In this week's Animated Drills Video I share a 3 v 3 game that focuses on defensive principles. I used it because I wanted to go over these ideas with my players but I wanted to do it in a fun, game-like environment. This proved to be a great way to work on pressure, cover
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In this week's Animated Drills Video I share a game that I use to work with the five players in the center of the formation. The 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 are a unit of players that need to have a good understanding. This 5 v 5 game is a great environment to work
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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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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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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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In this week's Animated Drills Video I share a great warm-up activity that you can use with any age group. You can divide a larger group up or play it together with multiple players who are, 'It'. The focus is on ball control and possession. The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer Coach
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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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This week's Animated Drills Video looks an activity that incorporates turning, running with the ball, changing direction and passing. While it can be used to teach any or all of these technical skills it's also a great warm-up and environment to teach timing. There's a lot going on in this very simple activity. What you
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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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