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Soccer Drills: Handball

August 22, 2016 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

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This soccer drill is called Handball for obvious reasons. Set Up Area: 50 by 30 yards split into 3 zones as highlighted by the red dashed lines. Players: 2 teams of 7 (including goalkeepers) Equipment: 2 goals, 1 soccer ball and 4 cones with Continue Reading

Soccer Training or the iPad

December 2, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 7 Comments

Soccer Advice

David Beckham is arguably one of the most recognisable soccer players in the world. He played for Preston North End, Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, LA Galaxy & Paris St Germain. He has 115 caps for his country in which he captained Continue Reading

5 Keys to Coaching Kids Soccer

October 27, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

Coaching Kids Soccer

When most people think of coaching…especially great coaching, they probably think of the technical masters, intense personalities and the strong motivators. Although these descriptions are on the money, they tend to describe senior coaches that Continue Reading

Soccer Drills for Youth Soccer

June 21, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

Soccer Drills for Kids Soccer

Soccer Drills for Kids Soccer: Defending the Hole Set Up Create a 10*10 square with cones placed 10m apart. Split the team evenly into 2 groups (Red vs Blue) Line up each team on the opposing sides facing the 10*10 grid which I will refer to Continue Reading

Soccer Drills: Triangle Passing

June 14, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

kids soccer drills

Soccer Drills for Kids Set Up Create a triangle about 10 metres apart. You will need 2 balls per triangle and 3 players. The player working is in Blue Instructions Blue player asks for the ball from player 1. Working player (Blue) Continue Reading

The Death of Kids Soccer

March 14, 2015 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

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After playing the game for over 30 years I can no longer watch scarcity and narcissism destroy our game… I’d say the one thing we- soccer parents- have in common is that we’re sick and tired of being afraid. Afraid that our children will get Continue Reading

Soccer Drills for U8: One v One Battles

January 29, 2015 by thomas karapatsos 2 Comments

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Soccer Drills for U8 The purpose of this drill is to allow players to develop their dribbling and defending techniques. As players develop and mature in ability, they should begin to realise that soccer is about one on one duals and beating your Continue Reading

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