass and Move to Create Space This session is designed to introduce your players to the fundamental attacking concept of passing and moving to create space. Again, this session is appropriate for any level of player and can…