All Posts by Tom Mura

0 Futsal Passing Patterns

This week's Animated Drill Video looks at passing patterns that you can use to train the technical skills of Futsal while also giving your players ideas of how they can move to create space and passing opportunities for each other.   The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available

0 Staying on the Ball to Develop Strength

By Alex Trukan This type of practice is designed to develop strength to stay on the ball under pressure. It will heavily overload leg muscles and joints, forming new connections and increasing their stability. This will help players to be more effective not only in staying on the ball, but also in physical duels both

0 3 v 2 Continued Attacking and Defending

By Sean Reed - Objective This session is a continuation of the 3 v 2 activities in previous weeks but now includes an additional defender making a recovery run that will encourage the attacking teams to finish as soon as possible. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working within one half of the pitch 5yds inside

0 Creating Space for Full Backs

By Alex Trukan The full back is, without a question, a player largely involved in an attacking phase of any team. Modern full backs not only produce crosses but also cut inside to finish, combine with midfielders or even take up more play making roles in the centre of the pitch. All of these actions, however,

0 Reaction Speed

By Wayne Henderson - Goalkeepers need to be on their toes, alert and have a high level of focus at all times. This session involves quick movement, decision making and reaction speed. I frequently use this or a variation of this session with our 1st team Goalkeepers, because I think it replicates situations that occur

5 #085 Developing Your Style of Play

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0 Shooting Lines 4

0 Shooting Lines 3

0 Shooting Lines 2

0 Shooting Lines 1

0 Shooting in Lines to Goal

0 2 v 1 High Wall Pass

0 Dutch Square with Give-and-Go and Diagonal Pass

0 Denying Penetration and Making Play Predictable in the 4-2-3-1

By Sean Pearson With the new USSF mandated birth year and small sided games changes there is a lot of trial and error regarding formations and systems of play. Instead of 8v8 formations, as coaches, we are now trying to figure out how to position our players in the new 7 v 7 and 9

0 Changing the Point of Attack Activities

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Women’s Soccer Coach – Georgia Gwinnett College This session is focused on moving the ball quickly away from pressure and into space on the other side of the field. Set-Up There will be one

0 3 v 2 Team Exploiting an Overload Next Phase

By Sean Reed - Objective This session is developed from the previous 3 v 2 session going into a 3v2 at both ends. Again the focus can be on both the attacking and the defending, but for this session we are focusing on the attacking side of it. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Working

0 Counter Attacking Overloads

By Sean Pearson Area Size: 40 x 30 Yards Teams: 20 mins Players: 3 v 2 & 4 v 3 + GK Objectives To use width against inferior opposition Attack with speed and be positive in decision making Set-Up Two teams with players in wide positions off the field and next to the goal. There are

0 Four Finishes Knockout 1v1

By Alex Trukan This practice is focused on developing players’ explosiveness and anaerobic power. These high intensity physical qualities will help them to gain advantage in the attacking and defending duels as well as to be more effective in the penalty box when trying to get into goalscoring positions. In this practice, this is combined

0 Playmaking Winger

By Alex Trukan Players in many positions are becoming more versatile, the winger is not an exception. Recently, there has been a shift from traditional wingers operating mainly on the touchline and delivering crosses, to more well-rounded wide players covering a more areas on the pitch and producing shots on goal and key opening passes. Having this kind

0 2 v 1 Cognitive Training Exercise

This week's Animated Drill Video is a progression of the 1 v 1 Cogi training activity that I presented in a previous video. It may seem complicated but movements all have a purpose and it encourages players to constantly think about their next action.   The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet

0 Speed of Play - Circle Drills For Dribbling

0 #084 How I Start My Season

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0 Dutch Technical Activities

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Women’s Soccer Coach – Georgia Gwinnett College Set-Up These technical stations were set up at GGC when the Dutch Women's National Team came to Atlanta to play the US. These circuit activities took

0 Preventing Direct Switching Play

By Alex Trukan When playing with a compact defending block, it is harder to cover the width of the pitch if the ball is moved quickly. This is why, usually a ‘weak side’ appears on the opposite side of the ball which can be exploited by the opposition. If the field is switched with pace, it will cause