Optimum Soccer @OptimumSC

Soccer Coaching company. Developed by Alex Booth, FA, NSCAA, USSF licensed, BSc Sports Science. Designed for development of players. @losgatosunited cabrillo.augusoft.net Capitola, CA Joined October 2014

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Optimum Soccer @OptimumSC

4 years ago

Forgot how good it felt to teach newer coaches. I’ve been creating a curriculum for parent coached rec soccer programs recently. There’ll be sessions available for free if anyone wants them ⚽️

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Optimum Soccer @OptimumSC

4 years ago

Just a photo of my daughter on the field as she looks like a young @DiegoForlan7 #OSC

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4 years ago

So happy to have camps back on for local kids this summer. Come and join us, link in bio. @CabrilloCollege

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5 years ago

Didn’t realize how much I enjoyed and had missed games. Real fun today and great to see kids back on the field.

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Optimum Soccer @OptimumSC

5 years ago

Not too sure about this new mask. Hopefully it’ll help players see more of my face but my voice is still muffled. #CoachingProblems

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5 years ago

Outside Chop Using the outside of the foot to quickly change direction, chop and the ball from side to side. Work on both feet equal amounts and try to push the ball far enough to reach with a couple of steps in the change of direction.

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5 years ago

Inside of the foot ‘Chop’ Use the instep to quickly cut the ball back across the body. Exaggerate with a fake and get low to change direction. Progress this cut by dribbling towards 3 cones at speed and changing direction in a 180 degree turn.

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5 years ago

Introduction to turns (Changes of Direction) Next series of videos go over technique, approach and why we’d turn.

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5 years ago

Step-Over 2. Dribble into step over, exaggerating the movement, approaching the defender, accelerating away in the opposite direction.

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5 years ago

Scissor Part 2. Second video on the scissor for a fake works on the dribble into a scissor, driving at the defender and making the fake believable. Optimal distance, speed in approach and believability.

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5 years ago

Step-over Fake. This video breaks down a step-over fake where we look to strike the ball and quickly switch direction, accelerating in the space that is free.

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5 years ago

Side Roll - Away from Defender Using the side roll (previously learned) to switch the ball across the body, approach the defender (3 cones) centrally at speed, shift the ball with a sharp roll using planting foot to take it past or behind defender.

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5 years ago

Scissors (Under) Part 1. Introducing the ‘Scissor’ as a fake. We bring the outside of the foot towards the ball with the motion of pushing, when we are close to the ball and see the defender move we quickly bring the foot from under the ball and around, planting back down.

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5 years ago

Shoulder feint. Moving towards the 3 cones, look to dribble then push the ball diagonally past before quickly driving in the opposite direction. The key points are - approach to center, where it looks like we’re going and the speed we escape in the opposite direction.

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5 years ago

Introduction to Fakes. The next set of videos work on the use of fakes to unbalance and create space. We’ll look at how to practice and execute moves, but also why and when.

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5 years ago

1 Foot - Inside x 2 & Outside x 2. Final part of our dribbling sessions uses 1 foot, touching you ball with short touches inside of the foot twice then quickly shifting to outside of the same foot twice. This technique is for control and speed, bounce across quickly.

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5 years ago

Roll & Push. Using a sidewalk roll to drag the ball across your body between the cones (a defender), quickly bounce back and push the ball with the outside of the same foot. Build up and get a rhythm, focus on unbalancing a defender and driving away.

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5 years ago

Dribbling - Inside & Outside. This technique uses the inside and outside of both feet to quickly shift the ball. Start by moving through at speed without a ball to familiarize with body movement. Inside of one foot touch then immediately shift to outside of opposite foot.