Watch as Coach Marcus Wood explains, and players demonstrate the Crazy 8’s Drill. The drill is usually used on a travel day or days between games to remove lactic acid after a long time traveling/being […]
Mentoring Your Leaders in Practice Sessions with Donna Fishter
Watch as Coach Donna Fishter discusses the importance of monitoring your team leaders in practice sessions. She gives an example of, as a coach, approaching a leader and pointing out a player who may be […]
Mindfulness for Sport: Capture the Most Important Moment, the Present Moment
By: Danny Ourian Provided by: www.hoopsminded.com What is the most important play in any game? We often say “the next play.” Miss a lay-up, fumble the football, get out on a pop fly ball. As […]
Two-Player Horizontal Finishing Drill with Jay Hoffman – Centre College
Watch as Coach Jay Hoffman explains and players demonstrate this midfielders two-player horizontal finishing drill. The drill emphasizes a hard touch and going to the goal with pressure.
3v1 Transitional Rondo with Marcus DiBernardo – Monroe Univ. New Rochelle
Watch as Coach Marcus DiBernardo explains and shows video of this 3v1 transitional rondo exercise. The blue group has possession and after three passes, can transition the ball to the grey group. Make sure the […]
Why Play a Back 4 Defense? with David Newbery – Institute of Youth Sports Leaders
Watch as Coach David Newbery explains that a lot of teams play with three players up top so defending with 4 players makes a lot of sense. Defensive strategies for playing a back 4 include […]
Culture: Vision and Habits with Kevin DeShazo – Culture Wins
Watch as Kevin DeShazo explains that if you want to change, you need to create new habits while replacing old unhealthy ones. You also may need to replace healthy habits that are not good for […]
Motivating Players to Improve: 10 Ideas
By: Oscar Collins Provided by: Amplified Soccer Now that sports are getting back into full swing, what can you do to spur your team to victory? It’s your job as a coach to restore your […]
Soccer Visualization Script
By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Begin to remember the best soccer match you ever played…where it was, who was playing with you, all the sights and […]
What Are Your Athletes’ Biggest Influences? with Chet Scott – Built to Lead
Watch as Chet Scott explains the ‘leadership is influence’ concept, and that you know you are a leader if you have followers. If you are going to lead and influence your players, it would be […]
Goalkeeper: High Ball Footwork Drill with Michael Cracas – Tiffin Univ.
Watch as Coach Michael Cracas explains, and goalies demonstrate this footwork drill for defending high balls over your head. The key to proper footwork is the drop step and the goalie will open in the […]
The Five Most Powerful Words in Coaching
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Coaches tap into infinite resources to teach their players the fundamentals and mechanics of their sport, and yet, they often fail to tap into the most […]
The Role of a Parent in Supporting a Young Athlete
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “Be very particular when choosing a coach or trainer for your athlete, but once you do, step aside and let them do what you chose them […]
2-Touch Passing Drill with Ian Barker – United Soccer Coaches
Watch as Coach Ian Barker explains, and players demonstrate this 2 touch passing drill. The drill emphasizes both verbal and nonverbal communications as well as body movement and passing.
Recognize, Respond, Refer with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Dr. Dorpfeld explains the necessity that all coaches on a staff understand the recognize, respond, and refer guidelines. It is important to recognize at-risk athletes and the symptoms of mental health problems that […]
Defense: 4v2 Transition with Alan Yost – Kings Hammer FC
Watch as Coach Alan Yost explains and players demonstrate this 4v2 defensive transition drill. This is an excellent small-sided rondo game. Alan Yost was previously coaching at Capital University.
Are You a Prospect or a Suspect?
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Questions College Coaches Should Ask and High School Players Should Be Able to Answer Better People=Better Athletes=Better Players and Teammates I am frequently surprised how rarely […]
Today’s Leadership Is Subtle with Chet Scott – Built to Lead
Watch as Chet Scott explains that leadership for coaches today is very subtle. You can no longer get in a kid’s face and use threats to achieve results. The focus and goal should be to […]
Reflecting On Why You Coach
By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Most coaching books start with a discussion of the importance of creating a coaching philosophy and follow up with a section […]
Defending Corners Using Zone with Erik Lane – Captain Shreve High School (LA)
Watch as Coach Erik Lane explains player numbering and positioning for using a zone defense against a corner kick. Player responsibilities are reviewed depending on the opponent’s actions.
Japan Exercise with Marcus Wood – Dallas Baptist Univ.
Watch as Coach Marcus Wood explains, and players demonstrate this one-touch passing receiving activity. This diamond formation drill that involves six passes is a great transition from the initial warmup period – an excellent technique […]
Personalize Recruiting Communications with Nick Roberts – Ashland Univ.
Watch as Coach Nick Roberts explains that college coaches receive between 15 to 150 emails a day and, if they are generic, they will get deleted. He recommends personalizing all emails and addressing the college […]
Selling Vision
By: Alan Stein, Jr. Originally Published in: Raise Your Game I don’t believe there’s such a thing as a “million-dollar idea.” The phrase implies that all you have to do is come up with an […]
Developing a Group Into a Team
By: Dr. Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics One of the main points from this chapter is that groups and teams are formed through intentional actions; they don’t just […]
Back 3: Central Defender and 2 Fullbacks with David Newbery – United Soccer Coaches
Watch as Coach David Newbery explains that when playing with two fullbacks you are looking for smaller, quicker players that are better on the ball. However, if your opponent has bigger strikers the fullbacks may […]
Central Midfielder Four Corners Drill with Brandon Koons – Otterbein Univ.
Watch as Coach Brandon Koons explains, and players demonstrate this central midfielder four corners drill. This is a progression drill working on passing and movement. Each segment of the progression is covered in detail and […]
Leadership Characteristics with Donna Fishter
Watch as Coach Donna Fishter explains that selecting team leaders depends on many factors, but all leaders have the following characteristics: influence with teammates, leadership 360, and they are the ‘lids’ of the team. Coach […]
Character Development: Be a Hope Dealer with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey explains that in today’s world there are a lot of influences that can have a negative impact on your kids. He encourages coaches to offset this negativity by being hope dealers. […]
Be Careful Not to Overuse Technology in Coaching
From the time most children can walk and talk today, they have a technological device of some type in their hands. By the time they finish elementary school, children can code, decode, transmit and transcend […]
Warmups: Dynamic Movements with Brian McMahon – (Retired) Palm Beach Atlantic Univ.
Watch as Coach Brian McMahon explains, and players demonstrate these warm-up exercises focusing on explosiveness and speed. Work on fast footwork and overall conditioning having players compete against each other while keeping the best form […]