A great drill to use when your team is warming up or is having a training session, the “rondo” is loads of fun and teaches players to protect the ball and retain possession. Players need to switch on and focus mentally if they are to keep the ball circulating since the game is played at such […]
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When a player pulls off the rabona move successfully, it never fails to elicit gasps of astonishment and appreciation from onlookers before a round of applause breaks out. “The Rabona” can be used to either pass, shoot, or cross the ball and is usually only attempted by very technically adept and confident players. Get it wrong and […]
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When you think of Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, and even Sean Dyche at Burnley, you can immediately envision the type of soccer that their teams play. This is because they each have a distinct philosophy and belief in how the game should be played. While Klopp favours gegenpressing and overwhelming his opponents, Guardiola’s teams typically control possession […]
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One of the finest sights in soccer is watching a player perform a perfectly executed step over that takes them past the defender and leaves them upended on their backside. With their legs whirring around the ball, the forward can confuse the opposition player and deftly skip to either side of them, depending on what kind […]
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While many people start off coaching a team with relatively little experience other than having played soccer themselves, there does come a time when you need to start thinking about how to get your soccer coaching license. This is because as you work your way up the ladder, greater pressures and responsibilities are placed on the […]
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