Teaching Football Skills Table of Contents Tackling Skill Progression Teaching Tackling Front Block Tackle Side Block Tackle Ground Block Tackle Sliding Tackle Faults & Fixes Chart Tackling Drills Coaches Tips for Tackling – At-A-Glance Heading Skill Progression Teaching Heading Faults & Fixes Chart Heading Drills Accurate Contact with the Ball Attacking the Ball Coaches Tips for Heading – At-A-Glance Goalkeeping Skill Progression Selecting a Goalkeeper Teaching Handling Balls Coming Straight at the Goalkeeper Teaching Diving for a Ground Ball Teaching Distributing the Ball Faults & Fixes Chart Goalkeeping Drills Coaches Tips for Goalkeeping – At-A-Glance Understanding the Game Football Concepts & Strategies Simple Game Principles Teaching Basic Restarts Team Play Teaching Team Formations & Selecting Positions for Each Player Coaches Tips for Team Play – At-A-Glance The Football Pitch Modifications & Adaptations Mental Preparation & Training Home Training Guide Weekly Home Training Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide Created: February 2004 29