Coaches References:

Training drills:

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/search/?topic=technique&topic=coerver%20coaching

For Small Sided Football:

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/technique/master-technique-1-v-1-feints

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/technique/master-technique-pass-and-move-combinations

Good for U9-12s

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/technique/beat-your-marker-and-finish-like-aaron-lennon

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/technique/beat-your-marker-and-finish-like-wayne-rooney

U13/14s

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/technique/master-technique-first-touch-and-finishing

Older Juniors

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/search/?topic=tactics

To review all training videos, please refer to the videos on the following page…

http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/technique/

Please check out the following video, published online in the World Game, it provides a short interview with National Technical Director Han Berger.

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/video/2209861830/Coaching-the-coaches

An article suggested by our coaching director:

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/craig-foster/blog/1091969/No-more-laps,-let's-teach-football

http://videoelephant.com/items/2117/Football-for-Kids-by-Jos%C3%A9-Mourinho-.html

An interesting article about Stress Management in Football from Scott Miller - Fulham FC

Click on the coaching tip for an interesting and informative blog from Gregory Parker.

Rules for Parents and/or Volunteer Officials 

THE OFFSIDE RULE

A player is in an offside position, when, within the opponent’s half, he finds himself behind the last opposing defender (hence between the other team’s keeper and last defender) at the moment the ball is played to him (not when the ball reaches him, but when the ball is actually played/sent to him or in his direction).

A player is in an offside position if they are nearer to the opposition's goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent.

You can't be offside if:

• You receive the ball directly from a goal kick, a throw-in or a corner
• You are in your own half of the pitch
• You are level with the second last or last two opponent

You will notice that in theory, the referee doesn’t call an offside position, if the ball is not played to the player in the offside position; hence, the play will only get whistled down, if the player in the offside position influences the play. Furthermore, you will also notice that the referee may seem to make late calls. This is due to a new variance of the rule, where the referee and his assistants only flag the offside when the player in the offside position is actually involved in the play.

Still confused?......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/football/rules/newsid_3632000/3632785.stm

This is a brilliant website!

It takes you through animated examples, will make you wonder what all the mystery was about.