Category: DefendingBy Muz on Mar 2, 2008 in Coaching Youth Soccer, Defending, Soccer Drills and Soccer Skills | 4 Comments
Soccer training drills and soccer fitness involves a lot of running, short sprints and longer distance running, however there is one key aspect of soccer training and defensive soccer drills that is overlooked in a large number of soccer training programs.
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By Muz on Feb 2, 2008 in Coaching Youth Soccer, Defending | 5 Comments
When coaching youth soccer, it may seem fairly basic to coach players on how to tackle. After all, all you have to tell them is get in there, win the ball and start going forward – right? No, not quite!
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By Muz on Jan 30, 2008 in Coaching Youth Soccer, Defending, Soccer Drills and Soccer Skills | 8 Comments
The primary objective of coaching youth soccer is to win the game. Therefore, it is very important for a team to score goals, but it is also equally important to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. This task of preventing the opposing team from scoring falls to the players known as the defenders, or does it? You may have heard in some games where a striker will call out and blame the defenders for a goal being scored against them or a soccer parent on the sideline blaming the defenders for letting another goal in. However, if you are coaching youth soccer, your defensive soccer tactics requires the involvement of every player as every player on the field has a role to play when it comes to defense.
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