Teamwork in Soccer Coaching

The effect of training in coaching should not be overlooked - a coach has an essential role in team-building. Coaches require the ability to motivate players in order to achieve the desired performance. "Your team performs as it is managed."

The understanding of human and mental factors is one of the most important elements in sports coaching. Both mind and body need to be in sync for peak performance.

The Soccer Teamwork Course focuses on behavioural skills to improve performance within the team.

Interactive training methods will be used to improve performance. 

For Coaches

You will become a more successful coach by understanding the needs of the team - this includes: human and mental factors, behaviour, communication, motivation, trust, culture, respect, understanding of how learning works and how to learn.

Coaches need to ask themselves some key questions:

• How do I define success?
• How do I make decisions?
• How and when do I deal with errors?
• How can I get the best out of the individual players and build a team unity?
• How can I achieve team and organisation objectives?
• How and when can I give motivational & developmental feedback?
• How do I assess players performance?
• Do I focus on the players or on myself?
• How can I deal with disappointment? How much can I take?
• How is my own attitude & performance? What are my methods of assessing & improving my own performance?
• How do I communicate?
• How can I boost my team's confidence using mental coaching strategies?

For Players

I also provide courses for players. I believe that when the coach and the players have a good understanding of the human and mental factors affecting their play, the road to success is easier to travel.

Players may often experience:

• Fear of failure and bad outcomes.
• Fragile confidence after mistakes (bad passes, missed goals, etc.).
• Poor control of emotions when dealing with mistakes or problems.
• Problems performing under pressure.

Some key questions for the player:

• Who am I?
• How am I?
• What do I want?

Improved focus and increased confidence are vital to overcome the above situations - and this training can help with that.

Soccer Teamwork Course (2 days).

Upon Soccer Teamwork course completion I can provide handouts and a course certificate.

If you want me to arrange a course with you, please contact me for more information.

"I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team.

Football is not about one or two or three star players"

- Pele -