Claygate Royals FC

Claygate Royals FC

Managers Corner

Manager of the Month for September: Shaun Creasey, U14 Swans

Manager of the Month for October: Dan Tiller, U9 Hares

Manager of the Month for November: Ellie Bourne, U8 Griffins

Manager of the Month for December: Michelle Cowie & Kate Ashley, U9 Swans

Manager of the Months for January/February: Jason Grant, U7 Griffins

Manager of the Month for March: Patrick Ferrara Forbes, U10 Griffins

 

Coaching Library

The following books and DVD's are available now to all managers and coaches. To take one out of the library for a month email library@claygate-royals.org.uk and pick it up at the next members meeting.

1. Coaching Mini Soccer Book - A Tried and Tested Program of Essential Skills and Drills for 5 to 10 year olds comprising 12 main sessions and over 70 interchangeable drills to coach the skills required to produce academy standard players and teams.

2. Coaching The Coach Book - A Complete Guide How to Coach Soccer Skills Through Drills is written by FA and UEFA qualified coach Richard Seedhouse, simply Coaches the Coach on how to develop and coach players the correct way!

3. Toddler Soccer Book - The Essential Guide for Coaching 2-6 years! This revolutionary Book captures their imagination and acts as a step-by-step session guide to various games and moves - whether that be in the back garden, the local park, as a coach or teacher.

4. Modern Soccer Coaching - Technical
Techniques, tactics and systems of play from top professional teams and their Academies like Manchester United, Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven and Valencia

5. Modern Soccer Coaching - Tactical
Also included are sessions from National Teams, and top clubs like Aston Villa F.C., Inter Milan, Vitessa and Real Madrid.  These, plus sessions from Jose Mourinho, Wayne Harrison and conditioning sessions from Scott Moody with the Center for Athletic  Performance make this book a must have for any serious soccer coach.

6. Training Sessions - Italian Style - Technical and Tactical Practices for U14 - U15
The objective of Soccer Training Sessions- Italian Style is to share the actual training methodology used in the youth divisions of a professional Italian soccer club.

7. Team Training for the Goalkeeper will show you how to integrate your goalkeeper into team training sessions!  This doesn’t mean that the goalkeepers simply perform the same drills as the field players.  The drills, exercises and small-sided games in this book show you how to train the unique skills of the goalkeeper within the context of the team environment.

8. Transition and Counter Attacking - Adjusting your game plan to counter the tactics and abilities of your opponent is crucial in today`s ultra-competitive world of soccer.

9. Offside - How to Coach it, How to Use it, How to Counter it - Offside is a tactic that all teams come across on a regular basis. Knowing how to tactically prepare your team when facing a team using the offside tactic can make or break a season. This great new book will show you how to do just that as well as coach your team to play using offside as part of your team tactics.

10. The Psychology of Soccer - This interesting book examines the emotional, physical, and learning development of players of all ages as well as the motivational factors involved with coaching the various age groups.

11. Warm Ups for Soccer - A Dynamic Approach - The only book devoted entirely to warm up routines for soccer. Prepare the right way!

12. The Soccer Academy - 140 Overload Games and Finishing Practices -  A collection of exercises designed to inspire and motivate players in real game situations.

13. The Soccer Academy - 100 Defending Practices and Small Sided Games - This book contains 100 exercises and small sided games designed to inspire players to become better defenders both tactically and technically in a fun and competitive training.

14. Game Situation Training for Soccer - Outstanding games and exercises to prepare players for the situations that arise in the match. Includes exercises for: Possession, Shooting and Finishing, Transition, Heading, Defending and Crossing.

15. ACE Coaching Cards

64 laminated and weatherproof coaching cards broken down into the following categories:

  • Midfield and Supporting Play
  • Finishing Practices
  • Team Play
  • Goalkeeping and Defending

Each card diagrams a specific practice, gives the objective, organization and coaching points.
Easy to choose and easy to use. An excellent coaching tool!

16. Tactics and Drills - 3 DVD Set - A comprehensive range of Attacking, Defending and Possession Sessions.