In this week's Animated Drills Video I share a game I used with one of my teams to help them find ways to get in behind their opponent and create goal scoring opportunities. It's a game that will allow them to experiment with different methods and works for them. The diagram is being created with
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By Steven Smith Area Size: Set up a 30 x 35 yard grid as shown. Place 7 black vs. 7 yellow inside grid. Seven red players each possess a ball on the outside of the grid ready to cross. Teams: Three groups of seven Time: For full progression approximately 15 minutes Set up and Execution: The
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By Alex Trukan From the conditioning point of view, this practice is focused on improving aerobic capacity. This is a fundamental physical quality needed to develop all the other conditioning elements. The main role of aerobic capacity is to deliver a proper supply of oxygen into muscles. This mainly happens through improvements made in lung
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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
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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 7v7 and 9v9 formations. Some
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