Soccer Coaching

Our individual and small group training is focused on developing QUICKER, MORE TECHNICAL, MORE CREATIVE, and MORE CONFIDENT Athletes.

All athletes have specific areas of their game that they need to work on. Whether its a technical area that needs improvement, or a tactical part that needs a tweak, there are certain things that cannot be worked on in large groups.

Accelerate your child’s development: Let our coaches analyze your player’s strengths and weaknesses and to develop a training plan to accelerate their individual development.

it is important for elite athletes to not only excel in the technical/tactical parts of the game, but to have superior cognitive ability as well.

Cognitive training helps players train mentally by adding overloads and multiple levels of processing, which enables them to make more advanced decisions while playing. During this training, players are made to think outside of the box, while still maintaining their high level of technical abilities.

On The Ball’s trainers have years of experience with tryout processes, and the discretion required during tryout season. Trainers are objective and impartial and can take the political headache out of your team or club’s tryout process. We have experience with tryout processes ranging from skills assessment to full-sided game evaluations, and can even help you design your player evaluations.

Coaches Clinics: The objective with all of our clinics is to educate and develop both newcomers and established coaches to the game. We will deliver clinics for Recreation to Travel coaches of all levels. Our staff can lead and tailor diverse curriculum for both clubs members and coaches. Fields and classroom sessions are available year round.

At On the Ball Soccer Coaching we believe that the right game-day can be a vital tool to long-term player development and can the “third training session” is travel soccer. Players can be encouraged to recognize the tactical situations that have been presented in the training environment and put into practice the problem-solving and creativity that underpins On The Ball Soccer Coaching Team Training. The game also offers an opportunity to address technical coaching points and gives a real-life example of how technique affects a player’s ability to be game-effective. On the Ball Soccer Coaching trainers have experience in differing roles on a game day from Head Coach to support staff. We will work with you to create the sideline environment that is best for your team.

With all successful teams, the first game of the season offers a chance to showcase the hard work that they have enjoyed during a focused pre-season training program. The On The Ball Soccer Coaching Pre-season Camp is more than a re-introduction to the ball and the chore of preparing fitness levels.

On The Ball Soccer Coaching believes that true preparation can only be achieved by focusing on the details. In addition to intensive technique training, the camp will include aspects of tactical and functional training designed specifically for the team. You will witness a team of players that really understand where they’re going and how they can get there.

Are you ready to become a better goalkeeper? If you’re a dedicated goalkeeper looking for specialized, position-specific instruction, the OTBS’s Goalkeeper Classes are the ultimate training program for keepers of all ability levels. Sessions will address techniques including shot stopping, crosses, distribution, and positional play.

“Dan Adams coached me at U8’s and U9’s before going on to play in state, regional and national levels. He taught me the fundamentals of soccer and goalkeeping at a early age and I’ve loved the game ever since!” – Casey Murphy (U.S. U-23 National Team, Reign FC, NC Courage)

The TOCA (Means “Touch”) machine precisely delivers balls at specified speeds, locations, and trajectories for an accelerated training experience.

• Increases game-related to touches
• Improves weaker foot technique
• Develops control of flighted balls
• Minimizes time between touches
• Creates a mistake friendly environment

Weaker Foot: There are few left-footed players in soccer and even fewer genuinely two-footed soccer players. The majority of players who declare themselves “bothy” are actually one-footed players who can use their weaker foot inconsistently and often inappropriately. The theory behind On The Ball Soccer’s Weaker Foot Training is to completely relearn the techniques of soccer and then apply them to a player’s weaker foot. Traditional soccer training on a player’s weaker foot consisted of a player kicking a ball over and over until it got better. On The Ball Soccer trainers know that there is much more to training the two-footed player. While repetition of striking technique is critical, balance, approach, the standing foot and body shape need to be relearned before the ball is even touched. Players will use an “odd-sock” system that allows players and trainers to easily identify the weaker foot. This will encourage players not to take shortcuts and allows peer instruction and teamwork within small-sided competitive situations. Players learn the fundamentals of a technique and then On The Ball Soccer trainers place them in pressurized situations to develop the technique in to a skill. By developing skills that can be performed consistently with both feet under pressure a player will open up a world of opportunities within every game they play. On The Ball Soccer’s Weaker Foot Training. So much more than learning to “kick with the other foot”!