Slavo R.

I'm a USSF A license coach. I coached for a 4 year in Serbia, my home country, until 2010 when I moved to the USA.
From 2010 I joined Chicago City SC. Beside coaching I have a role of a Technical Director into the club and I'm working on plans for players individual development as well as coaches development. I work with all age groups and all level of players inside of the club.

2006-2010 Obilic, Nis, Serbia Youth Academie, Head Coach U15 Boys
2010-2018 Chicago City SC, Chicago, IL Head Coach U13 Boys Year up Midwest regional League
, U14 Boys Midwest regional League
, U16 Girls Midwest regional League/ Finalist in Regional Presidents Cup 2016,
, U18 Girls Midwest regional League/ Finalist in state Presidents Cup 2017
, U16 Boys State premiership
, U15 Super Y Girls two year in a row Midwest Conference champions and qualified for National Finals in December 2017 and 2018

I played at the academy youth level as well as semi-pro adult soccer. I have been a captain of every team that I have been played from the very begging of my soccer carrier.
1988-1992 Deli Jovan Youth Academy, Serbia
1992- 1994 Timok Elite Youth soccer Academy, Serbia
1994-1996 FC Kablovi Elite Yout soccer Academy, Serbia
1996-1998 FC Kablovi Semi Profesional, Serbia
1998-2002 Putevi Semi Profesional, Serbia
2002 started coaching education

My session starts with 10 min warm up to prevent injuries and then we will focus on the specific topic player like to work on.
in the first session, or ideally in the game, I would like to evaluate the player and then set the development plan with a specific topic for a certain time period.
Example of controlling a ball session:
15 minutes

Juggle with each foot twenty times - repeat this three or four times. Next, do a cycle, from left foot to right, to right thigh and then left thigh, and then up to the head and chest - repeat this four or five times. The player will try to make up his own cycles, say a left foot to head and then to fight foot and back up to the head. Next see if you can jog twenty yards while juggling the ball.

20 minutes

When we are done with juggling, we will go to a wall to strike the ball against, practice driving the ball, this means hitting the ball with power, but controlled. So again, not following through when striking the ball like when taking a shot, by stopping just after you hit the ball--there's not that much backspin on the ball like with a chip--more steady.

ten minutes hitting the ball against the wall with both feet. Spend a few minutes than striking the ball against the wall with all the different parts of your foot--inside, outside, and instep of both feet. control the ball off the wall in two or three touches. And control the ball out in front of you, don't kill the ball under your feet but control it a few yards away so you can strike the ball right away.

15 minutes

Moving on, kick the ball up in the air as high as a player can and control the ball with the instep of your foot, see if a player can actually steer the ball to one side when he is controlling it as if there was a defender on you - repeat five or six times. Next, see if a player can juggle the ball once before you settle the ball down on to the ground or even control the ball back through your legs with the instep of your foot.