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Kids (4-8)
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Competitive
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Tactics
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stretches
1v1 moves
goalie basics
more drills
soccer tips

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Fellow Soccer Coach:

Congratulations! You have made a commitment to coach a soccer team. You take your coaching job serious and are spending valuable time and money looking for soccer drills.

Are you watching videos, reading books and taking notes to get something on paper for your next practice? Trying to put drills in sequence to develop a good practice plan?

WAIT A MINUTE !!

What if you could simply select today's practice plan, print it, put it on your clipboard and go to practice? With

"PRINT & GO" SOCCER PRACTICE PLANS & DRILLS

you will be ready for practice in MINUTES!

Our practice plans meet international standards with:

drills appropriate for the age group of your team
a practice theme supported by each drill
proper warm-up with stretches
skill development
fitness training
tactical development - individual, units, team
game situation scrimmages
opportunity to develop communication and problem solving
drills that are easy to demonstrate & adaptable to team skills
maximizing touches of the ball

The research and writing are done for you. We don't ask you to read long sales pages. You can go directly to your book of interest and find all the info in one spot - straight up:

Your team's success is our goal!

Tom Sauder
Coach & President

developed & tested by expert coaches

Your practices and drills have been developed by certified coaches based on international soccer coaching standards. Each drill and practice plan is tested with regular teams for a full season. They work!

Your team will appreciate your coaching skills and your innovative, effective and balanced practice design. Your players will be motivated, improve their skills and play better as a team.

Read about the tremendous success of one of your fellow coaches in this letter

what you see is what you get !

We invite you to review and try sample practice plans and drills, no surprises.

Benefit from our experienced coaches with over 150 years of soccer coaching, fitness training and psychology backgrounds. We have done it! We know what makes a good practice and you deserve nothing but the best. Please read about us.

P.S. At the bottom of this page you will find a valuable soccer tip. There will be a new tip every week, so please bookmark us and come visit again.

Coaching Kids (6-a-side) & Having Fun.

10 complete practice plans with 55 drills for your team:

Our kids soccer practices are specifically designed for 4-8 year olds playing small field soccer. We emphasize social development through interaction with others in fun exercises.
Physical development focusses on co-ordination and flexibility.
Basic soccer skills are developed in a way that keeps everyone involved and busy - no standing around.
This book is ideal for the parent on their first coaching job. You don't need to be a n ex soccer pro to teach the greatest sport on earth.
Kids will love your practices and want to come back again and again.
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Sample Practice     Sample Drill
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Book Content     Drill Index     Book Design
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Coaching Youth, School or Club Soccer.

10 complete practice plans with 80 drills for your team:

Our youth parctices are geared towards fundamental ball skill development for 9-12 year olds.
Players will be busy with a ball at all times.
We emphasize the importance of proper warm-ups and stretching to develop good habits. We have found that players who start proper warm-ups early will stay with it throughout their playing career.
Essential 1v1 moves, short/long passing, basic defending, shooting and ball control are critical skill areas of focus.
Soccer specific fitness training is introduced with a focus on exercises using a ball as much as possible. We do not believe in pure running exercises - it must be soccer related.
Tactical training focusses on elements of setting up goal scoring opportunities, transition play and limiting opponent's attacks.
Check some samples:
Sample Practice     Sample Drill
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Book Content     Drill Index     Book Design
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Competitive Youth, College & Amateur Teams.

10 complete practice plans with 80 drills for your team:

This book is for competitive youth teams and amateur adult teams.
Players are expected to use their soccer skills at faster paces and in more complex drills.
Your team will learn how to solve tactical game situation problems.
These soccer drills are difficult to perfect and players need to demonstrate that they can adapt to quickly changing situations.
As coach, you will be challenged to get individuals, units and the entire team to perform proficiently - quickly.
Check some samples:
Sample Practice     Sample Drill
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Book Content     Drill Index     Book Design
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Soccer Goalkeeping

10 complete practice plans with 80+ drills for your goalkeeper:

We understand the special needs for training soccer goalkeepers. All to often their practice time is limited to taking shots or participating in regular team drills.
This set of soccer drills and practices is designed to work on all aspects of goalkeeping.
Your goalies will work on basic techniques of catching and diving. Co-ordination and flexibility will improve.
Reflex and reaction can be trained and we spend a lot of time on these elements.
Goalkeepers have their own set of tactics, such as positioning relative to the play, coming off the line, ball distribution, setting up walls, stopping penalties, etc. You will get drills for all of those.
Soccer goalie fitness training is different from the rest of the team. Vertical leap ability, for example, is critical. There is much more emphasis on strength than on speed, for instance. Our drills are geared to these elements.
And, we have developed special scrimmage games for goalies to maximize their opportunity for stopping shots. The rest of the team will also enjoy these drills.
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a book for every soccer coach's practice bag!
Sample Practice     Sample Drill
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Book Content     Drill Index     Book Design
Goalkeeper positions, stretches and tips (with photos):
Goalie Basics
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Systems of Play

20 modern formations with diagrams and game tactics

The formations, tactics and line-ups being used in modern soccer are ever increasing and more comples.
There is very little information for coaches at the recreational and youth levels. You may find the odd book or video dealing with one system, such as 4-4-2.
We have developed an introduction to most current systems of play. On two pages, you will get enough information to set up your team in all areas - defense - midfield (transition) - offense.
We explain what players you need for each system and what to look out for as coach. We show you how to respond to the opponent's line-up.
This quite frankly is a unique coaching tool, one every youth coach needs to have in their tool kit.
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a book for every soccer coach's practice bag!
Sample Line-Up     Sample Overview
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Book Content     Book Intro
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Coaching Indoor & Small Field Soccer

10 complete practice plans with 80 drills for your team:

This is our hidden secret. The drills are especially developed to work with a large number of players in small spaces.
We have tossed in some fun drills that adults will enjoy as much as youngsters.
Most of the drills are also suited for coaching kids playing mini soccer outdoors.
Yet, all skill and tactical elements of modern soccer are included.
You'll absolutely love this book.
Check it out:
Sample Practice     Sample Drill
Check out everything you get in this book:
Book Content     Drill Index     Book Design
Simply download the book, print today's practice and coach your team!
only $14.95 US.
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WEEKLY SOCCER TIP

Tip#3: Left/Right Footed Players

Most players have a naturally stronger foot they prefer to dribble and shoot with. Few players are equally as strong with both feet. This impacts the optimal position for the player to play in and how the team chooses to execute set plays, in particular free kicks and corner kicks.
Positional Play:
Keep it simple. Play the player on the side of his/her strength. Left footers play left defense, left midfield and left forward. Right footers on the opposite side. Some coaches like players playing on their off-side, but that only makes it difficult for the players.
Set Plays:
Here is where there are real options. Right footed players crossing balls in from the right will typically hit "outswingers", i.e. the ball curves away from the net, sort of in the shape of a banana. Right footed players crossing balls in from the left will typically hit "inswingers", i.e. the ball curves towards the net. The same is true for left footers from the left (outswingers) and right (inswingers) sides.
Corner Kicks:
If on a corner kick from the right, you want the ball to curl away from the goalkeeper, have a right footed player take it. If you want the ball to curl towards the goalkeeper, have a left footer take it from the right side. The decision is based on where you want to apply the pressure and which runs the other players are making to get to the ball.
Free Kicks:
On free kicks near the penalty box, where a wall is in place, similar thinking applies. If the free kick is from the right side (when looking at the goal) and you want to play a cross curling away from goal towards the far post, use a right footed player. If you want the ball to curl toward the goalkeeper, use a left footer. If you want to take a shot on goal, bending the ball around the far end of the wall, use a left footer. If you want to take a shot around the near end of the wall, use a right footer. Again, the opposite is true from the other side.

ENDORSEMENT

P.S.
I have run all of these practices with my teams and will vouch for their effectiveness
Tom Sauder, President

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