Football & soccer coaching resources

Ideas for your
next practice.

Practical guides for coaches who want players to read the game, make decisions, and adapt. Start with one idea, try it with your group, and learn from what happens.

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2v2 to Goal.

A practical introduction to the Transforming Soccer approach.

Learn a progression of 2v2 activities, the principles of attack, defense, and transition, and the constraints you can use to adapt the challenge.

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Game-Changing Soccer Training: 2v2 to Goal book cover
Nick Smallridge

Practice Design Lead

Nick Smallridge

Nick Smallridge is the Assistant Varsity Girls Soccer Coach and English teacher at Bentonville High School in Bentonville, Arkansas, where he helps lead one of the state's most competitive girls soccer programs.

He works with both varsity and junior varsity players, focusing on technical skill development, tactical awareness, and mental preparation to help athletes perform at their best on the field.

Nick coaches from a Constraints-Led Approach, emphasizing game-like learning environments where players develop real decision-making skills through interaction with the task and their environment. By designing practices that mirror match conditions, he ensures skills transfer directly from training to games.

Whether on the field or in the classroom, Nick brings a learner-centered mindset that empowers students and athletes to grow and succeed.

David Farrokh

Scientific Research Lead

David Farrokh

David Farrokh leads the integration of scientific research and coaching practice at Transforming Soccer. In addition to his scientific expertise, he brings championship-winning NCAA playing experience and over a decade of coaching experience across the United States and United Kingdom.

More recently, he has led coach education initiatives and developed curricula within top NCAA athletic programs.

David holds a PhD in Sport and Human Performance and conducts empirical research on competitive coordination, anticipation, decision-making, attention, and flow states.

Game-Changing Soccer Training Program

Your next practice
starts here.

$49 USD · One-time payment

8 structured sessions, 32+ small-sided games, diagrams, video demonstrations, and principles of play.

Online purchasing will be available soon.

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