Camp

I have been participating in a soccer camp this week. There is a guest coach named Max who plays for the Victoria Highlanders. He also played for Sheffield Wednsday in the UK. He has his UEFA B coaching license which is one of the highest levels of coaching licenses you can get in the world! There are a few things that I have picked up from his coaching, and that I have linked to almost all of the coaching I have ever had.

Every practice (or day in the case of a camp) should have a theme. Or at least an area that is being looked at. This allows for drills to picked accordingly, and for certain areas to be looked at during scrimmages.

As well the session typically starts with a warm up. Then a skill/technical aspect. Followed by drills. Typically one followed by break and then one more. After that there is typically a game situation type scrimmage where the areas looked at in the drills are covered and reinforced.

Max is a highly accomplished coach and anything I can pick up from him is definitely something I should hang on too!

Summer Pt. 2

So far this summer what I have realized is that I am terribly busy. I have tried to get as much coaching in with World Cup Soccer but the issue is that I am also trying to have a job this summer. I am unable to really find any weeks that I will be able to coach, other then the weeks I have set with Mr. Williams in August. Although, when I have been playing this summer I have been paying particular attention to coaching techniques and the ways that coaches get kids to understand their systems, and more importantly want to be a part of them.

With the lack of coaching so far I decided that it is necessary for me to begin doing some reading. I have received a copy of "Football: Bloody Hell" which is a biography of Sir Alex Ferguson. The manager of Manchester United. He is widely believed to be the best manager of all time.

I have also injured my back playing soccer this summer. Thankfully I am not doing any coaching soon, because having an injured back could definitely make coaching more difficult, and definitely more painful!