Soccer Coach Weekly Issue 113

I have a quick question for you - and there will be no judgement of the answer!

How many times have you been running a session and wanted to join in? Not necessarily even for a long period of time - perhaps just momentarily?

I often want to join in with my sessions. Seeing players enjoy themselves playing the beautiful game makes me want to do the same!

It is not a good idea, though – and on page four, our consultant coach Carl Wild explains why.

Elsewhere this week, we have got a piece on what you need to think about when planning to take your players to a tournament.

Dan Cottrell has written a really handy guide that should help you set things in motion in the right way.

Moritz Kossmann is back again with another part of his series on how to coach certain skills – this time looking at pressing.

He chats about pressing on both an individual and team level and looks at how our coaching behaviours can impact the way our teams press. 

It is a fascinating read - and you can hear the full interview on our podcast. Moritz also provides two great practices for improving your team’s pressing.

As always, I hope the content is useful and helps you out on the grass.