By Matthew Carroll Description: The purpose of transition keep away is to simulate the pressure experienced under build up play, with the overall result of by retaining possession in a team’s own third they open up opportunities in the opponent’s final third. Setup: Two boxes 30x30 boxes with a goal at the end of one
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By Matthew Carroll Description: The Triangle Shooting Game is designed to create a competitive shooting environment where elements of short rhythmic passing, pass and move, as well as finishing are integrating into a short effective drill. Can be used in practice or as a pre-game warm-up Setup: Place three cones in a triangle about 5-10
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By Mike Smith Question - My team was up 3-1 at halftime and playing well. In the second half we conceded two early goals. The team then completely lost their shape, left players unmarked and were totally disorganized at the back. In this situation, would you consider changing to a different formation to try and
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By Mike Smith Question - I coach an U13 team in Mauritius. We are actually doing our pre season and have played two friendly games. We got beaten on both games 1-3. We created a lot of opportunities but we are not converting them. I spent some time working on playing from the back, possession with
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This week's Animated Drills Video shows a diamond shooting activity that I first described on the CoachingSoccerWeekly.com podcast in episode 166. There are many different combinations that you could run from this setup but today I show you three that I've done with my teams. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer
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By Mike Saif Question - I do a lot of possession work during my training sessions, but I still think we could do a better job of keeping possession during games, especially in midfield. What can I do to improve this? I don’t know exactly what kind of possession exercises you are doing with your team,
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By Mike Saif Question - I coach U14’s and my players can shoot with reasonable technique and good power, but we waste lots of goal chances by shooting over the crossbar or right at the goalkeeper. Even in training sessions with shooting drills, there is lots of powerful shots but so many of them go over
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This week's Animated Drills Video was shared with us by David Williams when he was working in the Manchester United Academy. It approaches shooting from a different position than you see from most shooting activities. 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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This week's Animated Drills Video shares a pattern I first saw from a Rangers FC Academy coach in an article in the WORLD CLASS COACHING magazine that you can still see in the Member Drills Database section of the WCC Training Center. It's a simple pattern that you can do some much with. The diagram
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This week's Animated Drills Video shows you a classic Dutch passing activity. This is an activity that you can find in the Member Drills Database section of the WCC Training Center. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have a great week! Tom
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By Mike Saif Diamond Shooting I was talking with someone recently who wasn't happy with the shooting and finishing drills he was using with his team. Most of them included having players in lines. My recommendation to him was to change his line drills and use more small-sided games for shooting to make it more game
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By David Johnson - Objective This session will focus on shooting, passing, and team dynamics on both offense and defense. The focus needs to be on proper weight and direction of the pass and the quality of the finish. The focus is also on moving without the ball and maintaining possession while looking for a finish.
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By Alex Trukan The following practice is focused on improving explosive power – a conditioning component required to produce high intensity actions during a football match. Improving explosive power means that the body will be able to take a larger amount of ATP (energy) into muscles. This will in turn help in producing as explosive
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By David Johnson - Objective This session will focus on shooting and service for the shooter. The focus needs to be on proper weight and direction of the pass and the quality of the finish. This should be done as close to game speed as possible. Diagram 1 Set Up Position 3 cones in a triangle
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By Sean Reed - Objective I have chosen to write about a couple of classic playground games which you would often seen played in the playground, down the park and even in the street. Games that allow the players to manage, take control and most of all let them play. Set Up – World Cup Singles
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This week's Animated Drill Video shows a passing and shooting activity that I like to use because it forces players to pass, move and think as they go through the pattern. The diagrams are created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Please feel free to share this with
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By Alex Trukan The following practice helps players to improve their starting speed. The difference between winning and losing is often decided by marginal gains. One of the key fitness components that might significantly influence outcomes in a football game is speed. Due to the nature of the game, speed in football is most often
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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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By Sean Reed - Objective This session continues on from the last session, focusing on protecting the ball under pressure in front of goal. This session can be progressed in a number of different ways which allows the coach to make it specific to the needs of their attacking players. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set
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