Stephen Constantine

Coaching Sessions

Switching play

In Possession

In this session we focus on switching play and trying to create numerical advantages all over the pitch. The objective is to exploit the defending team and capitalise on a switch of play by creating goal scoring opportunities. This requires players to be looking to change the direction of play and then either cause an overload or simply catch the opposition off guard.

Corner-kick routine

Set Pieces

This session looks at the art of the corner kick routine.

Defending crosses

Defending

This session is designed to rehearse players in defending against different types of cross from a variety of positions on the pitch, so we set things up in such a way that forces our defenders to take up positions that will help them do that. Defending is key to the success of any team and there is nothing quite like a solid back four and a 1-0 win!

Attacking wing play

Attacking

With this session we can get everyone in the team involved in thinking about how can we get the ball forwards as quickly and as efficiently as possible. We want quality and speed in all areas and an end product – ideally a goal. In order for this to happen everyone needs to understand their roles and their movements with and without the ball.

Biography

Stephen Constantine has more than a decade of international experience, having managed the national teams of Nepal, India (twice), Malawi, Rwanda and Sudan. In his last spell with India he took the nation from 173 in the FIFA rankings to 97. At club level, he has enjoyed several spells at Cypriot clubs being head coach at APEP, Nea Salamina and Ethnikos Achna and assistant at Apollon Smyrni. Stephen is a UEFA Pro Licence holder and FIFA instructor. London-born he began his coaching career in the United States in 1989, and has leant his experience to English clubs such as Bournemouth and Millwall.

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