In this episode, In this episode, I talk about an exciting new warm-up game that I use with my players. I talk about three points that I use that are super important to making this game really effective with my players. Connect with me! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJEbnehX2jFfYOmzEJkvwQw https://www.instagram.com/segevrabinoviz/ Email: Segev.rabinoviz@gmail.com Techne App https://www.technefutbol.com/ Twitter: Yael_Averbuch, … [Read more...]
#129 Four Key Elements of an Effective Warm-Up
The first full weekend of Futsal for my teams is always interesting because it's first time some of my players have been in a Futsal game. Some are surprised how much they enjoy the new experience while others aren't as sure. It's just too different than what they were used to with arena soccer. I think most coaches would agree that they'd like to start the season with an easier game so that they can really work on the new skills and tactics that they've … [Read more...]
#095 Planning Valuable Team Talks
We had great feedback to last week's episode on checking your shoulder. The combination of the description, diagrams and actual training video really helped to paint the picture and show how the exercises are organized. If you haven't had a chance to listen to that one or see the videos in the show notes I would check it out. This has been a crazy spring break week in the midwest. Our training sessions were canceled on Monday and Tuesday because of the … [Read more...]
#086 Arrival Activities for All Age Group
It's great to be back in the swing of things again after the holiday break. Watching the games last weekend it was great to see the players really understanding what it was that we were trying to do when attacking and defending. That doesn't mean that the players always executed perfectly but the intent was there. In addition to continuing to work on ball skills and possession play we also added a couple of set pieces to our arsenal. Nothing too complicated, … [Read more...]
#074 An Overlooked Key Aspect of Skill
I'm Sorry, but I had to get some thoughts about sponsorships off of my chest. I think it matters who's sponsoring organizations and events. You may disagree but if you do I'd ask you where you draw the line? Which companies or products do you think would be inappropriate to have as sponsors for activities your son or daughter are involved in? In this episode I talk to Scott Moody of Soccer FIT about his recent blog post about the most overlooked aspect of … [Read more...]
#040 Technical and Tactical Q&A
This week I share some of the questions I've received from coaches around the world. One of my favorite things about hosting a podcast is that it gives me the opportunity to exchange ideas with a large number of coaches. Most of the times it's just me talking about what I'm doing with my teams or with one other coach. I prefer a dialog where I get to learn from other coaches as well as sharing what I've learned over the years. That's why I'm always excited … [Read more...]
#031 Training Session for Position Specific Possession
This week I will share a training session that will help your players make the connection between the work you do on possession in practice to the way they function within a team shape in the match. But first.... Congratulations to Sporting Kansas City for winning the 2015 Lamar Hunt Open Cup! As a coach with a Sporting KC Affiliate Club I've been fortunate to work with the first team staff on ways that we can help develop more homegrown players like … [Read more...]
#011 Four Favorite Fun Warm-Ups
In this Episode I look at the warm-up phase of your training session. This is what sets the tone for your entire session to follow. Having the warm-up relate to the session is important. But maybe more importantly it must engage your players and get them as ready psychologically and emotionally just as much as it does physically and technically. I know your team will enjoy these warm-up activities and you'll find that when you start your sessions the way I … [Read more...]
#001 Building a Better Warm-Up
Welcome to the first episode of Coaching Soccer Weekly! We are joined by Scott Moody. He is the founder and CEO of AthleteFIT and its sports specific academies. After ten years of success with the Center for Athletic Performance, one of the largest youth sports performance centers in the country, he is now focusing on developing a curriculum that bridges the gap between training the physical aspects of sports – speed, agility and quickness and blending them … [Read more...]