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http://www.soccer-training-methods.com/

Physical Aspects

Conditioning Programs
You can find some conditioning programs online, including college programs. You can use them to help you identify collegiate expectations and/or simply get ideas of activities to do. View below.

Strength Training
If you want to get stronger you have to commit to a training regimen. Determine when you will lift, where you will lift, and what you will lift, and how to lift. Below are a few resources for how to do lifts properly as well as a sheet to help you track your progress.

Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) Training
So much of soccer is built around speed and agility. You want to be the best then you need a quick first step and the ability to maneuver yourself through tricky situations. Use these resources to take your speed and agility to the next level.

Additional  Resources
Bodybuilding.com
  • Great resource filled with lots of information on how to do lifts, what lifts to do, injury prevention, sport specific ideas, and gender specific tips.

STACK.com
  • Another great resource. Filled with tips and tricks from professional athletes. Learn from Abby Wombach, Tobin Heath, and Tim Howard and download your own soccer specific training program.

Mental Aspects

Mental Training
Mastering the mental aspects of the game could be both the most challenging and the most beneficial. Becoming an improved mental athlete will help you elevate your game for sure. Below are several resources for helping make that a reality.
Motivation (Drive, Determination, Aggressiveness)
Elite athletes have an innate inner drive that pushes them to be the best -- to work when others don't, to push harder than other will, to do what others can't. Find your inner inspiration!
Leadership (Communication, Commitment, Attitude)
A good team will only go as far as its leadership takes them. Dedicated teams, when led by great leaders, can accomplish uncommon goals. Finding your voice as a leader can be difficult. What do you say? How do you say it? Sometimes being a leader also means understanding your role on the team and leading in your own way. Everyone must be a leader on a team!
Become a better leader TODAY!
Mental Toughness (Confidence, Attitude, Mindset, Response)
Everyone in the world has had to deal with challenges in their lives. Challenges do not define, but our reactions to them do. When you fall do you get back up? When you lose do you go back to work? Elite players set a positive attitude and tone for themselves and their teammates. Are you tough or not?
Additional Resources
PrepHero.com
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JanssenSportsLeadership.com and
ChampionshipCoachesNetwork.com
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Technical Aspects

Skills Training
Playlist on YouTube
  • YouTube Playlist -Dribbling/Footwork
  • Passing/Receiving
  • Finishing
  • Defending


  • US Soccer Guide
  • Vocabulary Guide/Test
  • Review Film on HUDL

Tactical Aspects

Tactical Training
  • Playlist on YouTube
  • www.coachingsoccertactics.com
  • Vocabulary Guide/Test
  • Tactics Test - http://www.nscaa.com/education/online/quiz
  • "Job Description"
  • Review Film on HUDL

Recommended Resources

Books

Vision of a Champion
  By Anson Dorrance

Soccer IQ
  By

Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
  By Mia Hamm

Solo: A Memoir of Hope
  By Hope Solo

http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/candaceemily/best-soccer-books-for-teenage-girls

https://www.pinterest.com/soccer605/soccer-books-for-kids/

Videos

Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
  • From their meager beginning in the 1980s as "the red headed stepchild" of sports through four World Cups and three Olympic games, Dare to Dream examines how Mia Hamm broke through as a media phenomenon, why Brandi Chastain's celebratory moment stirred so much controversy, and how Julie Foudy, Michelle Akers, and Joy Fawcett overcame daunting obstacles to help the team step into history, and in the process lift the aspirations of all young women. 


She's the Man
The Big Green
Abby Wambach: Head On
US National Team Documentary

Games

Women: US vs. Brazil 2011 World Cup
Men: US vs. Algeria 2010 World Cup


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/765481-us-soccer-the-top-13-greatest-games-in-united-states-national-team-history/page/3