A document was recently circulated which provides a very rare glimpse into how one of the best youth programs in the world was run. The AFC Ajax have helped create some of greatest players of all time including Johan Cruyff. Though this document was from the late 90's, it's amazing to see how well its held [...]
Small-sided games are at the heart of modern coaching theory. It promotes rapid decision making, gets them many touches on the ball, and asks players to solve problems they're likely to encounter in real games. This was a great article from World Class Coaching that is worth a read. Note the variety of goal (quantity/location/position), objectives, and [...]
Use this decision tree to help guide your session progression. This is targeted at 10u-14u. If you adhering to our Play-Practice-Play philosophy, here are the key questions to help guide your players to solutions in a given situation: Opponent has possession (left side of diagram): Defending when not closest/2nd closest to ball - How do [...]
This is a great summary of several presentations that took place at 2019 coach convention in Chicago. A lot of focus on broader (personal growth) development of players and mindset training.