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EFFECTIVELY COACHING SOCCER DRILLS
Be prepared before the
practice starts. Have all the equipment you need ready and set up
your practice grids before the team arrives.
- Stand in a position where all players can hear
you and explain the objective of the drill and key coaching points
very briefly.
- Have volunteers demonstrate the drill and make
corrections until they get it right. Demonstrate yourself only if
necessary.
- Ask players for anything they might not have
understood and clarify.
- Stand outside of the drill area, not in the
middle.
- Observe players and see if they can solve any
issues by themselves.
- If you need to correct, stop the drill, very
briefly explain/demonstrate what went wrong and how to correct
it.
- Praise players for correcting it.
- Observe again.
- If the group is successful and there is time
left, increase the complexity to keep players challenged. For
example, ask to execute drill at a higher speed or to a higher
level of perfection, or both.
- For a 15-20 minute drill, the coach must not take
more than 3 minutes with explanations and demonstrations. A lot of
coaches take the large part of drill time and don't give the
players a chance.
- The coach shouldn't be sweating and be tired, the
players must be.
ABOUT SOCCER COACHING
Soccer coaching is probably the most complex coaching assignment in all of sports. Soccer coaching involves an understanding of soccer specific skills, soccer specific fitness training, and soccer specific nutrition.
But that's not all. In coaching soccer , a coach also needs psychological skills to deal with all aspects of individual and team mental preparations. Soccer coaching involves a tremendous amount of
data analysis and problem solving during games and practices. Soccer coaching requires visionary, strategic and tactical thinking skills.
And all of the above requirements change with age groups and gender being coached.
It is impossible for a novice or experienced soccer coach to develop all the knowledge and skills from scratch. That is why there are soccer coaching schools and seminars.
Not all aspiring or established soccer coaches can afford time or money for that training.
Our site, soccerpracticebooks.com has been developed to provide you with key resources to become a better soccer coach!
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