Coach Education

One long pass and the opposition are suddenly straight through and score. It drives football coaches mad.

Phase five – Coaching restarts and set pieces. Whenever the ball goes out of play or the game is stopped for a free kick or a corner, both teams can switch off mentally. There can be a pause in the game. So it is vital that football coaches ensure players are aware of this and don’t mentally switch off, but concentrate.

Phase two - If one team has the ball and are attacking, then the other team will need to defend and to try and stop the opposition scoring.

When coaching football I am a big fan of simplifying the game as much as possible.

When coaching, particularly when the coaching involves games, try and apply the basic principles of soccer coaching. Remember KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.

When football coaching try and apply the following simple basic principles of play in whatever football coaching session you do.

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