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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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Individual Defending Activities

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Coach Georgia Gwinnett College Women's Soccer Activity 1 Around the center circle there will be players on the outside without balls. Inside the center circle there will be a few less players who have

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Finishing and Combination Play in the Box

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Coach Georgia Gwinnett College Women's Soccer Activity 1 There are three sets of cones set up in a cross pattern (as shown below). The distances for the crosses are eight (8) yards – five

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Movement and Rotation in Possession

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Coach Georgia Gwinnett College Women's Soccer Activity 1 There are four teams of four players each divided into the following groups. In each end zone there will be two players from one team. Then,

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Possession with a Purpose: Directional Possession for All Ages

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Coach Georgia Gwinnett College Women's Soccer Activity 1 Two Grids running at the same time with each grid containing five (5) Possession Players and two (2) Defending Players. Activity time can range from 30

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Gaining Possession

This is a training session that I've often used to work receiving. I'll return to it once a month or so. Sometimes I'll repeat the session once a week (with variations) for three weeks to focus the players on these skills.

Juggling
I begin with a juggling warm-up. It begins with free juggling and progresses to include some form of limitation depending on the level of the players.

Progressions

  • One juggle and catch - for players having trouble with the technique of juggling
  • Progressive Juggling - One and catch, two and catch, three and catch, etc.
  • Right Foot, Left Foot continuous pattern

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Throw, Receive and Dribble Away
The players each have a ball in their hands. They jog around the area, throw the ball slightly

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Small Space Tactics

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Coach Capital University Women’s Soccer (OH) These activities will put players into situations where their space is limited forcing them to recognize tactical options more quickly and develop better problem solving. Activity 1

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