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1.
-- SET OUT YOUR PURPOSE / OBJECTIVE
Make sure you have a
purpose for your training sessions! Ask yourself, what do my team/players
need to work on and why?
2.
-- PLAN YOUR SESSIONS IN ADVANCE
Once you know the
purpose of your session, you now need to plan exactly what your going to
be working well in advance of training, do not leave it 5 minutes before!
3.
-- BE ORGANISED
Ok, you have a purpose and a session plan, you now need to be
organised and set a good example; make sure that all equipment is in place
before the players arrive.
4.
-- EXPECT AND DEMAND HIGH STANDARDS
Set the tone
straight from the start by expecting and demanding the highest possible
standards for your sessions. Achieve this by ensuring that everyone
involved has the right attitude towards the session.
5.
-- GIVE GOOD DEMONSTRATIONS
Players learn
much quicker and easier through their visual sense therefore reduce the
talking and give good demonstrations; this could be you or someone else.
6.
-- MORE TOUCHES AND FEWER LINES!
Some sessions
are only an hour long so it is vital the players have as many touches of
the ball as possible to retain their interest and develop their skills.
Achieve
this by being creative, designing your sessions so that players are always
involved and NOT waiting in lines!
7.
-- USE POSITIVE LANGUAGE
Using words
like, “unlucky” or “bad luck” will make players think
psychologically and subliminally that luck is the reason for the
incomplete pass or failure to score, even worse that “I’m not a lucky
person”. Replace this with; “good effort” or “good attempt”.
If
players make a mistake like a miss timed pass then don’t shout or moan,
be positive and just say “don’t worry” or “forget about it”,
after all they didn’t mean it and we all learn by our mistakes.
8. -- ENCOURAGE PLAYERS
AT EVERY
OPPORTUNITY
If a player
makes the wrong decision then again just like in point 7, be positive,
stop the session (if it’s a game mention at half-time or after the game)
and ask the player the question what should they have done, demonstrate
the correct decision(s), rehearse it then play live.
Also,
it is crucial to always encourage and praise players when credit is due!
9.
-- MAKE SESSIONS CHALLENGING AND ENJOYABLE
To maintain
the development, enthusiasm and urgency of the players you need to make
your sessions challenging and enjoyable. This will create a great spirit
and atmosphere amongst the team which can only lead to success!
10.
-- PLAYER EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS
Coaches should
evaluate the players both in practice and in matches; especially the
young, who should all have a development programme.
The
logging of player performances will enable coaches to identify key and
weak players, track their progress and of course help you to know what
areas need working on for individual players and as a team.
ONE
FINAL THOUGHT...
Always acknowledge your players, ask them how they are once in a while.
It
may sound a little trivial; however I can guarantee it will make a massive
difference to the players, knowing that you do notice them and count as
individuals, try it and I’m sure it will make their day!
On behalf of the SoccerTutor.com team, we wish you every success in the
game we all love!
Coach
George
Director of
Coaching
www.soccertutor.com
coachgeorge@soccertutor.com
P.S.
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as you can for quick reference.
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