UEFA Pro Licence
Louis has gained the top level coaching badges including:
UEFA Pro Licence, English FA, 2016
Professional Coaches Award 2014
Elite Coaching License 2013
UEFA A License (English FA 2010)
Over 20 Years Experience
Louis has extensive experience at the club level, he has worked at multiple clubs in China League 1, Watford FC, Brentford & Arsenal Ladies to name a few.
Over 100 Training Sessions
Forward’s Movement
This drill is aimed at developing a forward’s movement. There are three demonstrable examples to work on which can produce dynamic attacks for your team: movement with the ball, movement against the ball and offside to onside. Movement with the Ball Form a back four...
Winger Challenges
This drill focuses on winger-specific challenges that look to increase a wide player’s effectiveness through individual components including cutting inside, deliveries and running in behind. Cutting Inside One player in the centre of the field plays the ball to...
Full-Back Challenges
This drill is position-specific and focuses on challenging the full-backs within your team, honing their ability to cross, block crosses and switch play to add new dimensions to your team. Crossing Set-up two coned lines forming a path towards the 18-yard box Two...
Striker Challenges
This drill features striker-specific challenges that look to improve and develop a striker’s individual contribution and ability. This is achieved through drills that focus on reactions, running in behind and quick counters. Reactions Litter the box with a number of...
Centre-Back Challenges
This drill looks to promote proactive centre-backs for optimum effectiveness through three different components: screening, breaking lines and blocking shots. Screening Set-up the area to accommodate your needs and intended outcome Players at each end combine passes...
No.10 Challenges
This drill centres around the no. 10 role and looks to strengthen individual aspects of a player’s game in this position to create dynamic and innovative attacks through screening and subverting previous drills surrounding the offside trap and blocking shots....
3 Goal Finish
Part 1 Play a one two with the yellow player and finish towards goal. The player leaves the box and returns in to it attacking a cross from point 2. Same again however the cross comes in from point 3. Part 2 The white player has two touches to score a goal,...
Football Circuits
Part 1 The ball works its way around the circuit. Add more passing and receiving points to keep the players active if you have more players. I tend to let the players work the ball from start to finish however they choose. A little challenge I throw in is they cannot...
Compactness
Part 1 The four players in possession move the ball sideways trying to hit their two target players in front of them. The defending four are trying to prevent forward play by blocking passes, no tackling allowed however you can introduce this later. If a target player...