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Two Passing and Moving Warm-Up Activities

In this week's Animated Drills Video we look at two warm-up activities that will help your players prepare technically, physically for games and training sessions. They incorporate passing, receiving, movement and awareness. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at www.academysoccercoach.co.uk Tom

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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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Diagonal Passing and Finishing Activity

In this week's Animated Drills Video shows a simple passing and finishing setup. You can use this with players of any age or ability level. It's ideal for working on the technical aspects of finishing but it's also functional because players will often find themselves with scoring opportunities like this in the game. The video

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7 v 7 Formations

In this week's Animated Drills Video I describe the different formations that are developmentally appropriate for the 9 and 10 year olds that play in this game model. I've discussed these ideas on the CoachingSoccerWeekly.com podcast but though a visual representation would be helpful. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer Coach software.

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9 v 9 Formations

In this week's Animated Drills Video I discuss the different formations that are developmentally appropriate for the 10, 11 and 12 year olds that play in this game model. There are obviously more options for teams playing in the 9 v 9 model. I've discussed these ideas on the CoachingSoccerWeekly.com podcast but thought a visual

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Four Different Scoring Methods for Small-Sided Games

This week's Animated Drills Video describes four different scoring methods that you can use to vary the level of challenge within your small-sided games. Each one will progressively increase the difficulty for attacking team. You can also use different scoring methods to change the focus of the activity. The diagram is being created with the

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Ten Player Rondo

This week's Animated Drills Video show you my players favorite Rondo. It works best with ten players. Playing it this way raises the intensity level of the activity and adds an element of transition. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at www.academysoccercoach.co.uk Have a great week! Tom

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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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Play - Practice - Play Training Session

This week's Animated Drills Video looks at different way to organize your training session. The Play - Practice - Play methodology is great for young or less experienced teams. It provides a fun and engaging environment that allows the players to learn through guided discovery. You can cover any attacking or defending topic using this

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Technical Warm-Up in a Narrow Area

This week's Animated Drills Video looks at an warm-up activity that incorporates running with the ball, fast foot work, passing, receiving and combination play. It's a great activity to use when space is limited to a narrow strip between two fields. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at

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