in more ways than one
in more ways than one
Roughly a fifth of Premier League goals come from set pieces, and the gap between teams who plan their routines and teams who do not has never been wider. Here is how the modern set-piece specialists design attacking corners, free kicks, and throw-ins - and how you can apply their ideas at any level.
The next frontier in football coaching is not physical, it is mental. Cognitive load training - the deliberate use of perception, decision-making and dual-task demands inside football drills - is reshaping how the best academies develop players. Here is what it means and how to use it.
If the last decade taught us about pressing, this one is teaching us about what stands behind it. Rest defence is the shape your team holds while attacking, and it is the difference between dominating a game and getting picked off on the counter.

Dear Football Coach,
Sportplan gives you access to the latest coaching ideas, practices and tactics.
You will never be short of ideas again.
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Planning a training session has never been easier.
Simply select the Football criteria you wish to coach, this will bring up a large selection of drills; for your ease of understanding all drills are demonstrated by animation or video.
Select the drills you like and add them to your Clipboard to start building your new coaching session.
Got old drills, don't worry, you can add them to your Sportplan sessions using the Chalkboard tools.
All plans and chalkboards are saved and stored online in your Sportplan My Stuff folders.
What's New? With the Sportplan, My Team, facility you can share and swap coaching sessions with your colleagues
Answers - Get more advise, have your questions answered and receive support from our rapidly growing community of like minded coaches and teachers from around the world.
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Yours in sport,
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Bram van Asselt Senior Coach, Founder of Sportplan Ltd 30+ years experience in Sports Development |
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