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Player Education

 

CU Training at Home

 
Training you can do at home |read|

Physical Development

 

ACL Injury Information |read|

Blister Care and Prevention |
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Eating: Before, During, and After |
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Foods per the FA |
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Nutrition Information:

  • http://www.nutrition.gov/ - A United States Government website dedicated to providing accurate scientific information on nutrition and dietary guidance.
  • http://www.ohsaa.org/medicine/nutrition.htm - The Ohio High School Athletic Association - a dedicated domain to nutritional supplements.
  • http://www.gssiweb.com/- The Gatorade Sports Science Institute - Provides articles, tips, research, educational tools, and interactive presentations on sports nutrition and exercise science.

Reinjury Information per the FA |read|

Psychological Development

 

Mental Skill Development |read|

Performance Rituals |
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Psyching Up for Greatness |
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Techniques for Managing Stress |
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Tactical Development

 

Basic Tactics for Players |read|

Developing Communication Skills |
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Tactical Information Links:

Defending
Zonal Defending -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=1

Attacking
Possession with flare! -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=17

Study the Game!
Below are links that provide schedule information for college, professional, and national team games.

OUR Professional Men’s Team – THE Columbus Crew – www.thecrew.com

US Soccer’s scheduled games (hit TV Schedule) – www.ussoccer.com

Fox Soccer Channel. Call your cable company and enjoy – www.msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer

Schedule of ESPN broadcasted soccer games – http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnGuide

A weekly listing of soccer games on television – www.soccertv.com

Cincinnati Excite (Pro Indoor) – www.cincinnati-excite.com

University of Cincinnati – www.uc.edu

Xavier University – www.xu.edu

University of Dayton – www.udayton.edu

Technical Development

 

North Carolina Technique Olympics Test |read|

Technical Links:

Dribbling
Emerson Move (Ronaldo’s favorite) -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=14
Beating Your Opponent 1v1 - http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=16
The ‘Ronaldo’ - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/7296989.stm
Scissors (they refer to it as the stepover) - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/7297042.stm
Video clips for over twenty moves! - http://www.nasl.com/drills/moves.htm
Various moves and training activities - http://expertfootball.com/training/dribbling_drills.php
Pullback - http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zturnwithpull.avi
Cruyff -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zcruyff.avi
Stepover 180 -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zstepover180.avi
Inside Cut -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zinsidecut.avi
Outside Cut -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zoutsidecut.avi
Scissors -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zscissors.avi
Reverse scissors -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zrivolino1.avi
Matthews -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zmatthews.avi
Reverse Matthews -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zreversematthews.avi
Fake Kick -
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/soccerAVI/zkickpush.avi

Scoring

Shooting for Power -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=3
Shooting with Mia Hamm - http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=10
Tips on taking penalty kicks - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/4188836.stm
Various ball striking techniques - http://expertfootball.com/training/kicking.php
Breakaways - http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_4760000/newsid_4762700/4762773.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1
Shooting - http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_5030000/newsid_5034500/5034514.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1
Volleys - http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_4600000/newsid_4600600/4600695.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1

Passing
Beginner passing with Mia Hamm -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=8
Passing - http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_5030000/newsid_5034400/5034496.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2

Receiving/Turning
Advanced Receiving with Mia Hamm -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=11
First Touch & Turns - http://expertfootball.com/training/control.php

Defending/Tackling
Denying the turn -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=2
Individual defending - http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=9
Block tackling - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/4187370.stm
Various defending and tackling techniques - http://expertfootball.com/training/tackling.php

Heading
Heading -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/4188936.stm
Various heading techniques - http://expertfootball.com/training/heading.php

Juggling
Freestyle -
http://www.soccerhelp.com/shshop/video_show_clip.php?id=15
World Record Holders - http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/ball.html
Mr. Woo (the best in the world!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0pbezqeEg
Street Juggling - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pQuw-H05LI
Various tricks by world stars - http://www.soccer-training-info.com/juggling.asp

Goalkeeping
Full Service Interactive Website – Great Player Development Tool!
http://www.thegoalkeepingcoach.com/
Saves around the body - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/4187476.stm
Low ball diving - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/4187216.stm
Throwing - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/4187886.stm
Catching - http://expertfootball.com/training/goalkeeping.php
http://www.keepertraining.net/LadderDrills.htm -- (footwork is very important!)
http://www.elitesoccerconditioning.com/Keepers/Keepers.htm
http://www.nasl.com/drills/goalkeeping.htm -- various goalkeeping drills and topics
http://www.nscaa.com/subpages/2006033114460782.php -- goalkeepers and field vision
http://www.jbgoalkeeping.com/training.html
http://www.insidesoccer.com -- lots of videos for each topic below
ball handling:
http://www.insidesoccer.com/page/cf9e1f73-03c6-4cb2-95c4-eacf20490dad/ball-handling/
dealing with crosses: http://www.insidesoccer.com/page/b4ddd088-bf63-40eda61a-de891ba1e008/dealing-with-crosses/
shot stopping and saves: http://www.insidesoccer.com/page/a2d4cb12-a0e7-44d5-8f91-fbfc99e3178f/shot-stopping-and-saves/
movement and starting position: http://www.insidesoccer.com/page/e746d279-0f6f-432d-8da8-84560a9aa0af/starting-position-and-support/

Misc.
http://www.thefa.com/Skills/#Scene_1 – Rainy day games for kids 12 and younger!
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/clipspractice.htm - Video clips of tricks and skills
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/skills/default.stm - Video clips of various techniques
http://www.soccer-training-info.com/soccer_videos.asp - Various soccer training tips
http://interactivetraining.easports.com/soccer/home.action - Advice for self training activities for youth players from US Soccer
http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/coaches/video/videoid=1845523.html?autoplay=true#latest- Good videos for our Junior and Younger team coaches.