Coerver® Coaching History In the late 1970s, Dutch European Championship winning coach Wiel Coerver® led a revolution in soccer coaching. He was dissatisfied with the lack of individual skills and emphasis on defensive play in the professional game; an emphasis that many thought, was stifling the more exciting, attacking style of play necessary to score goals and attract fans. Up to that point, little attention had been given to individual skill development, because no one knew quite how to teach these skills. It was also, t...