Category Archives for Drills/Exercises

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

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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

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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

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10 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

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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

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Interview with Gary Mardle

Interview with Gary Mardle Listen or download audio ​Gary has three jobs with his soccer coaching.He is the coaching education manager at Premier League Tours who organize

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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

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1 v 1 to 3 v 3 in One Activity

This week’s Animated Drills Video shows an activity that is very easy to set up. It’s a great activity because you can go from technical to 1v1 to 3v3 without having to change the field. The

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Dutch Diamond Finishing

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

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Member Update 100119

Over the past few months we have added tons of new members…both Free Members and Elite Members. Check the video for an update with details of new books, discounts for Free Members, and more. As always,

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