#soccer brain

The Soccer IQ Show

Episode #1 of the Soccer IQ Show is here. The show will be bi-weekly so don’t miss it!! Each show is a 10-15 minute discussion on player development and the soccer intelligence.

The pdf file link below provides an overview of coaching the soccer brain. It also contains video links that demonstrate the training programs methods.

Brain Immersion

The game of soccer is perpetually in a constant state of change; as new tactical trends appear each and every season. Some of the changes are adaptations and variations from the past, while others are completely original. If we roll back the clock to the first international friendly match ever played in 1872, you would have witnessed England playing a 1-2-7 formation, against the Scottish 2-2-6.…

The Brain Can Make Your Feet Your Hands: Player Development

I enjoy watching mixed martial arts and the progress the sport has made over the years.  The fighters are much better now compared to when the UFC first started, but I still feel the fighters feet (kicking) are lagging behind the skills of the hands and the grappling.  The reason for this I will get too soon, but there is a neurological explanation to why the kicking skills in mixed martial arts…

Perception Action Coupling In Soccer

I have heard the argument that developing “Game Intelligence” must be trained only in game like situations. I would agree, training that simulates the exact conditions of a real game is necessary and needed. However, I also believe components of drills can be directly translated and carried over into the real game. In soccer, a player that scans backwards…