Welcome to 25 Essential Soccer Games and Competitions. If you organise, or coach at, Soccer Camps or Football Festivals then this book is designed for you. If you are a coach or PE Teacher who has to look after large number of players then you will also discover 25 games and competition that are perfect for you and your players. You already know how to organise round robin, knockout, ladder and league competitions so increase your repertoire by reading this book When dealing with large groups it is important to play games and competitions that keep the players active, challenged, motivated...

Welcome to 25 1v1 Soccer Games which contains coaching games to help you develop players' attacking and defensive skills in 1v1 situations. The games are designed to be flexible so you can adapt them to your players' needs and focus on different aspects of 1v1s, but they can also be easily extended to 2v2 or similar. The development of 1v1 skills is vital as all players must be able to be successful in these situations all over the pitch. Whether receiving the ball in tight midfield areas like Iniesta, taking on a defender like Ronaldo, or being the last defender like Sergio Ramos, players...

If coaches believe that an intelligent player is one who can make excellent decisions when under pressure in order to overcome the problems faced in the game, then coaches need to allow players to learn, practise and develop these attributes. This book is about using small-sided soccer games (SSGs) to enable players to experience and improve their problem solving and decision making skills. It is not about 'rewarding' players with a game at the end of training, but rather it is about using SSGs as a fundamental pillar of all coaching sessions in order to develop, challenge and improve...