by Tom Sauder | Jan 30, 2023 | Speeds of Soccer
Today I will introduce the concept of the seven speeds of soccer. It is a German concept and credit must be given to the inventors – Gero Bisanz, Gunnar Gerrisch, Jurgen Weineck, and those who expanded it with relevant soccer drills and wrote a book on it. The book is...
by Tom Sauder | Jan 20, 2023 | Soccer Season Planning
Season planning, or periodization is key to proper player/team development and a successful season. There are six phases in a team’s season and each must be planned based on an analysis of the current status of the team, the competitive environment, and...
by Tom Sauder | Jan 19, 2023 | Soccer Coach Development
I am posting new soccer session plans I am using with my competitive U14 Boys team on Innovative Soccer Sessions You will notice a new training method in some of these sessions. The typical practice plans, which I have used and published for many years, use a sequence...
by Tom Sauder | Jan 19, 2023 | Soccer Season Planning
Last week I presented an overview of soccer season planning, the various phases, and how they may differ for various team situations. In this post I will start the review of each phase/segment. I will discuss each phase from the perspective of: Our four pillars of...
by Tom Sauder | Jan 15, 2023 | Speeds of Soccer
Just to level set you, when we discuss speeds of soccer, we are talking about thought processes that take fractions of a second and action processes that don’t take much longer. Improving these speeds then is an exercise in making small improvements as well as in...
