Following on from last month’s feature in FourFourTwo magazine, Liverpool & England Striker Daniel Sturridge has spoken again about the Coerver influence on his game following last week’s International friendly with Denmark at Wembley.

Sturridge, who is currently the second highest scorer in the Premier League this season with 18 goals, scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory for England with a fantastic header during the important World Cup warm-up match (see below image).

In the days following the match, Sturridge was interviewed by Sky Sports News and explained how he watched Coerver video footage along with clips of the world’s greatest players to inspire him in the build up to the game against the Danes.

Sky Sports News Interview – Daniel Sturridge – Friday 7th March 2014

Daniel Sturridge is taking inspiration from some of the greats of the game as he aims to fire Liverpool to the Premier League title. Sturridge revealed he studies videos of past superstars to try and improve his game. And his video viewing appears to be paying dividends with the striker in magnificent form for club and country, Sturridge scoring the winner in England’s 1-0 victory over Denmark on Wednesday night.

“I have watched clips of so many players”, Sturridge said. “On Wednesday afternoon I was watching Maradona’s clips to take pointers from the skills he was doing”. “Then I will be watching playing like Michael Owen, Gascoigne, Pele, Ronaldo – all these older players who have done it before me. It is important that I improve, that I keep improving”.

“I was watching Wiel Coerver (the late Dutch skills coach) dribbling skills at the training ground with this young guy who came to the training ground named Harry. I was watching little clips with him and telling him ‘you’ve got to watch these clips, it is important”.

“For me, I can never stop improving no matter what age I am at, what club I am at. I have to push myself as hard I possibly can to get as good as I possibly can”.

Coerver® Coaching UK have taken delivery of the latest vehicle to join the company fleet from automotive partner, Citroen. The Coerver® branded Citroen C1 (see below images), is the first car to join the fleet and adds to the selection of Citroen Berlingo vans that are already operational up and down the country.

Scott Wright, UK Director Coerver® Coaching said of the new arrival and partnership with Citroen “We are delighted how our automotive partnership with Citroen has progressed over the last 18 months. Having these vehicles on the road travelling to the various events that we run not only adds to our brand visibility here in the UK but also to the professional image that we want to project to our customers”.

“We are delighted to take delivery of the first car as part of our agreement to add to the fleet of vans we currently have on the road. We only look to partner with high quality organisations and Citroen certainly come into that category having proved to be an excellent partner during our time together to date and we look forward to working closely together now and in the future ”.

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce that the up-coming Youth Diploma courses in Stoke
(Stoke City FC – Sat 17th & Sun 18th May 2014) and London (Fulham FC – Sat 14th & Sun 15th June 2014) are nearing full capacity and are expected to be sold out by this Monday.

Following three hugely successful years since the course launched in 2011, the 2014 Coerver® Coaching Youth Diploma, in association with global partner adidas® and presenting partner FourFourTwo magazine, is shaping up to be the biggest and best to date with Coerver® Co-founder Alf Galustian delivering the course on all three dates in England (see below image – Coerver® Youth Diploma Manchester City FC).

Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright said of the demand for places on the course “To be honest, we have been blown away by the unprecedented national and international demand for our 2014 Youth Diploma courses here in England. We fully expect that the Stoke and London dates will sell out over this weekend which just leaves our final course of 2014 in England which takes place in Birmingham on the 21st & 22nd June with available space.

Scott added “The best advice I can give at this point is to book your place fast if you want to attend the Youth Diploma course in England during 2014″.

Coerver® Youth Diploma 2014 Course Information

Stoke (Places Very Limited)
Dates: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May 2014
Venue: Stoke City FC, The Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 4EG

London (Places Very Limited)
Dates: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th June 2014
Venue: Fulham FC, Motspur Park, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 6PT

Birmingham (Places Limited)
Dates: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June 2014
Venue: Birmingham City FC, 300 Redhill Road, Kings Norton, B38 9EJ

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce that the up-coming Youth Diploma courses in Stoke (Sat 17th & Sun 18th May 2014) and London (Sat 14th & Sun 15th June 2014) have sold out.

The only date remaining to attend the Coerver® Youth Diploma in England during 2014 is in Birmingham
(Sat 21st & Sun 22nd June 2014) with this final courses of the year being delivered by Coerver® Co-founder Alf Galustian (see below image – Fulham FC).

Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright said “We are delighted by the interest we have had in our 2014 Youth Diploma courses and fully expect that the final remaining date in Birmingham on the 21st & 22nd June will be sold out by the end of the month. Having all three Youth Diploma courses for 2014 in England sold out weeks before the event shows the great level of interest in the Coerver programme here and I’m sure these are going to be our best ever courses”.

Coerver® Youth Diploma 2014 Course Information

Birmingham (15 x Places remaining)
Dates: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June 2014
Venue: Birmingham City FC, 300 Redhill Road, Kings Norton, B38 9EJ

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil now only 2 weeks away, Coerver® Coaching have just returned from the latest installment of the FIFA Football For Hope project in partnership with the adidas® exchange programme in the host country.

Following on from the last visit to Port Alegre, Brazil in February 2014, Coerver® director Brad Douglass, Coerver® Spain Director, Manuel Ojalvo, and Coerver® Texas Director, Rick Moss travelled to Rio De Janeiro, and worked with 45 coaches from across Brazil who were invited to the 3-day Coerver® Coaching course which took place between 9th-11th May 2014.

Attending coaches were guided through six Coerver® Coaching Modules, and a session with local Brazilian players from Karamba. Karamba, has a great tradition of producing professional players and has strong links with the Botofogo Football Club.

Coerver® Coaching Director, Brad Douglass said, “This was an amazing project to be a part of. FIFA and adidas’ commitment to grassroots and social projects is fantastic”.

Coerver® Coaching in partnership with FourFourTwo Performance have launched a brand new coaching video series based on the skills of the top players competing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil.

The new “Star Models” series of videos featuring expert guidance from Coerver® Co-founder Alf Galustian, are aimed at providing coaches and players with essential skills, drills, games and tips to emulate some of the leading stars showcasing their skills in Brazil and includes:

Pass Like Xavi
Run With The Ball Like Dani Alves
Control The Ball Like Mesut Ozil
Shield The Ball Like Phillip Lahm
Finish Like Luis Suarez
Twist & Turn Like Angel Di Maria
Beat Your Man Like Arjen Robben
Use Your Head Like Karim Benzema
Play The Killer Pass Like Steven Gerrard

Click the above player names to view each video

Coerver® Coaching’s have collaborated on a number of previous drill series with FourFourTwo Performance and is often some of the most popular content on the site with the vast number of visiting coaches and players from around the world.

The series was filmed at Clayton Wood, first team training ground of Coerver® Partner Club, Stoke City FC with the U15/U16 academy squad taking part in the drills/games. The new series also marks the launch of a new Partnership for Coerver® UK with leading retailer, Soccer Scene.

FourFourTwo Performance is a one stop resource for coaches and players who want to train, think and play like a pro. Many of the game’s leading players, coaches, sports scientists, physiotherapist’s, psychologists and nutritionists provide content for the website.

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce the launch of the Samba FASTpass Challenge, in partnership with Soccer Scene, which will be brought to schools, clubs and organisations to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the organisation in tandem with this Summer’s FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil.

The Samba FASTpass challenge will be delivered for a three month period between June-August 2014 for players between U8-U13. The concept behind the challenge is for each player to score the highest number of points possible in the Samba FASTpass challenge arena which will test each players reaction speed and ability to pass both quickly & accurately.

Each player will have their challenge filmed with the five highest scorers per age group having their video footage along with their score, up-loaded to the Samba FASTpass challenge website scoreboard (see above image – Samba FASTpass website).

Samba FASTpass challengers have the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes with the local age group winners receiving an adidas® Brazuca World Cup 2014 football. The overall age group winner will receive a pair of the latest adidas® football boots with all challengers receiving a personalised score card.

Coerver® Coaching UK Director Scott Wright said “We are really excited about the launch of our Samba FASTPass challenge and we have received a lot of interest from clubs, schools and tournaments that want to bring the challenge to them. We wanted to create a skills challenge to celebrate our anniversary but also tie into the World Cup in Brazil and we feel that this hits the spot”.

Scott added “We will only be delivering the challenge for a limited period of time so if you are interested in bringing the challenge to you, which is free of charge, make sure to log-on to the Fast Pass website as soon as you can to register your interest”.

Charlie George from the Coerver® Coaching West London Performance Academy based in Kingston, is the latest in a long line of players to benefit from the Coerver® Coaching Performance Academy programme in the UK and progress into the professional football academy system. Having spent over a year attending a variety of Coerver® Coaching training sessions, Charlie has joined one of the biggest clubs in the world, Chelsea Football Club.

Ian Dyer, Technical Director for Coerver® Coaching in West London said “The overall aim of our Performance Academy programme is to develop skilled, confident and creative players who, regardless of their ability level are able to enjoy training, improve their individual skills, and develop a better understanding of when and where these skills can be used effectively in games”.

Ian Dyer, says “The programme prides itself on providing the best possible environment for the players to learn and develop. The environment we aim to create is one where our players feel confident to try new things, continue to show a desire to improve, and perhaps most importantly, value their performance, character and work rate over winning”.

Dyer adds, “It is a unique programme as first of all, we focus on the technique of the individual player, and then develop them to be effective within the team game. We use Star Models such as Messi, Van Persie and Xavi during each session, to inspire players to be the best they can be!”.

Charlie joined the Performance Academy in Kingston in 2013, and has been attending weekly sessions as well as holiday courses, and training trips to places like St. Georges Park and Stoke City F.C. Charlie was selected from many young hopefuls by Chelsea following a trial period, participating in training and playing matches against many of the country’s top teams, he even traveled to Paris to take on PSG.

Ian Dyer said of Charlie. “Charlie is a great example of a player who has worked extremely hard and really improved his technical skills to be able to compete at professional academy level. To make the step up, from playing grassroots football to joining one of the country’s top academies, is an amazing achievement by Charlie”.

“He has benefited immensely from the Performance Academy environment. His attitude, work rate and commitment to the programme have been excellent throughout, and this is reflected in his development. Our training programme has not only given Charlie a solid technical foundation to build on, but also the understanding of transferring his skills into game situations, which is the basis of the modern day Coerver Coaching programme”.

Everyone at Coerver® Coaching UK wishes Charlie all the best with his exciting new challenge at Chelsea F.C. I’m sure if he continues to apply himself, like he has with us, he will do very well.

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce that there are now only limited places available for the FREE coach education clinic to take place in Coventry on Monday 6th October 2014.

The Coventry coach education clinic follows on from the same event that was hosted at Surrey Sport Park in Guildford two weeks ago which attracted over 70 coaches from all levels of the game from the surrounding areas and beyond.

The clinic will be delivered by Scott Wright, UK Director Coerver® Coaching, and will be based on a topic of “How To Teach Game Effective Use Of Skill” providing the attendee’s with an insight into the Coerver® programme, which has been utilized and recommended by many of the world’s leading professional clubs and national federations.

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright, working with players from Fulham FC Academy

Coerver® UK Director, Scott Wright said “We are really looking forward to the free coaches clinic in Coventry next week which follows a great event that we delivered a couple of weeks ago at Surrey Universities Sports Park which was fully booked and has provided us with some tremendous feedback from the attendee’s”.

“We have had people book from as far afield as Sheffield and Manchester for this clinic which is relevant to whichever level of the game that you coach at whether that be at grassroots or professional academy level so there will be something for everyone to take back to their own coaching environments”.

“This really is a must not miss event for all local junior coaches who want to learn how to deliver more effective coaching sessions using proven drills and games from Coerver® Coaching, “The World’s Number 1 Soccer Skills Teaching Method”.

Clinic Details

Date: Monday 6th October 2014
Time: 18:30 p.m. – 21:00 p.m. (please arrive by 18:15 p.m. for registration)
Venue: Bluecoat School, Terry Road, Coventry, CV1 2BA
Cost: Free
Places: Limited to 60 places
Instructor: Scott Wright, UK Director Coerver® Coaching
All attendees will receive a full session plan

Coerver® Coaching UK are delighted to announce that general on-line booking is now open for the new Play Like the Stars 1 v 1 coach education courses which will be taking place during November 2014.

This follows a priority booking window that was made exclusively available to previous attendees of the Coerver® Youth Diploma course and coaches that have registered their interest in attending the 2015 Youth Diploma course next summer.

Our new Play Like The Stars coach education course, in association with our global partner adidas® and our presenting partner FourFourTwo Performance will focus specifically on the topic of 1 v 1 and will provide attendees with our latest content in this most vital area of the game.

Four, 1-day courses will be delivered across the country at professional club training facilities with Birmingham City FC, Sheffield Wednesday FC, Millwall FC and Stoke City FC all hosting courses.

The courses will be delivered by Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright (See above image – 2014 Youth Diploma – Fulham FC) who said “We are really looking forward to delivering our new Play Like The Stars course across the country next month. We have selected four areas of the country to host our courses which should be accessible within two hours of pretty much any part of the country so these are definitely our most accessible open coach education courses to date”.

“The topic we have chosen for our new course is 1 v 1 which is an absolutely crucial area of the modern game and is a teaching subject that we have championed for over 30 years. We have a vast amount of knowledge and resources within this topic area that we feel is vital for every coach of young players to know and understand”.

Scott added “Certainly from a personal point of view, this topic has had little to no coverage in any licensed coach education course that I have attended. When you consider this is an individual player quality that can really make the difference in the game with teams being ever more organised and difficult to break down, in my opinion 1 v 1 should form a key component of these courses, especially those that are aimed at coaches of young players but this doesn’t seem to be the case from my experience”.

“I’m sure that attendees of this course will find the content both useful and valuable to the development of the players that they work with, no matter the age or level of ability and they will leave the course with a good understanding of how to teach 1 v 1 from mastery to game effective use”.

Play Like The Stars 1 v 1 Course Venue Details

Birmingham
Date: Saturday 1st November 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Birmingham City FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

Sheffield
Date: Saturday 15th November 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Sheffield Wednesday FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

London
Date: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Millwall FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

Stoke
Date: Saturday 29th November 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 17:30 p.m.
Venue: Stoke City FC (Indoor 3G Dome)

Play Like The Stars Course Attendee Package

• 1-day of expert tuition from Coerver® Coaching UK Director, Scott Wright
• Pro Club training facilities
• Full course resource material
• Coerver® Coaching “Play Like The Stars” DVD (Worth £11.99)
• Coerver® Coaching Play Like The Stars Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of the latest FourFourTwo magazine (Worth £4)

Coerver® Play Like The Stars course price only £99 per coach (+ (3% card transaction fee)

Please note that there are a maximum of 40 x places per course with limited places now available following our priority booking window.