All Posts by Tom Mura

Simple Yet Effective Corner Kick Routine

This week's Animated Drills Video looks at a simple but very effective routine for creating options off of a corner kick in futsal. It's an easy to understand and teach pattern that could be useful in any small-sided game environment. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at www.academysoccercoach.co.uk

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Game-Like Technical Training

This week's Animated Drills Video shows a great way to work on any technical skill in a game-like environment. Making an activity game-like will instantly make it more enjoyable and guarantee an improved transfer of training to game situations. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at www.academysoccercoach.co.uk Have

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Dutch Diamond Finishing Activity

This week's Animated Drills Video highlights an activity from the book, "Dutch Pro Academy Training Sessions". It's currently available as a part of the World Class Coaching Training Center. The activity incorporates passing, receiving, and finishing. It's a very simple setup that allows for an almost infinite number of progressions and variations. The diagram is

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Progression to Teach Building from the Back

This week's Animated Drills Video looks at activities that you can use to teach your team to confidently build from the back. The adjustments to the Laws of the Game that went into effect this summer encourage teams to train their players to be comfortable in this area of the field and these activities will

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5 v 4 Building from the Back

This week's Animated Drills Video is being created with the 'Female Player' template of Academy Soccer Coach. If you're training female players why not have them in your diagrams. The activity I'm sharing this week is a game related activity to work on building from the back. The framework of the activity allows the players

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