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The world throw-in expert, a consultant for Liverpool, Dortmund, and Ajax, shares advice and exercises to improve in an area often underestimated in training.
Since 2004, I have been a specialist throw-in coach for several clubs and have participated in 15 international titles. Today, I continue to travel the world to share my methods with Federations and professional teams. I advise in Germany, Japan, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark. While the vision of the throw-in and its importance is progressing, some still believe that working on this aspect only brings marginal gains... And yet, they are wrong.
"A match has between 40 and 60 throw-ins, and teams spend about 20 minutes managing the resulting situations"
As many coaching staffs have realized, the gains can be enormous. On average, a match has between 40 and 60 throw-ins, and teams spend about 20 minutes managing the resulting situations. Yet, in my observations, most are average or even poor in this exercise. This is a shame, because reaching a good or very good level in this area improves a team's overall results. My entire method is based on three adjectives: long, fast, and smart. For VCOACHING here are my three essential principles for optimizing your teams' performance from the throw-ins.
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