Developing The Soccer Brain
Some players who have benefitted from diverse training experiences are Ronaldinho, Met Ozil, Peter Cech, Neymar and Thierry Henry. I would argue that all these diverse training experiences are incredibly
I use the following exercises to work unit defending with my team. The exercises have a cognitive element to them, as players are forced to focus for the duration of
In this short video the cognitive soccer training ideas of coordinated movement, increasing attention span, increasing focus and identifying multiple cues are all worked into the training session.
Last weekend I went to watch NYC FC vs FC Dallas. I got there 90 minutes early to watch the warm-ups. About 50 minutes before game time, the back-up keepers
This is a simple training that demonstrates how to construct a cognitive overload individual training. The training starts off with low cognitive demands and builds up to very high cognitive
This video demonstrates the coaching technique referred to as “external cueing” using passing exercises. External cueing takes the focus off the mechanics of the technique and puts the focus on
We are living in a different world now compared to when I grew up. If anyone had asked me what screen time was back in the early 1980’s, I wouldn’t
