PLAYERS' CORNER
ID2 PROGRAM
Established in 2004, US Club Soccer’s id2 National Identification and Development Program provides an opportunity for the country’s elite youth soccer players to be identified and developed, and scouted for inclusion in U.S. Soccer’s National Team programs. id2 Program directors Gerry McKeown (boys) and Tricia Taliaferro (girls) implement curriculum and direct activities.

The id2 Program is an Olympic Development Program (ODP) approved by the United States Olympic Committee and the U.S. Soccer Federation.
COLLEGE SOCCER RESOURCES
Below are links and documents to help guide players through the college soccer recruiting process.
SELF-TRAINING RESOURCES
Improvement as a player happens both with your team and on your own.
Here are some multi-week training plans to use as a guide or a starting point for your own development journey.
The categories below each contain links to demonstrations of individual skills that you can practice on your own
WARM-UP AND INJURY PREVENTION
PHYSICAL
AEROBIC TRAINING​​​​​​
ANAEROBIC TRAINING
- ZIG-ZAG DRIBBLE
- DRIBBLE - JUGGLE - DRIBBLE
- 5, 10, 15-YARD LADDER: DRIBBLE-BACKPEDAL
- CONE GATES AGILITY RUN
- T-RUN
- RUN AROUND, BACKPEDAL, FINISH
- RUN-JUGGLE SHUTTLE
- FORWARD - DIAGONAL BACK: 15-YARD SHUTTLE
- FORWARD - SHUFFLE: 15-YARD SHUTTLE
- RUN-BURPEE-JUGGLE: 15-YARD SHUTTLE
- BURPEES
- FOUR BOUNDS – 10-YARD ACCELERATION
SPEED-AGILITY-QUICKNESS
- BURPEES
- SQUAT JUMP
- STAR-JUMP
- 2-IN LATERAL FOOTWORK - HOLD - ACCELERATION
- FOUR BOUNDS – 10-YARD ACCELERATION
- FORWARD - DIAGONAL BACK: 15-YARD SHUTTLE
- CONE GATES AGILITY RUN
- T-RUN
- THEO WALCOTT ACCELERATION TRAINING SET
- FOOTWORK LADDER VARIATIONS
STRENGTH
JUGGLING & BALL CONTROL
QUICK TOUCHES
DRIBBLING
- CONE GATES AGILITY DRIBBLE
- INSIDE CUT - DRIBBLE AWAY
- OUTSIDE CUT - DRIBBLE AWAY
- U-TURN - DRIBBLE AWAY
- STOP TURN
- STOP-START: INSIDE OF FOOT-LACES
- STOP-START: SOLE OF FOOT-LACES
- TWIST OFF OUTSIDE OF FOOT
- TWIST OFF: SOLE OF FOOT
- TWIST OFF: INSIDE OF FOOT
- DROP SHOULDER FAKE - OUTSIDE FOOT TAKEAWAY
- SCISSORS WITH OUTSIDE FOOT TAKEAWAY
- DOUBLE SCISSORS WITH OUTSIDE OF FOOT TAKEAWAY
- STEPOVER - TURN - DRIBBLE AWAY
- STEPOVER - OUTSIDE FOOT TAKEAWAY
- MARADONA
- SPEED DRIBBLE: 30 YDS - QUICK TOUCHES
- SPEED DRIBBLE: 30 YARDS - ACCELERATION TOUCHES
- ZIG-ZAG DRIBBLE
- 5, 10, 15-YARD LADDER: DRIBBLE-BACKPEDAL
- DRIBBLE - JUGGLE - DRIBBLE
- RUN-JUGGLE SHUTTLE
PASSING & BALL STRIKING
GOALKEEPING
ACTIVATION + CORE
- QUICK HANDS - FRONT AND BACK CATCHES
- QUICK HANDS - TWIST
- QUICK HANDS: FRONT-FRONT-BACK-BACK
- BOUNCE AND TWIST
- BACK BEND BALL TOSS
- 3-BALL SHUFFLE R- L
- TRIANGLE FOOTWORK – LOW BALL
- FEET UP: TOUCH-TOUCH-TOSS
- FEET UP: ONE-HAND CONTOUR CATCH
- FEET UP: TWO-HAND HIGH CATCH
- FEET UP BALL: THROUGH LEGS - TOSS
- SIDE-PLANK + CATCH OFF THE WALL
HANDLING & KICKING
- ONE-HAND CATCH LOW-BALL
- ONE-HAND CATCH MID-HEIGHT
- ONE-HAND CATCH HEAD-HEIGHT
- TWO-BALL CATCH MID-HEIGHT
- TWO-BALL CATCH HEAD-HEIGHT
- VOLLEY HIGHBALL TO CATCH
- VOLLEYS OFF WALL
- VOLLEY-CATCH-BOUNCE-COLLAPSE
- HIGHBALL PUNCH OFF THE WALL
- HIGHBALL CATCH OFF THE WALL
- LOW CATCH OFF THE WALL
- MID-HEIGHT CATCH OFF THE WALL
- BALL OVER SHOULDER-COLLAPSE
- SHUFFLE-BOUNCE OVER-LOW SAVE
- REACT-R/L-LOW SAVE
- TURN – REACT - R/L - LOW SAVE
- LOW SAVE - ONE FOOT PUSH - PART 1
- LOW SAVE - ONE FOOT PUSH - PART 2
- LOW SAVE - ONE FOOT PUSH - PART 3
- HAND JUGGLE - RIGHT-LEFT PUNCHES
- HAND JUGGLE – 1-2-1
- HAND JUGGLE - BACKHAND BALANCE
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