Recommendations on the Best Comprehensive Soccer Training Videos

I was looking for help in picking a good set of soccer training videos. I am looking for videos that could be used by coaches and parents alike and that are heavily slanted toward soccer techniques and skills. I would also like the training videos to be comprehensive enough to teach different ages and skill sets (u6 & up). It may be asking a lot, but ideally these videos would be able to instruct a beginner how to properly strike a ball. But also be instructive to select players on advanced techniques. Etc.

I was looking at a preview of the Soccer U video series and Blast the Ball video which seems to fit, but I could not really find any third party reviews. I would appreciate any recommendations you may have. Thanks.

Coerver coaching videos, $160 dollars five videos covering dribbling, passing and shooting drills. I am sure that someone has them and would not mind burning them for you! I would never do it because its against the law!

bigtex wrote:I was looking for help in picking a good set of soccer training videos. I am looking for videos that could be used by coaches and parents alike and that are heavily slanted toward soccer techniques and skills. I would also like the training videos to be comprehensive enough to teach different ages and skill sets (u6 & up). It may be asking a lot, but ideally these videos would be able to instruct a beginner how to properly strike a ball. But also be instructive to select players on advanced techniques. Etc.

I was looking at a preview of the Soccer U video series and Blast the Ball video which seems to fit, but I could not really find any third party reviews. I would appreciate any recommendations you may have. Thanks.

I bought Soccer U and Blast the Ball several years ago when my DD first started playing... mainly to help me since I never played soccer growing up. For me, it was some of the best money I've ever spent. My DD also loves them and will sit and watch for a bit and then run to the backyard to try what she watched.

I do own different videos and books. All of them were selected by the general topic and description on the box. Other than that, it's pretty much a crapshoot. There are just so many options available.

I've found, as a general statement, that the more-focused topics end up producing the most helpful content.

For example, last week I bought "Backyard Soccer Games" and I really like it. It's short in length, the stuff is described simply with easy to follow demonstrations, and it's specific to a topic I was interested in.

I think 30 minutes is about the perfect length for a soccer video. Anything longer than that and the viewer just loses interest. Some videos can be too general, too complex, or too long. Those are the worst. I have a couple that I never even made it all the way through due to overdone diagrams and monotone narrating.

We learned a lot from:

Goal
Goal II
Bend it Like Beckham
Victory
Gracie

Kicking and screaming

Soccer U is great, at the top of the list no doubt.
I agree that Coerver videos also are excellent.

Epic Soccer. It's not a video but an online video program that covers skills, tactical, fitness, diet, core training, and is periodically updated with new drills.

It is also 1/2 the price of most of the products out there.

Uncle Numanga wrote:Kicking and screaming

"Juice box boy"

https://www.youtube.com/user/thesocceressentials

have you seen this guy? he has a bunch of youtube videos. Excellent stuff for beginner to advance.

Can't go wrong with soccer u

flippinA wrote:https://www.youtube.com/user/thesocceressentials

have you seen this guy? he has a bunch of youtube videos. Excellent stuff for beginner to advance.

The guy talks way too much and not one mention of any coaching points, how is that helpful to anybody?
I have nearly every DVD available here in the USA and the UK and as others have said Coerver is excellent but I will let you into a little secret. These are available at a good price and the drills can be used for young to old, beginner to advanced
http://www.dvdsoccercoach.com/
It has everything in the 5 DVD's