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4v4+3 Exercise
Examining a popular exercise that uses all of the attacking principles and forces players to develop their technical skills.
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Interview with Julianne Sitch
University of Chicago head coach Julianne Sitch joins me for a conversation about setting standards, balancing life as a soccer coach, and dealing with…
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Attacking Principle #4: Threaten
A little announcement: I originally started this Substack when I took a year off from coaching and still wanted to stay engaged with it somehow.
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Interview with Dr. Bill Steffen - Part 2
This is the second part in my interview with Dr.
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Triangulation
The third principle of attack: Playing behind the opponent's defensive lines
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Interview with Dr. Bill Steffen - Part 1
Dr. Bill Steffen talks about how to develop young goalkeepers, strengthen their mental resilience, and how to help them develop leadership skills on the…
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Support: The Second Principle of Attack
Finding a way to keep the ball
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Youth Soccer Coaching
Youth Soccer Coaching
Helping coaches develop better people and better athletes.
Tactics
Width
Support
Triangulation
Coaching Tools
Coaching Freeze
Coaching in the Flow
Pull Aside
Modeling Techniques
Asking Effective Questions
What to Do When Players Give Wrong Answers
How to Periodize Your Exercises
Improving Your Reflection
Culture Building
Creating a Learning Environment
Creating Narratives to Build Buy-In
Creating Effective Core Values
Build a Caring Team Environment
Game Day Management
Warm-Up
Half-Time
Keeping Bench Players Engaged
Post-Game
Recovery Sessions
Interviews
Coach Joe
Coach Joe - Part 2
Coach Ben
Coach Ben - Part 2
Coach Tom
Dr. David Carr
Tim Bradbury - Part 1
Tim Bradbury - Part 2
Tim Bradbury - Part 3
Dr. Bill Steffen - Part 1
Dr. Bill Steffen - Part 2
Training Session Formats
Play-Practice-Play
WOLI
4 Stage Training
Principles of Good Coaching
Principle 1: Have Fun
Principle 2: Be With Friends
Principle 3: Learn Something New
Principle 4: Be Active

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