Racing to Finish the Cross

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Michael Saif

By Daniel Severn This week we focus on speed and agility combined with crossing and finishing under pressure. The exercise works best when run as a competition as this adds extra motivation for the players. Speed and Agility are obvious … Continue reading →

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Agility, First Touch and Speed Dribbling

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Michael Saif

By Jebreel Bubtana This exercise works on your player’s first touch, speed dribbling and endurance. This is another exercise that can work very well with your team for preseason training. There are 4 stations as shown below (figure 1), with … Continue reading →

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Agility, Receiving and Dribbling Circuit

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Michael Saif

By Daniel Severn This week we focus on agility and technique. Agility plays a huge part in a players’ ability to perform in a game, soccer has so many changes of direction and the more agile players have the best … Continue reading →

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Dribbling with Quick Changes of Direction

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Michael Saif

By Daniel Severn This week we will focus on quick changes of direction within a fast paced, competitive exercise. I will use the ‘drag-back’ turn as the example throughout the exercise, but any other turn involving a full change of … Continue reading →

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Endurance, Agility and First Touch

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Michael Saif

By Jebreel Bubtana This exercise works on first touch with different parts of the body as well as agility, coordination and conditioning, which is great way to start your pre-season training. There are 3 different stations as shown below (figure … Continue reading →

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Crossing and Finishing with Agility

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Michael Saif

By Daniel Severn This week the focus is on scoring goals from crosses. I have added in some ladders and need for short sprints to help improve the players’ agility and explosiveness. During this exercise the players will be in … Continue reading →

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