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Ajax Training Sessions

Ajax Training Sessions
By J. Smink

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Jorrit Smink, Dutch journalist and himself a soccer coach, had the chance to report on world famous club Ajax Amsterdam for a full season. This book is a collection of 40 drills used by coaches at the various levels at Ajax, including head coach of the first team and legendary Dutch superstar, Ronald Koeman. Topics covered include: Warm Up Drills, Conditioning Drills, Shooting Drills, Goalkeeping Drills, Positional Play Drills, and more.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #13394 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-09-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 64 pages

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Jorrit Smink

Customer Reviews

Total Football This Is Not2
My initial reaction on seeing this book was, 'Wow, a chance to get a really good look at some Dutch Coaching methods' since they are globally reknowned and respected.
My reaction on reading it was one of disappointment. It is not actually written by an Ajax coach but by a journalist (who does coach)who spent a season with Ajax. Smink has put 40 drills in this book (and they are drills, not session plans) but some of them are pathetic. A long line of players waiting for a lay-off to shoot is hardly innovative, I am sure all coaches have carried this drill out at some point, but including it in an Ajax coaching book makes one of Europes best teams look a joke!
I did get a few ideas out of this book but most of the drills I had seen before and I did not appreciate the section deveoted to players recovering from injuries. Common sense tells us they must ease their way back into full training, show me something new!

GOOD DRILL BOOK,GREAT IDEAS FROM IT5
I FOUND THIS BOOK QUIET HELPFUL.DIAGRAMS OF ALL THE DRILLS WERE GIVEN,SOME LOOKED EASY TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS WERE QUIET DAUNTING.ONCE USED ON THE TRAINING PITCH IT WAS EASY TO DO THE DRILL.ALL PLAYERS ENJOYED THE DRILLS.IT WAS ALSO EASY TO ADD TO DRILL AND CHANGE THE DRILL TO YOUR OWN STYLE.A GREAT BOOK

Simple, easy to follow and enjoyable5
Excellent reference, I have used 10-12 of the drills and each one of them was a success. As the previous reviewer said the drills are easy to progress and change to suit numbers and conditions.