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Circle Drills - Running with the Ball and Dribbling

In this week's Animated Drills Video I share a great environment for working on technical skills. Changing the shape of the area that you're working in will change the challenges that the players face. Circle drills are a great way to change things up and engage your players. This video shows you one setup for

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Changing Direction and 1v1 Moves

This week's Animated Drills Video highlights an activity that I first saw on the SuperCoach app that I talked about on a recent CoachingSoccerWeekly.com podcast. It's a great setup that allows for a lot of different progressions. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have

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Speed Dribble

By Steven Smith Setup: This activity is designed to encourage dribble penetration through the field when space is given. Teams who recognize space for speed dribbling will force defenses to make decisions based on the attacking team. It will be more likely that advances into more dangerous spaces on the field will occur. Execution: Two grids

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Dribble Through 3 v 3

By Alex Trukan This practice is aimed at developing players’ ability to produce high intensity actions with possibly shortest recovery time in between them. This happens through improving refuelling time of ATP (energy) after anaerobic actions such as sprints, accelerations or quick bursts over short and medium distances. Therefore, if the energy will be available

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Double Box

This week's Animated Drills Video shows a set-up that can be used as a great warm-up for a dribbling, passing or combination play session. The diagrams are created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. How would you progress this activity? Share your ideas in the comments section below the

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Dribbing 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 In these activities we are helping children in the formative stages of their soccer development become more comfortable with the ball and adjusting the pressure on

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Dribbing 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 improving the player's ability to control and move the ball quickly and set-up an opportunity to shoot or pass. Set-Up Beginning at midfield

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