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Statistics indicate that restarts, or dead-ball situations, provide some of the best opportunities in soccer to create goal-scoring chances. [read more]
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While the session is taking place, it is important for the coach to constantly ask himself, “Are the players doing what I want them to?” Or, put another way, “Is the practice fulfilling the requirements I have made of it?” [read more]
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Zonal cover is a way of organizing the defensive game. The thinking behind this form of cover is that you allow players to take responsibility for an area of the pitch, particularly in their own half. [read more]
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What you achieve in athletics is directly related to the depth of your coaching character–the way you coach, and whether you lead from your heart. [read more]
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Having made a mistake—any kind of mistake—your immediate task is to get back on track. [read more]
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Numerous skills are essential for the success of a team’s defensive play. [read more]
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Extrinsic motivation has no simple, standard approach. What turns on one athlete may turn off another. Some of your players may have low self-esteem, whereas others might have inflated egos. [read more]
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The difference between technique and skill must be well understood. [read more]
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Because sweat has a lower osmolality than does plasma (i.e., sweat is hypotonic), profuse sweating increases plasma osmolality. [read more]
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In the past we have placed too much emphasis on learning skills and not enough on learning how to play skillfully—that is, learning how to use those skills in competition. [read more]
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