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RECEIVING AWAY FROM PRESSURE PART III

by Billy Elias January 12, 2012 Coach Development

For this third session I am going to add a few different exercises to the first. Agian a reminder that TECHNIQUE AND MECHANICS are critical!
OBJECTIVE- Create Foot Speed, and Recognition Reaction to first make the mental decision (First Touch) before the Application of that decision (second touch). Some call this future passing, we refer to it [...]

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RECEIVING AWAY FROM PRESSURE (TO THE BACK FOOT) PART II

by Billy Elias December 17, 2011 Coach Development

 
 
 
 

 

RECEIVING AWAY FROM PRESSURE (TO THE BACK FOOT)
PART II
 
 
 

 
For this second session I am going to add a few different exercises to the first. AS the parent coach or trainer you will be able to mix and match these as you go. I will remind you that with all of these sessions TECHNIQUE AND MECHANICS [...]

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RECEIVING AWAY FROM PRESSURE (TO THE BACK FOOT)

by Billy Elias December 5, 2011 Coach Development

RECEIVING AWAY FROM PRESSURE (TO THE BACK FOOT)
PART I
Video Introduction
I suppose that every trainer coach or parent coach has their pet peeve when it comes to the development of players. Well, to cut to the chase, this one is mine. The fourth part of our Speed of Play philosophy is switching the field away from [...]

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Speed, Agility, and Quickness for Foot Speed, First Touch, and Coordination Part III

by Billy Elias August 9, 2011 Coach Development

Speed, Agility, and Quickness for Foot Speed, First Touch, and Coordination Part III
by Billy Elias
In Part III we are going to add some field agilities as well as some new coordinated warm up exercises. WE will also progress these agility exercises with the ball.
COORDINATED WARM UP
In addition to the other Global Coordinated Exercises we add [...]

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Speed, Agility, and Quickness for Foot Speed, First Touch, and Coordination Part II

by Billy Elias July 16, 2011 Coach Development

 
Speed, Agility, and Quickness for Foot Speed, First Touch, and Coordination
Part II
Billy Elias
 
 
COORDINATION with the WARM UP
In part II we want to talk a little more about the progressions we use for our players. ***IT is important to note that “TOE TAPS” can be used in a variety of different areas so to put video [...]

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Speed, Agility, and Quickness for Foot Speed, First Touch, and Coordination

by Billy Elias July 7, 2011 Coach Development

Speed, Agility, and Quickness
Foot Speed, First Touch, and Coordination
Part I
Billy Elias
(***some of these videos may be repetitive from prior articles, but as important. Please give them their fair due***)

Hear it all the time, see it in every tournament we play in, and now see it on the World Cup scene. The lack of ability [...]

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POSSESSION UNDER PRESSURE VI

by Billy Elias February 17, 2011 Coach Development

Possession Under Pressure
Part VI
Billy Elias
Single Legged Strength III
In this final installment are a few exercises that we use to really solidify Single Legged Strength, Balance, and Center of Gravity. These drills are difficult by nature and should be used carefully. Remember that when using the Single Legged Hops to only use at most 4 reps, [...]

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POSSESSION UNDER PRESSURE PART V

by Billy Elias January 19, 2011 Coach Development

Possession Under Pressure
Part V
Billy Elias
Single Legged Strength II
  
 
HOPSCOTCH
A great progression for single legged strength that has an element of Acceleration, and Quickness added to it.
It is called “HOP SCOTCH”. It is a single legged hop into box#1 followed by an open set™ over box #2. So in box #1 the player would single leg hop [...]

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