The Importance of Position-Specific Soccer Training
As a soccer performance coach, I cannot stress enough the importance of position-specific training for elite-level soccer players. Each...
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Soccer Training Insights and Professional Pathways
Unlock your full potential as a soccer player with expert advice and actionable tips from our blog. Whether you're aiming to refine your skills or pursue professional opportunities in Europe, our posts cover everything from position-specific training to maximizing your physical and mental performance. Dive into strategies that can elevate your game and help you achieve your dreams of playing at the highest levels.
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Player Tip: Improve your dribbling skills
Dribbling is an essential skill for any soccer player. It allows you to move the ball past defenders, create scoring opportunities, and...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Speed and Agility Training- to maximize your playing potential
As a soccer performance coach, I'm always seking ways to help unlock a players full potential on the soccer field. Speed and agility are...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- May 10
- 4 min
Maximize your playing potential with strength and power training.
Do you aspire to play professional football? I am now working with a select group of players to help elevate their performance levels...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- May 2
- 4 min
How to Maximize your Playing Potential with Endurance Training
As a soccer performance coach, one of the observations about the players I work with is that many are not spending enough time developing...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Apr 25
- 3 min
The Importance of Physical Conditioning
I have partnered with B42 App and set up a High Performance Training Group to prepare players for professional football trials in Europe...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Apr 18
- 2 min
How to understand your potential as a player
How to understand your potential as a player The first step towards high performance and how you can unlock your full potential as a...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
FREE Mental Skills assessment for individual players
Research tells us that among the 12 mental skills examined, the differences between elite and sub-elite players were significant in goal...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Maximizing your training opportunities during lock-down
This has been a very challenging time for both players and coaches. Since mid-March 2020 players have been unable to train in very few...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
Individual Player Performance Tip: Continuously Self-Assess your Performance
An important part of youth development is developing the entire person — not just the soccer player. We expect young people to go onto...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Mar 27, 2021
- 4 min
the importance of developing creativity
A FEW YEARS AGO I CAME ACROSS the work of Sir Kenneth Robinson for the first time. Sir Ken Robinson, PhD was an internationally...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
1:1 training session to develop running with the ball, 1v1 attacking moves and passing accuracy
Organization: 15 mins 1 player 10 balls 1 bib 3 cones 20 m x 20m area Set-Up Rebounder net set up 20 m from balls Two cones set up in...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jan 12, 2021
- 3 min
Let Futsal be your coach
Futsal can play an important role in the individual development of young players in North America. Our weather dictates that many months...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jan 12, 2021
- 3 min
Train in chaos…Soccer is random
The game of football (soccer) is random. The field and goalposts stay fixed, the lines on the pitch don’t move, and the ball is round —...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Importance of Sleep for Optimal Performance
One of the main challenges of young players in North America is ensuring that they are getting enough sleep for optimal performance....
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
Performance Improvement Tip: Improve Contact Time with the Ball
One of the biggest challenges that young Canadian players face is the lack of contact time with the ball. Young Brazilian players are...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
Individual Player Development – 5 Tips on How to Accelerate Learning and Increase Performance
Youth player development is an ongoing process. Young players at academy programs in Europe spend over 10 hours a week developing their...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Jan 5, 2021
- 4 min
Technique+Game Intelligence = soccer Success
As young players advance in the game, it is important that they start learning game intelligence and combining this with technique. When...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
1:1 individual player Practice: Ball Mastery: Inside/outside cuts
.Set-up a 5 x 5 m area with 4 cones. Within training box, practice inside/outside foot cuts. Practice for 2 minutes, with 2 mins active...
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Ian McClurg - MSc Performance Coaching
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
Performance Tip : Understand the performance levels required to achieve your soccer goals
Professional football (soccer) is very demanding. Top midfield players in the English Premiership are covering over 13 kms/game and the...
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