Ajax Training Sessions

The book focuses on the authors time observing the Ajax training sessions during manager Ronald Koeman’s tenure. The exercises and reviews are not bad. Great book for the beginner volunteer coach.

I thought the book would be bigger so I was a bit surprised when I opened the package. The drills explained are very well thought out. Lots of touches in the typical Dutch fashion.

If you coach youth soccer this book is among the best. There is a reason why the Ajax youth system continues to be the benchmark for youth soccer coaching across the globe.

Another great tool to have in the hand bag. Ajax Training Sessions gives great drills and insights on what to coach on during the drills.

Not impressed...

Don't expect to become a super coach with this book. As a semi pro coach I was often accused of being to tactical with my sessions. Upon reviewing the season I have to agree that there was a huge tactical element to my training, but for the most part it was a trade off as I was trying to change the system of play of the team. In the long run the tactical will go down and the intensity and reinforcement will go up. This book really is for the second phase. Drills used with players who know how to play. That is not to say that the drills are too advanced, far from it, there are some excellent exercises in the book, but for myself nothing that was revolutionary, just good drills to add to my own coaching book. In the long run the biggest benefit was that it highlighted where I would like to be (or at least as close as I can be at semi pro level) within the next 2 seasons with my team in terms of how a coaching sesion should be run once players have an understanding of the systems in place

I am satisfied with the the book order process and delivery. I fing it that the book itself (most of the books from Holland) are rather expensive.

Over the years, I have collected many football coaching books and they all have pros and cons. No different here. However, this book was a handy guide on choosing some drills which I had never seen before, which although technically challenging, always freshens up monotonous training sessions. One of my better purchases.