Category Archives for Drills/Exercises

Changing Direction and 1v1 Moves

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

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Four Player Passing and Moving

This week’s Animated Drills Video highlights a passing and moving pattern that you can use a warm-up or technical practice to focus on quality one-touch passes. The diagram is created with the session

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5 v 2 to Goal

This week’s Animated Drills Video looks at an attack vs defense game to help train your players to make better decisions with and without the ball. The diagram is created with the session planner

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1 v 1 to Targets

This week’s Animated Drills Video shows an activity that combines passing and dribbling in order to put passive pressure on the group that is passing. The diagram is created with the session planner

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Passing and Dribbling Together

This week’s Animated Drills Video shows an activity that combines passing and dribbling in order to put passive pressure on the group that is passing. The diagram is created with the session planner

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Dots Warm-Up

This week’s Animated Drills Video shows a great warm-up format that you can use for many purposes. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from

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Two Triangle Passing

This week’s Animated Drills Video shows a great way that you can take the simple triangle passing activity that you’re already doing and make it more challenging. The diagram is created with

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Turning and Awareness in Threes

This week’s Animated Drills Video is a simple way to work on turning and awareness that gives the players a lot of repetitions in a short period of time. The diagram is created with the session

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6 v 2 + 2 Breakout

This week’s Animated Drills Video is a great progression to Rondo or other possession games because it give the activity direction and purpose. The diagram is created with the session planner on

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Diagonal Finishing

This week’s Animated Drills Video is of a finishing activity that puts the emphasis on accuracy and technique over power. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that

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