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    TIPS FOR FOOTBALL COACHES AND PLAYERS

    TIPS FOR FOOTBALL COACHES AND PLAYERS

    Hi Coach,

    Pls see below for some of our best tips for coaches and players.

    Goals for Coaches

     

    Plan ahead - Make sure the content of your practice is appropriate to the age and level of your players. Vary the sessions, as variation often keeps players focused. Be careful you don't try to do too much in one training session.

    Make it fun - Make sure your session is fun, especially for young players. Keep a record of what works well for future use

    Communicate effectively - Be simple, clear and calm with your instructions.

    Don't shout. Smile, praise and encourage a lot.

    Make it a truly team effort - Encourage your players to ask questions and think for themselves, and to be unafraid of making mistakes. This is how they will learn and grow. Listen to them and be patient.

    Demonstrate the skills - Demonstrating is better than talking. If you are not comfortable with demonstrating skills, however, choose one of your better players to demonstrate. Be careful not to demonstrate too quickly, especially if the players are new to the skills. Always demonstrate what to do, rather than what not to do.

    Goals for Players

    Skill - You can never practise your skills too much. Soccer is a technical game and, as such, you need to constantly work on improving your individual skills. Remember though, that skill needs to be used effectively in games to add to your team's performance and capabilities.

    Speed - It is important to improve both your mental and physical speed in order to use your skills effectively in the game. Work on your mental speed, often called decision-making, by playing in small-sided games of 3 v 3 or 4 v 4. Build your physical speed by running with the ball - and remember that changing speeds when you are running with the ball can often deceive your opponents.

    Stamina (fitness) - A good motto to follow is respect your body. Watch what you eat and drink, and keep as fit as you can by training (although be careful, and don't overdo it).

    Sense - We use this word to mean game understanding. Here again, you need to play as much soccer as possible; especially small-sided games. Soccer is a wonderful game because each situation and moment in a game can be different, but the more you play the more you will be involved in the various problem-solving situations that occur in games.

    Spirit - Here, the key words are always do your best.You can't win every game, so it's important that your attitude and resolve are always upbeat. Whether you are winning or losing, give your all.

    Self-discipline - If you want to be a really good player you have to make time to practise often. This means sometimes you may have to give up social activities, for instance.

    Self-confidence - This is most important. Sometimes it is the difference between being a very good player or not. You gain self-confidence by taking responsibility for your practice habits and experiencing improvement and success. To be successful you not only need good skills, but also a good attitude.

    Sportsmanship - All players have an obligation to play the game fairly. Here, the key word is respect, for your teammates, your opponents, the referee and the game.

    Smile - Even the best players in the world started playing soccer because they enjoyed it as youngsters, so the key words here are enjoy the game.

    We really hope you find them useful.

    TIPS FOR FOOTBALL COACHES AND PLAYERS

     


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