The soccer sessions book : 87 prepared practice sessions for coaching youth players

Summary: With this book, soccer coaches need not scramble to prepare their practice sessions because they will find a wide variety of training sessions for developing their youth players right here. And the sessions are all adaptable, making them suitable for players ages 10 and up, at any playing ability. --

Record details

ISBN: 1782552197
ISBN: 9781782552192
Physical Description: 200 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
print
Publisher: [London] : Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes glossary.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- Coaching Guidelines -- Delivering the Session -- Pre-Season -- Pre-Season: Endurance -- Pre-Season: Speed and Agility -- Pre-Season Games -- Essential Attacking Skills -- Retaining Possession as an Individual -- Retaining Possession as an Individual 2 -- Dribbling in Large Areas -- Dribbling in Tight Areas -- Dribbling -- Game-Related Individual Possession -- Exploiting Overloads -- Creating Space as an Individual -- Creating Space as a Unit -- Short Passing -- Support Play -- Support and Combination Play -- Receiving Priorities -- Turning -- Running With the Ball -- Running With the Ball -- Long Passing -- Heading - Introduction -- Heading Games -- Triggers From Body Positioning -- Vision -- Defending -- Defending Organised -- Pressing and Covering -- Defending Organised - Pressing and Covering 2 -- Defending Organised - As a Unit -- Screening -- Screening 2 -- Defending Outnumbered -- Defending Outnumbered 2 -- Defending Outnumbered 3 -- Marking and Tracking -- Defending From the Front -- Defending From the Front 2 -- Defending From the Front 3 -- Defending Wide Areas -- Defending Wide Areas 2 -- Defending In and Around the Box -- Defending In and Around the Box 2 -- Compact in Defence -- Forcing Play -- Transition --Defensive Transition -- Defensive Transition 2 -- Offensive Transition From Defence --Offensive Transition From Midfield -- Offensive Transition From Midfield 2 -- Counterattacking -- Counterattacking 2 -- Counterattacking 3 -- Counter or Reorganise -- Transition --Transition 2 -- Transition - Counter Pressing -- Attacking Aspects -- Adding Depth -- Combination Play -- Combination Play 2 -- Forward Runs -- Playing Through Centre Midfield -- Three Man Midfield Rotation -- Attacking in Wide Areas: Creating Crossing Opportunities -- Attacking in Wide Areas: Crossing -- Switching Play -- Switching Play 2 -- Playing Out From the Back -- Playing Out From the Back 2 -- Possession -- Possession -- Possession 2 -- Supporting Possession -- Directional Possession -- Directional Possession 2 -- Developing Possession -- Possession Through Pressure -- Creating Opportunities to Play Forward -- Possession and Awareness -- Positional Awareness - Formation and Transition -- Positional Awareness - Playing Out From the Back -- Positional Awareness -- Shooting -- Basic Shooting -- Basic Shooting 2 -- Basic Shooting 3 -- Basic Shooting 4 -- Close Range Finishing -- Finishing and Shooting -- Shooting Situations -- Various Finishing -- Various Finishing 2 -- Developing Your Coaching -- Glossary.