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NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Here are some notes that I wrote down on coaching methodology. Included are some good reminders to review every once in a while. They are a list of principles to follow when thinking about our training sessions. 1. CHALLENGING A. The basic thrill of the game is to be found in a simple set of challenges: can you score on [...]
REASONS FOR USING ZONES IN TRAINING EXERCISES

The use of zones in training exercises can be used as an effective teaching tool. It gives players a simplified and clear visual picture to interpret, thus allowing for increased learning and repetition at initial stages of a training session. The danger of using zones is that play at times becomes “forced” or over simplified. [...]
STREET SOCCER IDEAS

Recently, I conducted a session that the players really enjoyed, and we got a lot accomplished in the process. I played what I call “street soccer”. It was a time where the players were given a lot of the decision making as to how they played. We assigned each player to a team, gave them [...]
MID WINTER COACHING REMINDERS

Hey coaches! I decided to post a letter that I wrote to coaches a year or so ago. It was a letter that I wrote to coaches in the club that I was working with at the time, reminding them of what they could be doing to “move things along”. After visiting an indoor soccer event [...]
EVOLVING PLAYERS, EVOLVING COACHES

The women’s game on the international level has been improving steadily over the past several years. This brings with it the task of attempting to maintain our superiority in those areas of the game that have served as a strong foundation for our success in the past, namely our winning mentality and our athleticism. It [...]
The “WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY” of coaching

I just got back from instructing at the US Soccer National Coaching School ‘A’ License in Tampa Florida. It is one of my favorite “soccer things” to do as I find the week challenging and stimulating. When a group of good soccer people get together and share ideas about the game, and work [...]
COACHING PERSONALITY

Coaching Personality I recently read an excerpt from a book Coaching the Dutch 4-3-3 that is put out by World Class Coaching. In this article, there was a particularly compelling section on coaching personality. I must say that the author makes a very good point. Here is the excerpt: A coach needs to express themselves as [...]
Can you coach too much?? Q&A with Jeff

OVER COACHING: ‑What is overcoaching? EXCESSIVE INPUT FROM THE COACH WHILE THE PLAYERS ARE PLAYING IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE COACH’S INPUT BECOMES DEBILITATING TO THE PLAYER’S ABILITY TO PERFORM TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITY AND STIFLES HER DEVELOPMENT. IN SHORT, THE COACH IS PLAYING INSTEAD OF THE PLAYER, MAKING ALL OF HER DECISIONS [...]