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Triangle Shooting Game

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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Diamond Combination Play to Shoot

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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Manchester United - Shooting Activity

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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Vitesse Arnhem - Dutch Wine Glass

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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Favorite Shooting and Finishing SSG

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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Playground Games

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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Combination Play Shooting Drill

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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Multiple Finishing with Starting Speed

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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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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