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Body Language so very important to your team
This week a video of Geno Auriemma went “viral” he is the current and long serving head coach of University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team. He currently has a career coaching record of 987 wins – 134 losses, which is impressive but he has coached the same team since 1985 – how many coaches from all levels in…
Training Options
A great deal of leagues start (season proper) in late March or early April so coaches have enough time to have their players in peak or reasonable condition for the start of the season. A few basic ideas below. Remember: The only Limits we have, we place on ourselves ?????? Football Club Season 2017…
Confidence
Confidence Do not judge success by what you have achieved, but what you should have achieved with the ability you have. A player has good natural ability. He should be trained to use it. He should strive for perfection (or as near to it as possible). Confidence is born from that knowledge and faith in…
Forward Leading, Set up
Forwards Leading and set up. No need to drill (kick hard and low) a ball at the forward leading. Generally leading forwards are in front of the opponent. The idea is to place the ball (looping a kick) 20 metres in front of the leading player, allowing the player to run onto the ball, rather…
Pressure for a Full Back Kicking In
Preparing our Kick IN The first thing a full back or kick in player needs to do when preparing to kick out is assess how the opposition is setting up as this obviously affects your kick in strategy. Opposition teams essentially use two main defensive set ups to defend a kick in, a man-on-man defence…
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