Youth Soccer Training


 

 

 

SoccerU (new) Content List


socceru dvdWarning....

The SoccerU series is a MASSIVE collection of technical training and soccer skill training. It is NOT a "quick view" training video. It is BY FAR the most extensive training collection ever assembled.

It is designed to be used and implemented over a period of years, not weeks. The breakdown of the series is long and this break down DOES NOT include the break down of the Blast The Ball series.
We have also included that breakdown below the SoccerU breakdown. 

 

DISK ONE

- Intro and understanding SoccerU

Ball Control

How to learn ball control and teach it.

Field and station setup.

Touch Stations One by One

1000 Touches at every practice.

Working Ball Control Into Dribbling
Working control touches into forward motion with cone patterns.

Mine field.

Two around one.

Monster Walk

Multi defender and dribbling grids

Ball control with finishing on goal

Dribbling

Understand the true core dribbling forms. 

Dribbling with Speed and Control

The transition from fast to control dribble.

Dribbling with big touches and sprinting.

Dribbling with Pressure

How to dribble with pressure using the correct foot.

Dribbling from the side and inside of the foot.

Adding the cut and rollout.

Body positioning and the away foot.

Passing

Basic passing, why we do it wrong.

Loading and being prepared.

Weight of the pass

Why bad passes bounce up.

Keeping passes on the ground.

Inside of the foot, 3 variations of striking and affects.

Passing Advancing Skills

Low, medium and high passes.

Using the sweet spot for driving low passes, medium passes, and high passes.

Passing into space not to feet for forward movement and fast attacks.

DISK TWO

Specialty Passing

Back and Heel passing

Banana Kicks and Passes

Bending Passes

Soft Air Passes

Wall Passing

Basic understanding and exposure drill.

Wall square drills, movement and smooth passing.

Basic Receiving

The exact skill of receiving broken down.

Bouncers vs. grounders how to fix it.  

Receiving on the Move

Using angles and muscles

Good touch, bad touch (on the move)

Making STICKY FEET, deadening the fastest balls

Receiving with Pressure    

Why it’s different.

Inside of foot sweep.

Core teaching and field work.

Outside of foot sweep.

Practice drill set ups.

Working into quick shooting.

Receiving with pressure from behind.

Looping D

Deadening touch and turn.

Drag / Pull Turn

45 degree touch behind

Receive, shield, move, tight in defender same foot

Receive pressured foot, away non-pressured foot

Developing First Touch

What is first touch, little details.

Touch stations, weight and direction

Gates, moving toward balls and weight of touch

My square your square

Arrow cone grid, 1, 2, 3,4 weights of touch

First touch on air balls, soccer tennis.

Throw Ins

Heading

The real skill and offense vs. defensive headers

Step and head, not standing still for power

Diving headers, introducing players.

Heading in traffic

Chesting

Why we do it wrong

Building the shelf, staying upright

Chest and away

Chest and settle

Redirect and follow

DISK THREE

Controlling With the Body

Creating a board / roof with the entire body.

Defending

Basics of stances, positioning and balance.

Removing options for the attacker

Bank Robbery, the proper approach

Maintain space, containing and jockeying

When to fight for the ball, when to defend

Defending with player facing away, from the back.

First and second defender explained

Drills for first and second defender

Learning the triangle defense setup

Defensive clearing

Moves

Teaching moves step by step

Specific points in the field

Warm up drill set up with moves

Moves One by One

Fake and Take

Double Fake and Take

Fake and Flip

Scissor

Double Scissor

Step Over

Explosive Cut

Roll with Explosive Cut

Pull Away

Double Touch

No Touch Take – Fake Touch

Pulling the V

Push Past – Explode

Hook – Pivot – Turn

Maradona

Stop and Pop

Stop and Push

Flim Flam (Inside – Outside)

Inside Cut

Outside Cut

Cruyff

Pull Back

Touch – Leave Turn (Step Past)

Hip Pivot Pause – Explode

Moves Field Work and Games

Working with younger players in the field, breaking it down.

Timing of the move and space

Adding pressure and game like conditions

Break out of the V

Shadowing Grid

Beat me out grid

1 v1 from the side

1 v 1 head on

After The Move

The one step many players never learn

DISK FOUR

Slide Tackling

Scissor Kicks 

Punting 

Air Balls

What happens with out body

Settling vs. Lifting

The “Soccer Drop”

Adding the Soccer Drop to the thigh, foot, head

The “Magic Board”

Using and Understanding Angles

Cup Trap Explained in Detail

Sole, outside, inside of foot, Shin Trap  

Ball Peek Ball

What the eyes do

The think and look drill

Over Shoulder Peek

Block Tackle  

Over Lapping and Diagonal Runs

What’s the point?

Teaching in simple setups

Movement and Space On and Off the Ball

Four Corners

Becoming and option

My space for passing

3 v 1 movement game, making angles

Diamond – Pass and move away grid

Conditioning Games and Competitions

Understanding that some of the best conditioning comes from games and fun competitions. 

1 v 1 Shooter becomes chaser

Shoot – Tag – Race – Tag

DISK FIVE

Fixing and Add Power to a Soccer Kick

Goal Keeping Basics

Basic concepts for non-keepers.

Teaching any player the basics of keeping and concepts.

Developing Quick Feet and Reactive Players

Why are we doing these drills, what to learn and watch for?

Ladders

Cones

Fast feet

Fast feet with explosive outs

Diagonals

Working fast feet and balance into ball touches

Becoming a reactive player

Moves – Fake Shots

 


Blast The Ball Break Down

Over 2 hours of soccer kick training.

Section One: Information Over Load

This section walks you through every aspect of the soccer kick and ball flight. It is vital that all watch this section as it gives you much need information and exposure to what we teach later on.

The evolution of the soccer kick. Why we ALL kick wrong at some point.

The parts of the ball. Never look at it the same again.

Parts of the foot. Even advanced players get confused.

The six kicks. You must learn the true form first.

The soccer hop. Why all the Pros do it but don't even know it.

The V swing. Again, most great kickers do it. All players must learn it.

What do your eyes do during a soccer kick?

The real truth about plant foot positioning.

Leaving the plant foot.

Your natural swing path.

The five parts of a soccer kick.

The athletic motion.

Accuracy, why "drills" don't make you accurate.

Why a ball curves.

How to make a ball curve.

Ball flight. An extremely complex issue with may variables. We cover them all.

Your natural radar. Why great players learn to feel it.

In stride shooting. For some strange reason this is never taught to players, but they are expected to perform in every game.

and more....

Working with the beginner, Training Section One

The soccer hop.

The v-swing.

Combining them.

Don't kick with you toe? Why you can't just tell this to a player.

Intro to volley kicks.

In stride shooting.

Leaving the plant foot.

Plant foot positioning and simple cures.

Curing the excessive push through.

Learning an angle kick and the straight kick.

and more...

The advancing / advanced player, Training Section Two

Understanding what our body does and what are the parts of a kick.

Why the Soccer Hop movement is critical to all great players. (They just don't know it.)

The V swing. Building power and form.

The critical movements of the volley kick.

Keeping every shot low. The best 50 cents you'll ever spend.

Reactionary shooting.

Using your natural radar and exposing players to the concept.

Shooting in traffic. Why you can't wait for the perfect shot.

In-Stride shooting. Why even the BEST players struggle with this.

The STRAIGHT KICK. The most over looked and under taught skill in soccer.

and much more...

Coach's Corner, Section Three

Trying to teach all this just may kill you...

Keeping it simple and short.

The basics at every practice.

 


 

 

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