Bøger af Wayne Harrison

This 103 page eBook explores one touch training and movement off the ball and includes 90 pages of drills that you can do with your team. Table of contents is below. One Touch Training: Teaches the player WHEN to play one touch; and when NOT to play one touch. We are teaching players to have a ONE TOUCH MENTALITY. A One touch mentality teaches players to recognize the best options; and therefore make the best DECISIONS; BEFORE and in ADVANCE of receiving the ball.

This 38 page eBook shows a different way to look at the game. Instead of highlighting what we need to do well, it shows what often goes wrong and how to fix it. There are many, very simple situations Wayne has found that happen in games. How many of these problems do YOU experience with your team? CONTENTS Defending Topics 1) Getting tight to a striker dropping deep to receive to feet 2) Closing the receiving player down in a wide area 3) Opponents midfield players coming short to receive and turn 4) Pressure in the center of midfield when they have the ball facing forward 5) Recovery runs in midfield 6) Adjustment of the back four as the ball travels 7) 1 v 1 defending in wide areas of the field and in our defending third particularly 8) Off the shoulder movement and how to combat it 9) The Back 4: Defensive Positioning Attacking Topics 1) Crossing early from wide positions behind the defense 2) Running offside 3) Improving corners for 4) How to beat a man marking back four

This book includes 17 of the best warm-ups for soccer from Wayne Harrison's 30+ years in coaching at the highest levels of youth soccer. Elements of Warm Ups 1. Activities to Raise the Heart Rate - Gradual increase recommended, heat produced in the body warms up the muscles. 2. Game Specific Movements (Awareness session) Slow pace - half pace - faster pace. Changes in direction, turning and striding out Passing - Receiving and turning. Table of Contents: 1) Dribbles and Turns 2) Dribbling and Turning 3) Awareness Session Warm Up 4) Specific to the Positions of the Players 5) Inside and Outside Passing and Receiving 6) Awareness Numbers Game Working in Three Zones 7) Dribbling and Turning Around a Circuit 8) Changing Direction 9) A Fun Warm Up: Awareness Kick Out Game with a Ball Each 10) For Striker Movement 11) A Defending Warm Up Emphasizing Agility and Foot Preparation When Recovering 12) Defending Warm Up Emphasizing Quick Defensive Movements 13) Defending Warm Up Emphasizing Pressing the Ball 14) Defending Warm Up for Delaying the Forward Pass 15) Defending Warm Up for Marking and Pushing Up 16) Defending Warm Up Against the Strikers 17) The Three Team Awareness One Touch Game

Soccer shape teaches players how to defend and attack as a team. No matter what formation you choose to play, Team Shape is a vital component to how successful your team will play on the weekend. In this book we will look at various options based on age groups for the size of the games. Table of Contents: 1) Objective: Developing Team Play and Individual "Themes" Through a 6 v 6 Small-Sided Game 2) Objective: Running with the Ball in a Small-Sided 6 v 6 Game 3) Objective: Switching Play in a Small-Sided Game of 6 v 6 4) Objective: Creating Space in a Small-Sided Game of 6 v 6 5) Objective: When and Where to Dribble in a Small-Sided 6 v 6 Game 6) Objective: Receiving and Turning in a Small-Sided 6 v 6 Game 7) Objective: Diagonal Runs Without the Ball in a 6 v 6 Game 8) Objective: Forward Diagonal Runs to Receive in a 6 v 6 Game 9) Objective: Using an 8 v 8 Game with Composure Zones to Aid Team Play and Individual Player Development 10) Objective: Using Transition Games to Maintain Shape and Balance Throughout the Team 11) Working with Four Zones 12) Shadow Play Team Shape: Rehearsal Method 13) Composure Zones and Transition Game 14) 8 v 8 Team Shape 15) A Comfort Zone Game Using Wide Areas in a 6 v 6 16) Field Set Up with Comfort Zone in an 8 v 8

This book includes in-Depth information on Striker Movement. Soccer is a sideways on sport -- players will have much more success when they are able to receive the ball at an angle. Being sideways on allows players, in advance of the ball, to be able to see peripherally advancing defenders. These exercises are excellent for developing this sideways on aspect of receiving and passing the ball. This aspect of play becomes particularly important when one touch soccer is required. Being able to have the body halfway turned enables attacking players to use a couple of maneuvers to get past defenders.

The potential weakness in this system and STYLE of play are the defensive adjustments needed to ensure our fluidity of attacking movement doesn't cost us when we lose possession of the ball. This presentation shows how we can make sure; defensively; we are disciplined and solid by teaching the players where to immediately press; where and when to recover; and how to fill in and cover for each other immediately the ball is lost. Therefore we transition (in MIND and BODY) from incredible freedom of attacking momentum; which brings imagination, interchanges and rotations, to the opposite; intense, concentrated and positionally disciplined defense. This is a simple way to show how we can make sure the team is well organized to allow the attacking freedom to take place; knowing we can cover ourselves if we lose the ball.

Identifying and Solving Common Real Game Situation Problems in the Training Environment This is a different way to look at the game, rather than highlighting what we need to do well, it shows what often goes wrong and how to fix it. These are many situations I have found happen in top level games. How many of these problems do YOU experience with your team? Many of the defensive problems as you will see can EASILY be fixed just with good 1 on 1 or unit pressing. Also defensive tactical positioning is covered; as is improvements in our attacking play. A major improvement is needed though in COMMUNICATION at youth level to help fix all errors in most cases. Contents: 1) Attacking Shape is often WAY TOO narrow 2) We lose the ball with a bad pass where we get countered quickly and caught flat 3) NOT Sliding across and changing who you mark 4) Defensive positioning to fix in defensive team shape 5) Not pressing the opponents striker all the way 6) Not pressing the ball when it is cleared out of the penalty box 7) Poor positioning in and around the 6 yard box from Crosses 8) Positioning at the back when losing the ball 9) Wide players do not recover leaving a 2 v 1 against our fullbacks 10) We defend too deep from free kicks 11) Not closing the wide player down 12) Allowing opponent midfield players to receive and turn 13) Do we drop or press up from the back? 14) Dropping then Pressing 15) They move the ball forward and keep possession; we have to press and also recover at the same time 16) We don't press together as a unit in the Attacking Third 17) Changing shape to counter the opponents who are playing a 4-3-3 18) Not using Spatial Awareness correctly "off the ball" 19) Players need to move BOTH for themselves and for teammates also. 20) How to Regain possession in the attacking third? 21) Condensing and recovery runs by the defending team on losing possession 22) Attacking Play and rotations and movements of players 23) How to create third man runs in the attacking third

Teaching the principles of defending is a vital Art that every coach and player must learn, in theory it is 50% of the game, we cannot score if we cant win the ball in the first place. This book takes you through simple individual beginnings to more complex unit and team ideas on defending. We address all the important facets of defending such as pressure on the ball and how to tackle or delay, immediate supporting positions, covering positions beyond the support player, the importance of recovery runs to get back goal side of the ball (which many players don't like or want to do), the need for players to track back individual opponents so they do not overload areas against us; and ultimately how we must develop compactness as a team.

This 53 page book features Wayne Harrison's 12 Favorite Target Game practices. Table of contents is below. The secret is to develop ideas from set Conditions which force a THEME to be practiced. When the players master the theme and can execute it successfully using the CONDITION, take the condition out and the players then have to decide for themselves WHEN and WHERE they make their choices of what to do. This way the players take over the decision making process from the coach (who should be there to guide only), which in the long term makes them 1000% better players for it.

This book includes drills and teaches technique that you can use in practice to help your team perfect their dribbling. You will learn different techniques to control the ball, specific dribbling moves, awareness dribbling work, dribbling for possession and more than 50 pages of drills that you can use with your team. Wayne Harrison has put together this collection of dribbling drills from his wealth of knowledge at the highest levels of the game both as a professional player and professional coach. Wayne is a former Academy Director at Blackpool F.C. in the English Championship League and the Director of Coaching for the Youth Academy of Al Ain Football Club in the United Arab Emirates, a famous professional football club in the Middle East and Asian Regions of the World and former Asian Cup Winners. In his two years there the Youth Academy was voted the top Academy in the UAE by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and his youth teams won seven National Championships at various age groups during his tenure.

In part 2 of this series, Wayne Harrison's 122 page book continues to explore the use of rondos in youth soccer. Rondos are a great way to prepare players for the game situations and especially the fast decision making needed within the game. I have included as a way to work into these game situations many Rondo ideas that I feel are great foundation builders for players learning to combine and play together. I have stayed with simplistic ideas that all levels of players can try and be successful at. It is up to each coach to work out how to make it work for their players. Though the foundation of the basic rondo stays the same; we explore different ways to present it. It can be made easier or more difficult based on the number of touches players are allowed, for example, so it benefits ALL players who practice with them; also the size of area they play within can be manipulated to change the challenge. Contents: 1) Introduction to Playing 4 v 4 using rondos 2) Quick transition 2 v 2 Rondos with Players staying in their own zones: An Introduction to 4 v 4 Rondos 3) Quick transition 2 v 2 Rondos 4) Quick transition 2 v 2 Rondos: An Introduction to 4 v 4 Rondos now transitioning between zones 5) Quick transition 4 v 4 Rondos (Defending) 6) Quick transition 4 v 4 Rondos (Attacking) 7) Quick transition 6 v 6 Rondos (Attacking) 8) Quick transition 6 v 6 Rondos (Defending) 9) Quick transition 3 v 3 Rondos with Players staying in their own zones. Teach this for using a back three 10) Quick transition 3 v 3 Rondos with Players moving throughout the zones. Teach this for using a back three 11) A Game Situational Soccer Awareness Rondo 12) A Rondo Overloading players in the Zone 14 13) Soccer Awareness Rondo: Switching Play using long passes 14) Circle Awareness Rondo: Warm Up: Keep away 2 touches 15) Circle Awareness Rondo: Warm Up: Keep away 1 touch 16) Circle Rondos: Keep away game working on possession, passing and support; combination plays and rotations of players Circle keep away: Two Teams 1 v 1, 2 v 2, and 3 v 3 17) Circle keep away: Two teams add a neutral player 3 v 3 + 1 18) In Conclusion

This 120 page Book is part 1 of Wayne Harrison exploring the use of rondos in youth soccer. Rondos are a great way to prepare players for the game situations and especially the fast decision making needed within the game. He has included as a way to work into these game situations many Rondo ideas that he feels are great foundation builders for players learning to combine and play together. He has stayed with simplistic ideas that all levels of players can try and be successful at. It is up to each coach to work out how to make it work for their players. Though the foundation of the basic rondo stays the same; we explore different ways to present it. It can be made easier or more difficult based on the number of touches players are allowed, for example, so it benefits ALL players who practice with them; also the size of area they play within can be manipulated to change the challenge. Contents 1) Soccer Awareness 4 v 0 Rondo and unlimited touches 2) Soccer Awareness 4 v 1 Rondo (Unlimited touches) 3) Soccer Awareness 5 v 2 Rondos using (1 and 2 touches) 4) 3 v 1 Soccer Awareness Rondos using Two touches 5) Soccer Awareness Sliding Rondos using one and two touches (or more if needed) 6) No player movement off the ball 7) Soccer Awareness Sliding Rondos every player moving off the ball 8) Passing Rondos always to the central player in a diamond shape for 5 players 9) Different colored pinnies to teach the "look and think" Use cones as the starting points 10) Square passing Rondo 11) Things to consider for brain centered awareness training 12) Barcelona Rondo: Angled Passing and moving in 4s 13) Barcelona Rondo: Angled Passing and moving in 6s 14) Awareness Training Rondos emphasizing quick decision making (The Skill Factor) and Peripheral vision through brain centered development (many developments within this) 15) Soccer Awareness Double Rondos for 8 players 16) Adding Cones to force players to move into open passing lanes 17) Passing Double Diamond Introduction Rondos for 8 players 18) Soccer Awareness Double Rondos with 10 players

When we think of the great strikers in soccer history; players like Messi, Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona etc; the most prominent images convey the moments just before, during, and after a goal is scored. The shooting pose, the striker watching the ball fly past a beaten goalkeeper, the euphoric celebration. But what of the movement, the awareness, the cooperation with teammates, the quick decision making, the guile that led to the goal being scored? Striker play in soccer is an art. It requires an understanding of angles, a sense of timing, an awareness of space, great vision, close ball control and shooting skills, and of course the mysterious "nose for goal". This book explores methods to develop great strikers through specific training routines, including: Shooting and Finishing Exercises Small Sided Games Functional Training and Phase Play Specific Movements and Formations Emphasis on Body Position Awareness Training

The 4-2-3-1 is the favored formation of many top teams in world soccer at both club and national team level. This fluid, attack minded system has come to the forefront thanks to it's success at the highest levels. Most notably, Spain utilized the 4-2-3-1 in winning both the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 World Cup. Top club sides Arsenal, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich have also had success with the system. In this book, Wayne Harrison breaks down the 4-2-3-1 and discusses the principles, player roles and responsibilities, variations and adjustments based on the opponent's strategy. He also offers a complete coaching plan to implement this system including specific training exercises complete with detailed diagrams and coaching points. This is the most comprehensive coaching manual dealing specifically with the 4-2-3-1 ever written.

With this 94 page Book, we are taking the Soccer Awareness thinking process to the next level by identifying what is relevant at each age group. That said, you the coach, will decide perhaps a 9 year old team can cope with the 11 year old sessions and perhaps a 12 year old lower level team will need to use younger age group session plans. We hope you enjoy these sessions and as always our Soccer Awareness training material is simple to understand, user friendly and we try to offer a great attention to detail. Table of Contents 6 TO 9 YEARS OLD AWARENESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING Clinic 1: Objective: Improving Basic Dribbling And Awareness With Lots Of Touches In Possession Of The Ball Clinic 2: Awareness Concept Introduction On The Ball With Few Touches; Using A One And Two Touch Maximum (Example) Clinic 3: Objective: Encouraging Dribbling And Turning Through Quick Transition Play Clinic 4: Objective: A Fun Awareness Possession Game For Improving Peripheral Vision 10 TO 11 YEARS OLD AWARENESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING Clinic 5: Objective: Testing Players Awareness Clinic 6: Objective: Teaching Awareness In Three's Or Fours Developing Movements Off The Ball To Receive Clinic 7: Objective: Improving Awareness Of Spacing And Movement "Off" The Ball Clinic 8: Objective: Development Of Awareness And Of Movement "Off" The Ball 12 TO 13 YEARS OLD AWARENESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING Clinic 9: Specific Peripheral Vision Coaching Sessions Clinic 10: Receiving, Turning And Angled Passing Developing Awareness On And Off The Ball Clinic 11: Objective: Switching Play As A Team Clinic 12: Objective: Improving One And Two Touch Play Using The Awareness Three Team Game Focusing On Quick Thinking, Quick And Early Foot Positioning; Support And Finishing Clinic 13: Objective: Pressurizing Game Working On Attacking Transitions Clinic 14: Objective: Developing The Players Ability To Switch The Play, Be Aware Of Teammates And Opponents Positioning; Before Receiving; And Then Changing The Point Of Attack Clinic 15: Using A Non - Competitive Numbers "Game" With Teams Passing In Sequence To Improve Awareness On And Off The Ball (Part One) Clinic 16: Using A Non - Competitive Numbers "Game" With Teams Passing In Sequence To Improve Awareness On And Off The Ball (Part Two) Clinic 17: Objective: A Transition Clinic Developing The Players Ability To Recognize The Immediate Changes From Defense To Attack And Attack To Defense And To Act On It Quickly Clinic 18: Changing The Point Of Attack Through The Directional Four Goal Switching Play Game 14 TO 18 YEARS OLD AWARENESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING Clinic 19: Objective: Quick Transition Directional Play Target Game Developing Movement Off The Ball Clinic 20: Objective: Teaching Movement "Off The Ball" Through The Transition Directional Target Game Clinic 21: Directional Awareness Training (Part One) Clinic 22: Directional Awareness Training Game Situation (Part Two) Clinic 23: Objective: Development Of A Finishing Game Using Two Goals Increasing The Amount Of Decisions Able To Be Made Clinic 24: The Three Team Awareness One Touch Game

Play the Barcelona Way! This follow up to Harrison's hugely popular Recognizing the Moment to Play is 400+ pages of unique insight into training players to think and make decisions quickly both on and off the ball. Chock full of exercises with clear illustrations, coaching points and progressions, this is a very "usable" coaching book. Also includes Wayne's revolutionary Continuums of Development Model of player assessment, which will help you identify your players' strengths and weaknesses and target problem areas in your training sessions.

This first book of a 2 part series on the art of defending in soccer covers tactical defense from 1v1 through 8v8 situations. Defending concepts covered include pressure and support, zone and man marking, recovery, the guiding triangle, cover/balance, double and triple teaming, tracking and compactness. Using the small-sided game model along with functional practices, Harrison teaches the concepts clearly and stresses the importance of defense at every position, including the strikers.

This 60 page eBook teaches rotational combination movements to teach in 11 v 11. Positioning and rotations correctly "off the ball" is vital for team success. We begin with a description of the roles of each player and how and where they can move to compliment each other. After establishing the roles and responsibilities of each player, we look at how small movements off the ball can open up spaces for players and create passing lanes. This book builds into the development of rotational movement within the team framework. Then forward movements and rotations to create options for the player on the ball. When the ball needs to be played in behind a defense holding a high line and now players learning forward movement and the timing and angle of runs and creating several options for the passer. Finally, we go over Switching the Point of Attack. Here we show how to overload one side of the field to leave the other side open to catch opponents with a very fast switch of play. Rather than player rotation this is "BALL" rotation and retention.

The 3-3-1-3 is not an entirely new concept, though it has become more popular in recent years due to its dynamic attacking nature. In particular, Chile National Team coach Marcelo Bielsa and current Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola have implemented this system with great success. This book explores, in detail, the strengths and weaknesses of the system, the roles and responsibilities of each player in both attack and defense and the permutations of the team shape against different formations and in varying situations. Depending on the circumstances at any one moment of the match in terms of the score, the opponent's tactics, time remaining etc., the formation could become a 1-3-4-3, a 1-2-3-2-3, or even a 1-5-4-1 in an ultimate defensive setup. This adaptability, the FLEX, is made possible by teaching players to recognize the rotations required "on the fly" by presenting them with very specific game situations in training. In this book, Harrison takes you through his training sessions geared toward developing in players the tactical and spatial awareness necessary to run the FLEX 1-3-3-1-3 successfully.

By an award-winning writer of short fiction, a devastatingly powerful debut novel of hero-worship, first love, and betrayalJustin Bailey is seventeen when he arrives at the shop of legendary muscle car mechanic Nick Campbell. Anguished and out of place among the students at his rural Connecticut high school, Justin finds in Nick, his captivating wife Mary Ann, and their world of miraculous machines the sense of family he has struggled to find at home.But when Nick and Mary Ann's lives are struck by tragedy, Justin's own world is upended. Suddenly Nick, once celebrated for his mechanical genius, has lost his touch. Mary Ann, once tender and compassionate to her husband, has turned distant. As Justin tries to support his suffering mentor, he finds himself drawn toward the man's grieving wife. Torn apart by feelings of betrayal, Justin must choose between the man he admires more than his own father and the woman he yearns for.A poignant and fiercely original debut, with moments of fast-paced suspense, Wayne Harrison's The Spark and The Drive is the unforgettable story of a young man forced to make an impossible decision-no matter the consequences.