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| My club is thinking of adopting this method entirely. This will mean that coaching will follow Coerver to the letter. I have some reservations, including the costs and dangers of being dependant on one method only. Has anyone experience, good, bad or indifferent or opinions on a club using Coerver?
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My daughter has been to a Coerver clinic and I use quite a few things from the Coerver DVDs. With that being said, I can tell you the pros and cons of the system:
Pros:
1. Enhances foot skills tremendously if kids are willing to work at home
2. Some reaction and speed of thought drills are fun for kids
3. Gives kids the confidence to take on any opponent 1v1
4. The SSGs are great. They can be used 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and any combination thereof
Cons:
1. They teach NO defense (no proper stances, no jockeying, no block tackling, etc.)
2. They don't teach passing.
3. They don't show how the SSGs fit into the bigger game (ex. what is the BEST choice for each situation. When is it better to pass vs. taking an opponent on)
In my opinion, I think the Coerver method is a great SUPPLEMENT to any coaching system, but should not be used solely by itself. All of the moves are great, yet only 3-4 moves are all that any player needs (and be comfortable with) in his arsenal to be very effective. Ask yourself this, "How many awesome "tricks" have I ever seen in a professional match?" More than likely you will only see a few and they are usually (scissors, inside cut, outside cut, hook turn, stepover). Unless you are watching Ronaldo, Messi, etc. you will probably only ever see those moves I mentioned, so have your kids pick a couple that they think are really cool and just practice them until they can do them in their sleep.
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I have seen the Coervers used at a camp, both my daughter and my son went (10-12) and it was excellent. I think the moves are great and the DVD's excellent. There is no way players will learn all the moves. players need to develop one or two moves excellently rather than several at the mediocre level. As far as it being your clubs 'system' I think providing they have other things for defending, game tactics, etc, there is nothing better than this to give players one on one skills, and in the US that is sorely lacking with individuals being able to take players one on one. But having said that players need to know when to do it!
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| hi queenie, what coachBobby suggested was good. coerver coaching is better use in soccer camp. it's good and you can incorporate it into your partially training session. But not solely. steven
Phuabh
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I am a girls 9 coach (55 girls). My club is no Coerver-club, but I use several coerver drills on each training.
Like toe taps, the slide, pull-push and more. And the inside-outside both feet drill + inside outside cut.
I will increase the use of corver next season when they're 10 years old.
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