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Fit to last the whole match
I’ve had to work hard this season on getting my U10s to play their best right to the end. Tiredness in the last 10 minutes has been creating stressful ends to games with us letting in late goals....
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Why you should take the Coerver Coaching Youth Diploma
I have worked with lots of coaches and coach educators and believe me, Alf Galustian is a very good coach. I watched Alf coach for two hours in torrential rain – conditions that would have had you or...
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Time limits work wonders
David Clarke Children thrive on having a time limit to work to and nothing focuses them better than working against the clock. I did an experiment recently with a squad of 12-year-old players. They did...
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When my players win the ball they can’t launch quick counter attacks
By David Clarke Changing the dimensions of the field is a quick fix to a lot of problems. Making the field larger gives the attackers and midfielders more space to show off their skills. If a team is...
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A game of passing under pressure
By David Clarke You can tell when players are under pressure – their first touch begins to go astray. It’s a tell-tale sign and one of the most costly mistakes that can be made in the game. For that...
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Manchester United’s three-ball routine
By David Clarke Manchester United’s first-team coach Rene Meulensteen developed what he called the three-ball routine to increase team speed and mental awareness. I saw it in action and it was a real...
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Robben and Ronaldo’s speed shooting
It must be a close call as to who is the faster player, Bayern Munich’s Dutch star Arjen Robben or Portugal and Real Madrid hero Cristiano Ronaldo. Both can run and change direction at speed, and both...
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Focus on the players… not the session
It all went horribly wrong last week – I coached a team of players and lost the focus of the session and the suitability of the challenges for the players who were doing it. It was my own fault. I had...
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