The modern 3-5-2 is one of the most popular systems in soccer today, and Butch Lauffer presents a complete guide to this system for you. Coach Lauffer shows how to use the 3-5-2 in both offensive and defensive situations, creating width from the inside out, and forcing the opposition into uncomfortable situations. He demonstrates how to defend against midfield attacks and switches, transition, counter-attack, and other basic principles. Finally, Lauffer shows several field exercises that you can use as a teaching progression for your team. Understanding the modern 3-5-2 will help your team play more effectively on both ends of the field and allow you to win more games.

58 minutes. 2005.

No training partner? No worries!

If you're serious about developing your soccer technique, professional soccer player Kendall Fletcher is here to help. Fletcher clearly and expertly demonstrates and explains the essential steps needed to master a multitude of technical skills that you can practice on your own time - at your own pace.

Included in this DVD is a wide range of exercises designed to develop a specific set of foot skills that will have the ball obeying your every command.

This video outlines basic skills that are invaluable to any player's toolbox or coach's practice session. Each skill is broken down into individual steps and is demonstrated slowly at first, and then at full speed.

Fletcher also includes a breakdown at the end of each series of drills, so players will know exactly how to replicate the moves and coaches can demonstrate them with clarity.

Her coaching points focus on:

• Practicing correct form when executing Coerver, Cruyff and other standard moves
• Changing directions and speed while maintaining control of the ball
• Developing accurate placement when passing and shooting
• Using the figure eight pattern to practice changing speed and direction

The DVD ends with an excellent series of individual scoring drills that conditions players to find the spot they aim for each time they shoot.

When it's time to play, players need to be ready for the demands of the game. Start preparing for your season today!

70 minutes. 2013.

Bobby Muuss,
Wake Forest University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
2016 NCAA College Cup Runner-up;
3 straight appearances in the quarterfinals (2015-2017);
Muuss' record in his first three years includes 55 wins - more than any other D I program in that same span.
3x ACC Coach of the Year;
former University of Denver Head Coach (2013 Summit League Coach of the Year);
former Assistant Coach at UConn (2000 NCAA Champions, 3x Big East Champions)

In this video, Bobby Muuss demonstrates how he teaches his players to press and the art of counter pressing the "Wake Forest Way." He provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different key elements for your players.

You'll learn how to train your team to press and how to quickly counter press to win the ball back as fast as you can. Muuss explains the teaching points he emphasizes during the exercises:

• Reactions needed to win the ball back.
• How to play proactive defense.
• The importance of staying connected as a team to properly defend.

Practice Segments

Coach Muuss begins this session by having his players go through a warm-up. Within this warm-up, he addresses numerous aspects which include dynamic stretching, speed/agility/quickness, injury prevention, first touch technical work, and the foundation of individual defense with the use of mannequins.

The second segment is "2v2v2+1." It's in this exercise that players must be aware of the defending team and how quick reactions are needed to make sure they're not on the wrong side of the ball when the game ends. This is where Muuss trains the habits needed to build his pressing game at Wake Forest. It also forces his players to play and make quick decisions in tight spaces.

In the third activity, Coach Muuss shows a "7v3 Pressing Game." As with most of his games, players indirectly train multiple aspects of the game. Possession and pressing are key aspects that are covered in this game. Players are rewarded by not only keeping the ball, but counter pressing in small groups of three.

The fourth game is a progression from the previous one, but Muuss adds additional numbers and larger goals to also work on finishing from close range. The teams are given specific roles to either keep possession or counter press and score within a given amount of time.

The fifth and final game is 7v7+1. Muuss uses this game to reinforce what was taught during the session, but gives the teams additional points by winning the ball in the attacking half of the field to reinforce pressing and defending on the front foot.

Coach Muuss shows you just how effective pressing can be and how Wake Forest has used it to their advantage, making them one of the best college teams in the nation.

78 minutes + 28 bonus minutes. 2018.

Develop the key techniques and tactics needed to support a reliable system of play.

Defensively, it allows you to stay organized and compact. Offensively, it allows you to keep numbers around the ball and maintain possession.

Because it provides defensive stability while still allowing your team to attack aggressively, the 4-2-3-1 is widely used throughout the word. Top-level clubs like Barcelona rely on this system to consistently dominate their opposition .

Using bulleted coaching points, game footage, tactical chalkboard study and in-depth analysis, Coach Wood breaks down each vital component of successful soccer play using the 4-2-3-1 system. Key coaching points include:

• training players to recognize the proper visual cues defensively and offensively
• showing players how to choose the best type of run on the attack
• developing player skills appropriate for each position

Coach Wood pays special attention to each required skill and shows them in action through game play. All 11 positions are technically and tactically reviewed to help you know when and how to apply the appropriate coaching points. You'll also learn how to use this information to develop player skills that are appropriate for each position, In addition to the wealth of knowledge and detail provided by Wood, all coaching points and techniques are displayed in a format that will allow you to share the information with your players.

The 4-2-3-1 system may sound complex, but with Coach Wood's tips and tactics you and your players will be able to play in this formation with confidence.

73 minutes. 2013.

Dominate possession with precision passing and good decision making!

The widely popular Tiki Taka style of play, made popular by both Barcelona and the Spanish National Team, can dismantle teams when implemented properly. Although many coaches would embrace the chance to dominate with this style, the only way to get to that point is through effective technical skill and a thoughtful tactical approach. Alan Kirkup teaches you how to bring Tiki Taka alive with your team.

Coach Kirkup starts with a breakdown of the essential points of Tiki Taka and what is needed in order to get your team to play the system. A key for this system is recognizing when and where you have a numbers advantage and moving the ball to those areas. Another key is teaching your players to gain rest while in possession as opponents are working to win back the ball.

He alternates through a progression of chalkboard analysis and practice sessions to further provide coaching points. Included is a lengthy match analysis to help you identify specific situations in which this system can be used.

Now is the time to teach your players to play a possession game based on passing and receiving, not kick and chase.

42 minutes. 2013.

The widely popular and successful Tiki Taka style of play, made popular by both Barcelona and the Spanish National Team, can dismantle opposing defenses when implemented properly.

In this DVD, Alan Kirkup shares and demonstrates attacking drills that will help prepare your team for a dynamic possession game and force your opponent to chase you throughout the match. Using alternating practice footage with detailed drill introductions, this DVD outlines multiple drills that will prepare your team to play Tiki Taka soccer.

Coach Kirkup presents a steady sequence of practice drills and small-sided games designed to foster the quick touches and precise passes that will maximize your team's time on the ball and earn the most scoring opportunities.

The drills work from small, individual exercises to full team exercises that develop individual responsibilities first, and how those roles will help the team. Each practice segment includes a detailed introduction by Kirkup in which he clearly explains the purpose of the exercise and what types of technical or tactical training it will give your players. His coaching points cover:

• Using proper weight and technique to get accurate passes off under pressure
• Finishing scoring chances with one-touch shots
• Creating numbers up situations in the final third whenever possible
• Implementing tried and true techniques in order to penetrate the defense

He ends the video ends with a dynamic half-field scoring game that will get your team into a scoring mindset.

As much as you try to prepare your players for every situation, they will always find themselves in situations that they have never seen before. By using Coach Kirkup's drills, you will train them different available options that expands your players soccer IQ and will help them have more success in their games.

167 minutes (2 DVDs). 2013.

Casey Mann demonstrates a fundamental session for goalkeepers that can be adapted to any age or skill level.

From warm-up, to diving, to covering angles and more, this session will sharpen the skills your keepers need the most.

The warm-up concentrates on footwork, catching and diving. Through basic one and two touch drills, Mann focuses on planting and making good, clean contact with the feet. His drills train good habits for setting and preparing for the shot, attacking the ball and developing the catch.

His basic diving drill develops good technique for finding, driving, exploding to the ball and planting it into the ground. He combines these techniques with shots right at the goalkeeper to get the keepers comfortable seeing the ball off the foot and into the save. This fast-paced drill trains keepers to maintain good fundamental habits even when they're tired.

See drills that develop decision making, covering angles, regrouping, timing, handling rebounds and more.

Throughout the DVD, Mann passes along coaching tips to advance the drills and make them more game-like. He shows how to gradually increase the speed of your drills to work on your goalie's explosiveness while focusing on technique.

This effective session addresses such intangibles as intensity, competitiveness, decision making, fitness and more.

Give your goalies the tools they need to bring out their best and to keep the ball out of the net!

45 minutes. 2011.

Ian Barker demonstrates 13 warm-up drills that allow variation and progression with economy and fluidity. Coach Barker works with men and women (separately) to model attacking, defending, transitioning and even goalkeeping activation drills. The drills emphasize a blend of technical and physical demands with team communication.

Coach Barker's drills lend themselves to rapid decision-making and variability potential to suit your preferences. You'll see how to move players efficiently and intensively through single-player technical ball touches, as well as partnered work that moves up the body to thigh, chest, and head touches and on to passing line and full-team drills.

Warm-Up Activities

There are 11 activities in this section that will get your players up and moving. They are designed for athletes of all levels and each drill progresses into the next. The activities include:

• Mirror Activity - Great activities for shadowing and movement within a fun and competitive drill. You can use this as a drill to activate movement or it can be tied into training as part of 1v1 defending.
• Scramble - This section can be looked at as chaos with a purpose. Coach Barker uses some cues that all coaches can steal and use in their own training sessions.
• Knock and Move - Helps players understand how to stay onside and move wide to get into position to receive a lead pass.Keeper Warm-up - Trains the keeper's need to recognize the type of pass coming to them and handle it the proper way. A great way to get everyone involved in the warm-up.
• Ladder - Coach Barker uses ladder agility drills to teach multiple movements and agility while finding the ball or getting touches on the ball once athletes have changed direction.
• Technical Circles - This section takes all of the skills an athlete has and puts them together in different phases to get lots of touches on the ball. Partners will work in a whole-team framework. The premium placed on communication and blend of individual footwork, passing, and rapid decision-making synthesizes the fluid components of the game played at high levels.

You'll see Coach Barker instruct players on points of emphasis, singling out specific player movements or decisions for praise or critique at appropriate moments.

Coach Barker models and explains over 70 minutes of progressive warm-up and activation drills that work for beginning and advanced players. The wide variety of activities allows players to work their way intensively and efficiently into peak technical, physical, and psychological readiness.

77 minutes. 2016.

with Ian Barker,
Director of Coaching Education, NSCAA;
21 years of college soccer coaching experience at Macalester College and University of Wisconsin;
served for 10 years as the director of coaching and player development for the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA)

Learn how to take activities you currently use and adapt them to work on different components of the game

• Learn shooting drills that will increase your team's scoring opportunities
• Learn small sided games to improve speed of play in attacking and defending
• Use creative passing exercises to develop your players' soccer awareness

Building a Successful Training Session

Coach Barker lays out the traits needed to build an efficient and successful practice. Once the video moves to the field, Coach Barker provides examples of these coaching necessities. He provides the five essentials of an effective coach.

Training Exercises

These exercises are built around the four components of soccer: Technical, tactical (or decisions), physical and psychological. An example of some of the exercises you will see include:

• 5v2+3 - A traditional keep away game with a transition tied into it. A great game for teaching transitions and can be used for pressing. The section goes on and becomes progressive building on each game.
• 4v4 - Filled with many good opportunities for teaching paired defending and passing to keep possession.
• 1v1 to 2v2 - Ideal for teams who like to press or play more forward soccer. Players try to score on a small gate diagonal from where they start. The game then moves to a 2v2 situation, where you must work with your partner to widen the defenders out or if defending learns to have 1 defender press while the other has a choice.
• Shooting Activities - This section has three drills that are very progressive. Each drill adds a different element to a pass, pass back, shot, then movement to crash the net and receive a cross from the corner. The combination of a shot from straight on and then the cross is a great way to teach movement to the net. The added element of adding a partner also helps with learning to communicate as you attack with numbers. All the drills require the players to move around a mannequin and either hides the ball to drop it or to shot once around the mannequin. All of these situations are game like situations.
• Triangle Passing - Set up so four players practice three passing activities before entering into a 3v1 keep away exercise. Coach Barker's explanation of how a pass towards the player back foot instead of their front foot puts the receiving player in better position to pass the ball and keep possession moving.
• 1v1 Gates - This section has good explanation of attacking 1v1 and defends 1v1.

Barker does great work with explaining all the sections and what coaches should expect from each drill. He stops the play as needed to explain what he is looking for.

70 minutes. 2016.

The ability to recognize numbers advantages in the run of play is something all coaches want from their players. NSCAA NSCAA Director of Coaching Education Ian Barker shows you how to build up your attack and how to train your players to recognize numbers-up situations.

Through a progression of small-sided games, your players will learn when and how to add width and length to the field. Coach Barker chooses proper times to freeze play and utilizes these moments to teach players recognition during each situation.

1 v. 1, 2 v. 1, 3 v. 1 and More

Once your players master their touches on the ball, they must begin to master their position on the field and how it relates to their teammates and opponents. Starting with 1v1, Barker breaks down each scenario and how to add another offensive player in the situation. He emphasizes the four components of quality coaching:

• Creating space away from the ball to improve attacking chances.
• Utilizing your goalkeeper as a viable option to help counter movements and to alleviate pressure.
• Switching the ball quickly and attacking with pace to fully take advantage of a transition moment.
• Using zones as the session continues to build allows the players to see the functionality of their spacing.

Practice Segments

Coach Barker progresses from having players compete in restricted areas to giving them freedom to play and apply what they learned. Practice builds up until players take on more complex off the ball movements. Many of the progression include teaching movements to create spacing such as:

• Give width and length.
• Utilize the target to establish spacing.
• Interchange with a teammate.

You will get five drills to help your players understand their position on and off the ball and how it relates to play on the pitch. Coach Barker's dynamic drills create real play situations and offer players several options in obtaining a numerical advantage, while supporting the effort of quick recovery in numbers down and maintaining balance on the field.

Coach Barker also discusses his four components of soccer, how to blend in different variables like time restrictions, and gives tips for effective coaching.

This video is sure to help your team improve their attacking. Through establishing width, playing in a numbers up or numbers down situation, transitioning with pace and more, Coach Barker shows you adaptable sessions that teach key soccer principles.

59 minutes. 2016.

Bobby Muuss,
Wake Forest University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
2016 NCAA College Cup Runner-up;
3 straight appearances in the quarterfinals (2015-2017);
Muuss' record in his first three years includes 55 wins - more than any other D I program in that same span.
3x ACC Coach of the Year;
former University of Denver Head Coach (2013 Summit League Coach of the Year);
former Assistant Coach at UConn (2000 NCAA Champions, 3x Big East Champions)

Bobby Muuss shows how he teaches his players the importance of playing off target players and the movement needed to attack quickly using the "Wake Forest Way." He provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different key elements for your players.

In this video, you'll learn how to train your team to play off target players. Coach Muuss explains the teaching points he emphasizes during the exercises:

• Movement and supporting angles going forward that create the most danger.
• Good reactions in transitional moments.
• Positioning of players in advanced areas and how to bring players into the match.
• Importance of finding a rhythm in the opponent's half of the field to find central areas.

Practice Segments

Muuss includes six exercises that he uses at Wake Forest. He begins this session by putting his players through a warm-up. Here, he shows how to incorporate dynamic stretching, technical passing and first touch, speed and quickness, and injury prevention all within the warm up.

The second exercise that Coach Muuss shows is what he calls "6v6+4 Transfer Box." This game addresses attacking, defending, and his transitional style of play. It's during this game that players are put in an environment where they have two target players to find; the central midfielder and center striker. The players also have to play using the correct shape while making the right decisions to be able to play through pressure and tight spaces.

In the third activity, Muuss shows how he builds from an unopposed to opposed game with a 3v0 to 3v3 transition game. Throughout the session, he teaches his players the different types of runs they can make to not only create space for themselves, but also gain the ability to combine and find third man runners. As he adds three additional players, Muuss continues to stress how important off the ball movement can be to rip apart even the most compact defenses.

Next, Coach Muuss increases the amount of players to make a 5v5 transition game. Once the ball enters the field of play, he forces two players to have to recover from transition, giving the attacking team a numbers-up situation going to goal.

After the 5v5 game, Coach Muuss makes the situation more complex by making it 9v8. An element added is the use of "Area 14," which is a key area for successful attacking teams. Through the design of the session, players now have to recognize which area is best to attack based on the defending team and how they recover.

The sixth and final game is a 7v7+1 game with touch restrictions. Muuss uses this game to reinforce what was taught during the session and adds the touch restriction to continue to force his players to play at a high tempo.

No matter what system you play, you will need to learn how to play off certain key players to penetrate and go forward with pace. Coach Muuss does an excellent job of creating the right environment to teach his players, and this video allows you to take his techniques and implement them yourself!

73 minutes + 28 bonus minutes. 2018.

Bobby Muuss,
Wake Forest University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
2016 NCAA College Cup Runner-up;
3 straight appearances in the quarterfinals (2015-2017);
Muuss' record in his first three years includes 55 wins - more than any other D I program in that same span.
3x ACC Coach of the Year;
former University of Denver Head Coach (2013 Summit League Coach of the Year);
former Assistant Coach at UConn (2000 NCAA Champions, 3x Big East Champions)

Wake Forest University is one of the top men's soccer programs in the country. In this video, head coach Bobby Muuss gives a rare behind the scenes look into what has helped the Wake Forest soccer program achieve tremendous success.

Coach Muuss demonstrates how he teaches his players the importance of possession to penetrate and the art of counter pressing the "Wake Forest Way." You'll see numerous progressions that will help your team be dangerous keeping the ball and allow them to quickly win it back. Muuss provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different key elements for your players, including:

• The movement and supporting angles needed from supporting players.
• Reactions needed to win the ball back.
• How to read the play and make the right decisions based on positioning.
• The small details needed to be a technical attacking team.
• The importance of scanning and checking your shoulder for better vision.

Small Sided Games

Coach Muuss begins by addressing the key technical elements needed for quick ball circulation, body position, and the ability to turn in a dynamic setting. You'll see three unopposed passing patterns that lay the foundation for his team's ability to play forward. The emphasis in these particular passing patterns is that the players develop a good sense of rhythm when passing while making sure the angles of support are correct. He progresses this by showing additional patterns to be able to attack and go forward.

The second small sided game that Muuss shows is a 5v2 reaction game. It's here that he is able to cover the two main topics of the session, which are possession to penetrate using a third man and counter pressing. He trains his players to play using the correct shape and decision making to be able to play through pressure and tight spaces to find a central player. He also lays the foundation of getting into good habits of reaction when losing the ball.

In the third game, which is 4v4+3, Muuss builds from his previous game into a more complex one with the same emphasis. He creates and shows a dynamic way of teaching the use of quick ball circulation and the ability to counter press when the right moment occurs. Throughout the small sided game, he continues to stress how important off the ball movement can be and how important it is to have good reactions in a competitive environment.

The fourth small sided game is 7v0 to 7v5 Game. It's here that Coach Muuss builds his players in an unopposed environment while teaching them the playing style/philosophy he wants. These include three main objectives: ball circulation, wingers in, and positioning of the outside backs. Once the players are able to grasp the idea, he adds seven more players to the game.

The fifth and final small sided game is a 7v7+1 game with touch restrictions. Muuss uses this game to reinforce what was taught during the session and adds the touch restriction to continue to force his players to play at a high tempo.

Coach Muuss uses this video to show how he trains his teams to possess to penetrate and how to apply the counter press. Every coach must teach their team how to possess and play through the field, and this is one of the most in-depth resources to learn possession that you'll find!

87 minutes + 28 bonus minutes. 2018.

Tim Vom Steeg is a former National Coach of the year and has a National Championship in his resume, neither would have been possible without being able to train his players to score under pressure.

In this detailed soccer DVD, Coach Vom Steeg will take you through a variety of finishing drills that start with low pressure, high success scoring chances and build up to game like, high pressure small area situations.

These exercise will give your players numerous goal-scoring chances with a lot of repetition in many different intense scenarios. These drills will give you new ways to train your athletes to:

• Learn how ball position and eye contact between players can be the determining factors on the accuracy of any shot.
• Get off a quick and accurate shot in a tight space with a defender closing in on them
• Develop dribbling skills under pressure
• Make more second-chance shots
• and more ...

Each exercise emphasizes a low, hard shot, which will force the goalie to make a tough save and possibly create a rebound scoring chance. Rebounds are more valuable than shots off target, and they create excellent goal-scoring opportunities.

With these fast paced drills, your team will excel on the offensive end of the field and hopefully finish with a championship season.

54 minutes. 2011.

Legendary soccer coach Anson Dorrance shares aspects of the game that he believes make a team successful. Watch eye-opening possession drills that will improve your team's ball control. Learn how to enhance the effectiveness of team play through competitive practice games that will get athletes to push each other to improve.

Small-Sided Games
Watch a series of small sided-games that can help improve teamwork on possession and first touch. These are the same concepts used by top-level players throughout the world and are key to playing championship soccer. Your players will get better at combination play and one-touch passing when they practice these drills daily.

System Play
See how to help your players work together as a team while playing in a specific system, and help keep your team's shape. Understanding system language and openly communicating are key aspects of this segment. Learn how one-word commands like "shift," "side-on," "drop" and "step," which are essentials to Coach Dorrance's vocabulary, can help your players organize the team's fundamental defensive shape out of a back three or a back four.

Competitive Exercises
The DVD concludes with a series of competitive exercises for players. Coach Dorrance uses these drills as a way for players to compete for playing time and starting positions. These exercises have the added benefit of improving each player's aerobic capacity and stamina.

Get your players on the same page with possession-based drills that can frustrate the opponent's defense.

79 minutes. 2014.

RD-04506B: with Anson Dorrance,
University of North Carolina Head Women's Soccer Coach;
22 National Collegiate Championships, 20 ACC Tournament Championships; 7x National Soccer Coach of the Year; most wins in college soccer history, distinguished member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2008); U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach (1986-94); head coach of the 1991 World Cup Team that won the gold medal.

For the first time ever, Hall of Fame Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance allows cameras inside his program as he breaks down every component of the two systems most often used at UNC: the 1-4-2-3-1 and the 1-3-4-3. Using a combination of magnet board instruction, game footage and practice footage, Coach Dorrance gives a detailed explanation of both systems, so you can decide which one works best for your team.

1-3-4-3 vs. 1-4-2-3-1
Coach Dorrance gives an in-depth explanation of the roles and responsibilities of each player within both systems. Learn how to create width and depth within these systems, and understand the strengths and weaknesses of each one. See what happens when these two systems face off against each other, learning the pros and cons of both. Understand the essentials to running each system, and how each formation should look and operate on the field.

Classroom Breakdown
Coach Dorrance lets you into his locker room setting where he teaches his team the ins and outs of the two systems. Watch as Coach Dorrance discusses each formation with his team, helping them understand how players work together and individually. He breaks down the offensive and defensive aspects of the systems. The discussion in this segment is accompanied by game footage that highlights the topics being presented.

On-Field Demonstration
Get a firsthand look at how these formations appear in action on the field. Coach Dorrance breaks down each system for his players and then trains them how to play within each one. You'll see pattern play that will allow players to gain a feel for each formation followed by various types of scrimmaging that give players the chance to compete.

Discover the most important factors for using these formations to achieve a higher level of success. Use these proven training methods to implement a system that will help you win more games in the upcoming season.

89 minutes. 2014.

RD-04506C: with Anson Dorrance,
University of North Carolina Head Women's Soccer Coach;
22 National Collegiate Championships, 20 ACC Tournament Championships; 7x National Soccer Coach of the Year; most wins in college soccer history, distinguished member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2008); U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach (1986-94); head coach of the 1991 World Cup Team that won the gold medal.

Become a better teacher of the game with 90-plus minutes of insight from 22-time NCAA Champion Anson Dorrance. Listen in as Coach Dorrance shares the ins and outs of creating and maintaining a championship culture!

Being a successful coach comes from being a good student of the game. Dorrance shares what he has learned from other great teams and coaches, and what he has done to incorporate proven principles of play that can lead to game-day success, season after season.

Elements of a Championship Team
Coach Dorrance emphasizes the key characteristics of his players and coaching staff. You will gain an understanding of the competitive culture at North Carolina and the importance of it for enhancing the athleticism of his players. Learn about the "Competitive Cauldron," which Coach Dorrance adds to his daily practices to boost player skill and motivation, and to help players understand their strengths and weaknesses.

Discover how connecting with players and developing character and a positive attitude can create a championship culture. Team chemistry is another key trait for improving your program that Dorrance discusses in this DVD.

Coach Dorrance also shares the essential characteristics he looks for in a player's soccer and athletic ability. These same characteristics can be applied to any team and help coaches choose players that will be a good fit for their program.

Practice Planning, Systems, and the Season
The University of North Carolina women's coaching staff collects data daily, which underscores the importance of tracking players and using that information to determine roles and positions.

Coach Dorrance explains the benefits of the two systems he uses, the 3-4-3 and 4-2-3-1, and also discusses how these systems complement each other. He also presents the flat-back defensive system.

Take advantage of the experience and insight Coach Dorrance provides on what makes his teams so successful. His instruction will give you a great understanding of what you, your players, and coaching staff can do to create a championship culture!

91 minutes. 2014.

RD-04506D: with Anson Dorrance,
University of North Carolina Head Women's Soccer Coach;
22 National Collegiate Championships, 20 ACC Tournament Championships; 7x National Soccer Coach of the Year; most wins in college soccer history, distinguished member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2008); U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach (1986-94); head coach of the 1991 World Cup Team that won the gold medal.

In the right setting, coaches can develop a culture that will force players to push each other within a naturally competitive atmosphere. Here's your chance to see how it's done by Hall of Fame Coach Anson Dorrance, who lets you into the Tar Heels' pre-season training camp and shows you how his coaching staff evaluates top-performing team each and every year.

Coach Dorrance begins by explaining the purpose and rationale for evaluating players' skills and abilities. Once all of the tests and exercises are demonstrated, he uses the closing segment to summarize the overall value of employing an evaluation system, which include:

• Guiding players to stay at a high physical and technical level during the off-season
• Establishing a set group of tests for physical abilities and technical skills
• Instilling core values and expectations meant to maximize team performance

Learn how to using a scoring and ranking system to assess your players. Discover a way to share performance data with players that can help them improve their game and enhance the strength of the team overall.

Warm-Ups
You'll get a variety of warm-up exercises that will prepare your players to perform at their highest level when going through the testing and evaluation exercises. These warm-up drills are also great additions to your normal warm-up routines before every practice and game.

Fitness Evaluations
Get a firsthand look at how a top-notch college soccer program runs their fitness testing. In the weight room segment, you'll see the team go through vertical jump and speed testing with short distance sprint timing. In ad outside segment, you'll see an endurance testing exercise that can be fine-tuned to each player's abilities.

Technical Evaluations
The technical portion of this DVD looks at shooting activity and improving the shot speed of players. The power of each player's foot helps Coach Dorrance know which of his players has the ability to take long-range shots outside of the 18-yard box. This information helps players work on their shooting techniques and also helps coaches identify long-distance shooters.

Another part to the technical evaluations are cross-field aerial passes that are based on the distance and accuracy of the kicker, as well as the receiver's ability to settle the ball with their first touch. This will help players improve their techniques and help coaches know what aspects players need to work on in the future.

Understand your player' strengths with these testing and evaluation drills from world-class soccer coach Anson Dorrance! Athletes and coaches alike will be able to learn the areas they need to address at practice.

55 minutes. 2014.

RD-04506E: with Chris Ducar,
University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach,
part of the UNC coaching staff for 10 NCAA Championship titles, national clinician for the U.S. Youth Soccer Association, member of the Olympic Development Program Staff

Chris Ducar invites you into training sessions with the goalkeepers of the North Carolina women's soccer program. Watch and learn from coach whose program is one of the country's best, year in and year out!

Effective Drills and Technical Skills
The instruction begins with warm-up activities that encourage proper position and focus. Coach Ducar then explains the concept of attacking goal keeping and also provides various drills that emphasize ball control, positioning, diving, defending breakaways, back passes, crosses, decision making and save techniques. Coach Ducar's instruction is accompanied by demonstrations from UNC goalkeepers. Give your keepers the tools necessary to stop breakaway shots as well as long-range shots that can be a rebound goal if not properly handled.

Ducar believes that keepers should work on making saves without gloves. These exercises provided in this DVD will teach your goalies how to get a better feel for the ball and how to improve their hand placement for solid, consistent saves.

Many of the drills in this DVD are done in progression, which allows keepers to build their skills one step at a time. Some of the drills are presented with multiple camera angles, giving a complete picture of the techniques used.

Practice Games
Add more fun and energy to your practices with competitive exercises that promote hard work and build confidence in making saves. These games help keepers achieve the best angle possible to close down on space and prevent the attacker from scoring. Help your athletes become better at reacting to ground passes, crosses and shots in the game segments. Your keepers will learn how to react to plays they might face in game situations.

Game Film
Coach Ducar wraps things up with film footage that highlights exercises used in live game situations! You'll gain a better understanding of how these drills are used and why it's important that goalkeepers practice these specific techniques daily.

Give your keepers the confidence they need to make great saves and provide excellent distribution to their teammates. Increase your chances of more clean shots with this exceptional goalkeeper training DVD.

107 minutes. 2014.

Coach Evans offers an explanation of the drills and several options that accompany them while using the triangle offense for any level of soccer. Coach Evans shows how the triangle offense will work for your team despite the different player make-ups or abilities that your team may possess. This system is versatile enough to use against many different styles of play that your team may come up against. Evans shows several options ranging from basic to sophisticated to help you adapt your team's level of play to the skills being taught. This video shows how the triangle offense is utilized by dropping the two forwards to help with defensive stability in the midfield. Coach Evans demonstrates this phenomenal system in an easy to understand way by diagramming every aspect of the offense. This is a quality tape that any coach or player can use to better understand this effective, versatile offense.

70 minutes. 2003.

Chris Ducar invites you into training sessions with the goalkeepers of the North Carolina women's soccer program. Watch and learn from coach whose program is one of the country's best, year in and year out!

Effective Drills and Technical Skills
The instruction begins with warm-up activities that encourage proper position and focus. Coach Ducar then explains the concept of attacking goal keeping and also provides various drills that emphasize ball control, positioning, diving, defending breakaways, back passes, crosses, decision making and save techniques. Coach Ducar's instruction is accompanied by demonstrations from UNC goalkeepers. Give your keepers the tools necessary to stop breakaway shots as well as long-range shots that can be a rebound goal if not properly handled.

Ducar believes that keepers should work on making saves without gloves. These exercises provided in this DVD will teach your goalies how to get a better feel for the ball and how to improve their hand placement for solid, consistent saves.

Many of the drills in this DVD are done in progression, which allows keepers to build their skills one step at a time. Some of the drills are presented with multiple camera angles, giving a complete picture of the techniques used.

Practice Games
Add more fun and energy to your practices with competitive exercises that promote hard work and build confidence in making saves. These games help keepers achieve the best angle possible to close down on space and prevent the attacker from scoring. Help your athletes become better at reacting to ground passes, crosses and shots in the game segments. Your keepers will learn how to react to plays they might face in game situations.

Game Film
Coach Ducar wraps things up with film footage that highlights exercises used in live game situations! You'll gain a better understanding of how these drills are used and why it's important that goalkeepers practice these specific techniques daily.

Give your keepers the confidence they need to make great saves and provide excellent distribution to their teammates. Increase your chances of more clean shots with this exceptional goalkeeper training DVD.

107 minutes. 2014.

with Matt Clepper,
Indy Warriors FC Head Coach;
5x CICC Champions; 4x State Champions; WCSSF U19 League Champions

The hardest thing to do in the game of soccer - and the most vital aspect that determines the success of your team - is finishing.

In his five-year tenure with the Indy Warriors, Matt Clepper's teams average four goals or more per match - a total that is incredibly difficult to overcome and has powered the team to three IHSA State Championships in its brief history.

Coach Clepper demonstrates how he teaches finishing at Indy Warriors FC and what has made his team an attacking threat at the high school level. He provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different ideas on how to create an attack that will put fear in your opponents. You will learn the correct technique of finishing in terms of placement vs. power, proper runs that need to be made in the box when attacking the goal, how to incorporate the whole team and not just the forwards/strikers, and how the use of combination play and speed of play can help you gain an extra advantage when finishing.

Create a Philosophy of Attack

To help your team improve its attacking prowess, it is important to develop an attacking strategy that matches your team's individual strengths. Clepper starts in the classroom and maps out the key elements that make it difficult for your opponents to defend you while highlighting some useful and easy to remember principles of his attacking philosophy.ÿSome of the topics covered include:

• Where forwards should position themselves to become incredibly hard for the opposition to defend.
• How to take advantage of the other team's weaknesses.
• How to create your best angles for attack.

Once attacking strategies have been created and player positions are identified, Clepper demonstrates how to design movement strategies that enable players to make tactical runs on and off the ball that can unbalance defenses to score more goals.

Wing Play

Clepper teaches a few different attacking options from the wing position. The drills and games included in this video follow a progressive training sequence that will help you learn the secrets to building a dangerous attack from the wing.ÿ

You'll see the 3v0 Wing drill, a crossing and finishing exercise that works on a wing player's angle of approach to the goal and getting to the touch line to create goal scoring opportunities. The emphasis in this drill is that the players develop a good sense of dribbling the ball with pace from wide areas. This includes cutting the ball back, early crosses, and the types of runs needed from your strikers. Once players start developing confidence, defenders are added for more game-like pressure. Clepper progresses the exercise in a more functional setting with passive pressure allowing the players lots of repetition.

Still under the principle of wing play, Clepper introduces what is known as "probe dribbling." This is where the dribbler actively looks for gaps and spaces for a through ball. He starts this with a 4v4 game where the ball starts from the winger and dribbles around the top of the 18 yard box looking for runs from their supporting attackers to make in key areas. The exercise is progressed in a 6v4 game to add more supporting angles for the attacking team. Finally, Clepper moves to a 6v6 version of the game.

Checking Forward

In this segment, Coach Clepper shows the importance of the center forward with their movement and decision making on and off the ball. In a pattern play scenario, Clepper has his players in a 7v4 situation using half the field. During these patterns, players are given plenty of repetition at not only wing play, but also probe dribbling. Some key coaching points include:

• The cues to look for to create a 1-2 or overlapping moment.
• How the #10 can create space to get the ball.
• Movement and decisions to make depending on pressure.

Press and Switch

Clepper sets up how to get your forwards to press to create more goal scoring opportunities. It's during this moment where players are taught to try and switch the point of attack to create a 1v1 on the opposite side to exploit the weak side. Players are placed in 5v6 situation, forcing athletes to not only get their head for the switch, but to maintain proper attacking shape and attack with pace once the ball is switched. To make this pressing situation work, Clepper breaks down three drills that isolate the center halfbacks.

• Halfback Turn Drill - A simple passing drill that works on timing runs, receiving, and turning of the ball.
• Halfback 2v1 - Works on movement of halfbacks in midfield to create space and then quickly and accurately send it to your wing player. The wing goes 1v1 and has to get a cross off to the other forwards.
• Halfback Pattern - A pattern is set up so halfbacks can work on quickly and decisively connecting passes with dangerous wing players.

Clepper finishes by showing how everything applies during a team scrimmage. He constantly emphasizes what his team's attacking identity is and uses a game situation to make sure the attackers are on the same page.

Similar to his video on team defending, Clepper expertly details strategies to help teams at any level create a devastatingly effective attacking philosophy. This video is full of tactical discussions and on-field practice clips that will show you exactly how to bring these strategies to life on the field.

75 minutes. 2018.

with Matt Clepper,
Indy Warriors FC Head Coach;
5x CICC Champions; 4x State Champions; WCSSF U19 League Champions

The best teams in the world are well organized defensively and make it tough for other teams to play through. Top level teams like Atletico Madrid, the Italian National Team and Inter Milan (under Jose Mourinho) were known for their success because of the way they defended.

In this video, Coach Clepper demonstrates how he teaches defending at Indy Warriors FC and what has made his team set records for goals against. Clepper teaches four different concepts that will help your team not only defend, but also transition quickly and get organized behind the ball. Clepper provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different ideas on how to transition quickly on both sides of the ball.

Filling and Collapsing Space

The easiest way to break down an opposing defense is to take advantages of gaps between the forwards, midfielders, and defenders. As these gaps are created, alignments must shift to stop the ball, leading to mismatches and goals. Clepper starts in the classroom and maps out the key elements that make it incredibly difficult for your opponents to score while highlighting some useful and easy to remember principles of his defensive philosophy. Some of the topics covered include:

• Defensive cues to read the game to get a head start on your attacker.
• The keys to not get beaten in transition.
• How your defensive strategy should change as play gets closer to the goal your team is defending.
• How to separate the attacker from the ball on the turn.
• The proper shape, distances, and angles needed to defend in small groups.
• How to defend properly to quickly start a counter attack.

Defending Drills

Coach Clepper teaches his philosophy about how to be a great individual and team defender. The drills and games included in this video follow a progressive training sequence that will help you learn the secrets to building a great defense.ÿDrills include:

• 1v1 Facing an Attacker: Learn the three step process for shutting down attackers.
• 1v1 Facing an Attacker's Back: Learn the key elements of how to quickly dispossess the ball from an attacker who receives it with their back to you.
2v2: Learn the right spacing and movement so your players don't get split. ÿ
• 4v4 Backline Walkthrough: Coach Clepper walks through the defensive responsibilities checklist.ÿThe series progresses into a live drill where the back four work together to stop the attack in various parts of the field. ÿ
• 6v4: Learn how to defend and stifle the opponent's attack even when outnumbered. ÿ
• 8v4: Learn how four defenders can keep eight players from scoring by being in the correct positions.ÿ

The key coaching points in each drill include:

• How to make adjustments as the ball moves across the field.
• Keeping players organized and connected in order to stop through ball penetration.
• How defensive spacing changes when you are defending a good dribbler.
• The back four zonal shape and responsibilities when defending outside of the 18 yard box.
• How to switch from zonal defending to man marking once the ball is inside the 18 yard box.

Coach Clepper constantly emphasizes the principle of staying connected to eliminate through balls. ÿ

On average, there are over 200 transitional moments during a game. It's important to master and take advantage of those moments to be successful, and this video will help you do just that!

77 minutes. 2018.

Create a personal practice environment that promotes experimentation, creativity and encourages players to develop their individual style!

The 2,000 Touches Series provides creative ways for young players to practice on their own, with a teammate, or with a parent. The videos will inspire players who simply need guidance on what to practice.

The exercises in this video series were specially chosen because they require minimal extra equipment, if any. You will see variations of the exercises that allow parents and friends to help - even if they've never kicked a ball. Demonstrators in the series include boys and girls ranging from 8 to U18.

As you improve, you can do the exercises quicker, longer or under more pressure to challenge yourself and increase your skill level.

Dribbling
This series of exercises is specially designed to get players plenty of touches on the ball in a short time period. Players will be challenged by drills that allow them to practice a variety of feints and turns.

You will see step-over moves, Cruyff Turns, lunges, and cuts and you will be encouraged to add your own style and flair. Learn a progression of dribbling drills that encourage lots of tight, controlled touches with all surfaces of the foot. Sharpen your skills using Coach Koon's simple grid layout or his obstacle course.

Goal Keeping
Discover simple drills that will help you develop the quick hands and soft catches you need to keep the ball out of the net. As you go deeper into the video, you will uncover more challenging drills for catches and dives that promote side to side movement and quick footwork. Finally, you will see exercises you can use to improve both footwork and ball settling from a variety of services coming off a wall.

Because of the constant ball contact these drills provide, they can also be used for conditioning. Simply increase the distances and players will benefit not only from lots of touches but also from the aerobic conditioning.

After viewing the 2,000 Touches Series, players will have everything they need to go outside and get meaningful touches on the ball. And parents of young players will be able to create challenging exercises to help guide their young players toward improvement.

96 minutes. 2012.

Create a personal practice environment that promotes experimentation, creativity and encourages players to develop their individual style!

The 2,000 Touches Series provides creative ways for young players to practice on their own, with a teammate, or with a parent. The videos will inspire players who simply need guidance on what to practice.

The exercises in this video series were specially chosen because they require minimal extra equipment, if any. You will see variations of the exercises that allow parents and friends to help - even if they've never kicked a ball. Demonstrators in the series include boys and girls ranging from 8 to U18.

As you improve, you can do the exercises quicker, longer or under more pressure to challenge yourself and increase your skill level.

Juggling
This series of exercises begins with simple juggling drills. The drills increase in difficulty by altering the height and patterns. Players are challenged to perform lifts - especially the lifts they have yet to perfect - in addition to catching the ball on the foot, back, and head.

Receiving
Learn simple and effective two-touch receiving drills. These exercises will challenge your thigh control, head control, and chest control techniques. Throughout these exercises Coach Koons provides expert coaching tips and adds movement and conditions to the exercises for more advanced players.

After viewing the 2,000 Touches Series, players will have everything they need to go outside and get meaningful touches on the ball. And parents will be able to create challenging exercises to help guide their young players toward improvement.

79 minutes. 2012.

Help the soccer player in your family train and improve - even if you have limited soccer ability or knowledge. Create a personal practice environment that promotes experimentation, creativity and encourages players to develop their individual style!

The 2,000 Touches Series provides creative ways for young players to practice on their own, with a teammate, or with a parent. The videos will inspire players who simply need guidance on what to practice.

The exercises in this video series were specially chosen because they require minimal extra equipment, if any. You will see variations of the exercises that allow parents and friends to help - even if they've never kicked a ball. Demonstrators in the series include boys and girls ranging from 8 to U18.

As you improve, you can do the exercises quicker, longer or under more pressure to challenge yourself and increase your skill level.

Passing
This series of exercises will provide you with a lot of touches on the ball. Beginning with simple two-touch passing technique, you will receive expert coaching tips and exercises that start simple and progress into first touch set ups, utilizing different foot surfaces, altering distances, reading the timing of a player's run, and playing the ball to the receiver's proper foot.

Shooting
The shooting exercises in this video focus on developing body mechanics so that players can develop the technique needed for properly striking a ball without the benefit of a goal. Included is a unique juggling drill that reinforces the proper place to strike the ball on your foot.

This is a great DVD for a parent or anyone who is unfamiliar with soccer to start learning ways they can help players improve. Coach Koons provides ideas on how someone who is unfamiliar with soccer can help a player improve.

After viewing the 2,000 Touches Series, players will have everything they need to go outside and get meaningful touches on the ball. And parents of young players will be able to create challenging exercises to help guide their young players toward improvement.

85 minutes. 2012.

Flexibility is key for any successful soccer team. In back-to-back NCAA Elite 8 appearances, Butch Lauffer has utilized the 4-2-3-1 system which allows his teams tactical flexibility on the offensive and defensive ends of the field. In this DVD, Coach Lauffer demonstrates how this system can be adjusted for stronger defensive or offensive formations, the roles of the players, winning the ball, transition, angles of recovery, pass timing, and attacking. Coach Lauffer also shares several field exercises than can be used to develop the 4-2-3-1 for your team. Using this system will give your team greater flexibility, will help your team break down opponents, and win more games.

78 minutes. 2005.

with Alan Yost, Capital University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
coached Capital to their first NCAA Tournament victory in school history (2017);
NSCAA Premier Diploma holder (highest diploma offered through the NSCAA); associate staff coach for the NSCAA;

Alan Yost and his Capital men's soccer team qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2017 and became the first team in program history to win a game in the tournament. Yost's 5-3-2 defensive formation contributed to his team's success thanks to its ability to quickly take advantage of the counterattack.

This video from Coach Yost will help you teach your players to be successful in the 5-3-2 through a series of drills and games that focus on the technical and tactical buildup of the formation. Yost includes play diagramming and game highlights to help illustrate each teaching point he makes. The 5-3-2 is especially effective at keeping the opponent out of your critical scoring areas while enabling an effective counterattack through transition to finish.

Building the Defense

Reinforce fundamental individual defense and build to team defensive roles through a series of four drills and progressions. Coach Yost explains and demonstrates:

• Front and back hand defending; as well as front and back foot defending.
• Defensive roles in small-sided situations.
• How to make offensive play predictable and how to recognize when to jump in during vulnerable situations to create a counterattack.

Ball Movement Through the Midfield

Through a series of two possession-focused drills and progressions, you'll learn to teach your midfielders to disguise their passes to facilitate ball movement. Yost shows how to work on ball movement in a small area and how to apply the same principles on a larger scale within the 5-3-2.

Finish the Counterattack

Coach Yost teaches a finishing drill that will train your players how to be successful when provided attack opportunities within the 5-3-2. He'll help you understand how to shift the formation to support the attack and what the roles and positioning requirements are to finish the ball consistently.

The 5-3-2, when implemented as taught by Coach Yost, can tighten up your defense and be an effective counterattack formation. This session teaches and demonstrates the player/position roles and responsibilities that will help your 5-3-2 dominate the competition!

118 minutes. 2018.

with Alan Yost, Capital University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
coached Capital to their first NCAA Tournament victory in school history (2017);
NSCAA Premier Diploma holder (highest diploma offered through the NSCAA); associate staff coach for the NSCAA;

In this video, Alan Yost works his team through a series of passing patterns, each of which incorporate a number of progressions. The session evolves into a number of small-sided games which add transitional play and build on the passing patterns that Coach Yost covers earlier in the video. Finally, Yost finishes by working on creating finishing opportunities through ball movement and transition play.

Passing Patterns

Through a series of three passing patterns, you will see how to maximize ball movement within your midfield shape. Yost runs his team through different options within each pattern while emphasizing the key points of:

• Effective ball movement with the proper touch and pace on the ball.
• Game-like verbal and visual communication.
• Disguising passes with exaggerated feints and "selling the dummy."

Small-Sided Games

Yost gives you three small-sided games which build on the passing patterns and incorporate transition. You'll see how the elements of the passing patterns can help your team find success under pressure, as well as how changing game parameters can highlight specific coaching points.

Finishing

You'll see three finishing games which expand on the concepts taught within the passing patterns and small-sided games. Coach Yost emphasizes:

• The creation of right and left options for the ball carrier.
• Why attacking the defender's front foot will help athletes find success.
• Being creative in the final third to create finishing opportunities.

This video presents ideas that can help you design a complete practice. Every small-sided game incorporates transition play and continual play while providing plenty of touches for all players. Additionally, Coach Yost demonstrates three finishing drills (with several variations) to end the training session with fun, high-energy activities. This is a must-buy for any coach whose team could improve their ball movement and finishing skills!

116 minutes. 2018.

Goalkeeper coach Vern Gingerich shares an inside look at a goalkeeper training session with the University of Notre Dame men's soccer program. Beginning with a dynamic warm-up for goalies, Gingerich offers great ways to get keepers ready to react and handle the ball.

Goalkeeping Basics
Teach your keepers how to get in position to stop any shot. Your goalkeepers will be able to make strong saves, especially when they get their body behind the ball.

Quick Reactions
The key to giving up fewer goals is to be ready at any moment for the shot. Coach Gingerich demonstrates reaction drills that build the goalie's mobility and gets them used to sprinting for a ball. These drills also develop a sense of how to make saves while looking past or through a wall of defenders.

Pull Backs
When the attackers are making a run down the field, especially from the wings, they will try to take the ball to the end line and make a pass across the box to a forward or central midfielder for a shot. This segment trains goalies become better at cutting off passes and angles on any shot taken. Keepers also learn not to cheat out too much anticipating a cross. The need to cover the near post in case of a shot from the wing is also emphasized.

Goalkeepers of all skill levels can benefit from this thorough training session. Watch your keepers become more confident in their actions and better able to make more saves. The clean sheets will add up.

58 minutes. 2014.

with Schellas Hyndman,
Grand Canyon University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
former FC Dallas (MLS) Head Coach; 2010 MLS Coach of the Year;
former SMU Head Coach; guided SMU to 22 NCAA Tournaments in 24 years as Head Coach, won 15 conference titles and was named conference coach of the year eight times; NSCAA Director of Coaching Emeritus

Counter-attack soccer has evolved into more than just a moment in a game. This new style of soccer is becoming the fundamental attack for many teams in the world. In this DVD, Schellas Hyndman focuses on how you can incorporate counter-attack soccer into your style of play.

Coach Hyndman thoroughly breaks down moments of transition in a game and how your players can recognize those moments. He does a great job teaching the key elements of counter-attack and then shows, through multiple exercises, how to apply those elements to a practice session. Players will learn the different types of counter-attacks and how each helps the team.

3 Types of Counter-Attack

Counter-attack can be defined in many ways. It's important for players to understand the different methods to counter-attack effectively. Coach Hyndman emphasizes three methods that teams use to generate a counter attack:

• Running and dribbling with the ball into the opponent's area
• Two to three quick passes forward
• Long balls over the top

His progressive training activity illustrates all three of these methods. A great measure of flexibility is afforded for you to pull out the segments that make the most sense in your own circumstance.

Counter-Attack Practice Segments

Coach Hyndman moves the session along from discussing angles and pockets of where players can receive the ball to begin the counter-attack, to playing against more defenders with a different array of numbers advantages.

Practice builds up to players being put in different situations where they have to make decisions on how to counter-attack. Coach Hyndman stops play to describe how players can make a sound decision in these moments. He also discusses several key elements to counter-attack such as:

• Immediate forward action
• Teammates' willingness to support
• Finding swift solutions to problems by looking for opportunities

Coach Hyndman discusses the differences between a fast break and collective counter and between a solo counter and advanced counter.

4v4+1 Exercise

Most of the drills in this video start from a 4v4+1 set up. Coach Hyndman brilliantly incorporates quick ball speed, immediate forward action, a minimum number of passes and fast finishing into this activity. The activity can be expanded into numerous alternate iterations such as a 3v2, 5v1 or 5v2 counter. It's useful to be able to select the counter that best suits your own team.

Relying on his professional experience as a player and coach, Schellas Hyndman outlines the basis of an effective counter-attack, then illustrates the development of a counter attacking mindset. Under the high pressure of these progressive activities, your players will learn to rapidly penetrate under the pressure of a recovering defensive unit.

70 minutes. 2017.

with Schellas Hyndman,
Grand Canyon University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
former FC Dallas (MLS) Head Coach; 2010 MLS Coach of the Year;
former SMU Head Coach; guided SMU to 22 NCAA Tournaments in 24 years as Head Coach, won 15 conference titles and was named conference coach of the year eight times; NSCAA Director of Coaching Emeritus

Many teams have taken to defensive tactics of compaction and organization in their half of the field, allowing superior teams to have the bulk of the ball and possession. An organized and compact press can allow less talented teams to break down superior opponents, or allow possession-oriented teams to quickly win the ball back in their opponent's half.

Using a progression of team defense practice drills, Hyndman demonstrates four practice drills for pressing your opponent that build on top of each other. He concludes with a short video demonstration to reinforce the ideas taught.

Pressing Drills

Learn how to teach your players to have a two-way mentality and quickly go from offense to defense in order to win the ball back quickly. Coach Hyndman teaches the team philosophy of pressing quickly and with numbers in order to be effective. You'll see:

• 6v3 - A passing exercise used to teach your team to trap effectively and to see the field
• 6v6 Game-Like Pressing - Creates an environment where the defensive team can practice their pressing
• 7v7 Game-Like Pressing - Improves individual defending
• 11v11 Game-Like Pressing - Creates an opportunity to have a real life game situation with limitations on the offense
• Game Film - Coach Hyndman brings you into the classroom and breaks down film on pressing

Practice Segment

With his 6v3 practice segment, Coach Hyndman begins to reinforce the mentality needed to be an effective high press team. He explains the importance of teaching your players to recognize when and how to press in order to be most effective at winning the ball back from your opponents.

Coach Hyndman begins by using slides to give you visuals and then takes you to the field where you learn the importance of:

• Having the mentality to attack with and without the ball
• Physical conditioning to be equal to the demand of the press
• Pressing using angles of pressure and positions of supporting players
• Having key individuals to lead the press

You then have the opportunity to see the drill live and hear comments from Coach Hyndman.

Coach Hyndman gives you a lot of material to look over in this video. You'll be able to use the included content at practices as individual drills or as a progression for pressing.

61 minutes. 2017.

with Brent Erwin,
Grand Canyon University Assistant Coach;
former, goalkeeper coach with FC Dallas of the MLS (Major League Soccer); former goalkeeper coach with the U17 Men's U.S. National Team; former SMU Head Coach

If there was a video on the market that could drastically increase your team's scoring opportunities, would you buy it? Brent Erwin's leading edge drills continually place attackers in an endless array of scoring positions, unleashing their offensive prowess.

Coach Erwin takes you through a series of fast-paced drills that teach players how to attack the back line. His innovative second ball drill simulates many of the second chance scoring opportunities that players often miss in games. He turns typical passing combination drills into short, action packed competitions, forcing players out of their comfort zone.

Warm-up Series

You can now skip slow, tedious warm-up drills and move straight into game actions that foster team chemistry while at the same time double as a dynamic warm-up. After a short white board session, Erwin walks players though the combinations used for future drills. The crawl, walk and run approach is used, giving you the flexibility to emphasize your own team needs. As the warm-up progresses, defensive players are added to create game-like conditions.

One-Touch Opportunities

Coach Erwin challenges old soccer training methodology with his use of "second ball" during game action. Players discover how to score more off of one-touch opportunities. His emphasis on scoring positions puts players in spots that the defense can't keep up with.

He takes one of the hardest ideas for your young soccer players to master, identifying and attacking the defensive back line, and turns it into a strength. Coach Erwin's principles and progressions are intuitive, allowing coaches of all age groups to seamlessly apply them to practices. Your players will learn to:

• Identify key scoring spots for more shots on goal
• Transition from an attacking pattern into scoring spots to increase the number of second chance shots
• Shoot off one touch, which improves scoring IQ
• Learn how to break the back line with sophisticated angles and passes
• Integrate passing patterns that confuse back line formations and leave them more susceptible to open shots

7v7+1 Exercise

Coach Erwin uses a free flow style of coaching and only stops play after several minutes to allow players to solve problems on their own. This style rapidly increases a team's IQ and chemistry while reducing the number of wasted possessions.

Score more goals using Brent Erwin's innovative instruction on the best ways to break the opponent's defensive line!

56 minutes. 2017.

with Brent Erwin,
Grand Canyon University Assistant Coach;
former, goalkeeper coach with FC Dallas of the MLS (Major League Soccer); former goalkeeper coach with the U17 Men's U.S. National Team; former SMU Head Coach

The modern goalkeeper must be able to play high enough up-field to act as a sweeping defender behind a back four, thus intercepting through balls and snuffing out attacks before they even begin. However, a poor decision by a sweeper keeper can quickly leave the goal undefended. Brent Erwin lays out a clear set of principles and match triggers to help goalkeepers be decisive and effective in this video; he shares how to teach a goalkeeper when to come for the ball, and, when to prioritize protecting the goal.

Using a progression of individual goalkeeper and full team practice drills, Coach Erwin demonstrates drills for getting goalkeepers off their line and out of their comfort zones in order to be explosive in 1v1 situations and full field play. You'll be able to implement strategies to improve both technical aspects of goalkeeping (body positioning and hand foot placement) and tactical understanding of body position behind defenders and in line with the ball. Ultimately, goalkeepers will develop confidence in approaching the ball off the line in practice situations in order to perform confidently in high stakes game situations.

Practice Segments

Coach Erwin breaks down this video in three main segments. He first begins his session by using only his goalkeepers in a functional, unopposed situation dealing with the technical aspects of using your hands and feet. He also addresses how to effectively use the drop step for the goalkeeper to recover back on their line.

The second segment adds pressure in a 1v1 game that forces the goalkeeper to play just outside the 18 yard box. An additional element added is how goalkeepers deal with the "chip" shot from the attacker. This puts the goalkeeper in a position to have to choose to set and confront the situation or drop and stay closer to their goal.

Small Sided Game

The last segment of the video is a small sided game that includes not only the goalkeepers, but how to add the entire team to address the needs of the goalkeeper in a 6v6+2 game with the field divided up in thirds. This game creates many opportunities for the goalkeeper to come out of their area to deal with different types of balls.

Coach Erwin explains the teaching points he emphasizes during the game:

• Best positioning to effectively sweep behind a back four
• Clear triggers for when to sweep and when to recover
• Proper technique for claiming through balls
• Proper footwork for recovering to protect the goal
• Recognizing situations where the keeper must anticipate and guard against being chipped
• Clear communication and coordination with defenders
• How the keeper should play based on the pressure on the ball
• Which balls the keeper should come out to play vs. which balls the defenders should play
• Encourage the player to take risks in practice so they know their range

Coach Erwin gives you everything you need to coach the goalkeeper when it comes to playing off your line and being able to play with your feet and hands. You'll learn the technique, player mindset, body position and the proper positioning to best manage the space in front of the goalkeeper.

56 minutes. 2017.

with Ben Paneccasio,
Men's and Women's Performance Specialist Coach at Grand Canyon University

Soccer is a sport that demands long periods of running and long bouts of concentration on the ball no matter what age. Physically, players need speed, power, agility and quickness to be successful with the ball against an opponent.

Ben Paneccasio gives you everything you need to know to set up your own conditioning program to help get your team in shape, along with touches necessary to win. In this video, he demonstrates how to utilize the four energy zone progressions needed for players to be physically ready to play soccer at a high level.

You'll see how to combine training zones with playing zones. Each zone has different levels of fitness goals to achieve along with drills to use for the zone. This incorporates technical work with conditioning rates and gets your players to focus on technique:

• Zone 1 - longer duration; lower pace
• Zone 2 - medium duration; moderate intensity (aerobic power)
• Zone 3 - shorter duration; high intensity (anaerobic power)
• Zone 4 - short duration; maximum intensity (anaerobic endurance)

He walks you through the four energy zones step-by-step with diagrams, PowerPoints, and on-field exercises. You'll see how to go from light to maximum effort with easy to follow guidelines. Games can also be used in the progressions. You can copy Coach Paneccasio's drills or create your own using the energy zone progressions.

Coach Paneccasio gives you the ability to mix fitness and soccer without losing time just sprinting up and back on the field. The activities in this video are mentally engaging, challenging and fun. Your players won't even realize they're doing the conditioning part of practice!

55 minutes. 2017.

Bobby Muuss,
Wake Forest University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
2016 NCAA College Cup Runner-up;
3 straight appearances in the quarterfinals (2015-2017);
Muuss' record in his first three years includes 55 wins - more than any other D I program in that same span.
3x ACC Coach of the Year;
former University of Denver Head Coach (2013 Summit League Coach of the Year);
former Assistant Coach at UConn (2000 NCAA Champions, 3x Big East Champions)

In this video, Bobby Muuss demonstrates how he teaches his players to press and the art of counter pressing the "Wake Forest Way." He provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different key elements for your players.

You'll learn how to train your team to press and how to quickly counter press to win the ball back as fast as you can. Muuss explains the teaching points he emphasizes during the exercises:

• Reactions needed to win the ball back.
• How to play proactive defense.
• The importance of staying connected as a team to properly defend.

Practice Segments

Coach Muuss begins this session by having his players go through a warm-up. Within this warm-up, he addresses numerous aspects which include dynamic stretching, speed/agility/quickness, injury prevention, first touch technical work, and the foundation of individual defense with the use of mannequins.

The second segment is "2v2v2+1." It's in this exercise that players must be aware of the defending team and how quick reactions are needed to make sure they're not on the wrong side of the ball when the game ends. This is where Muuss trains the habits needed to build his pressing game at Wake Forest. It also forces his players to play and make quick decisions in tight spaces.

In the third activity, Coach Muuss shows a "7v3 Pressing Game." As with most of his games, players indirectly train multiple aspects of the game. Possession and pressing are key aspects that are covered in this game. Players are rewarded by not only keeping the ball, but counter pressing in small groups of three.

The fourth game is a progression from the previous one, but Muuss adds additional numbers and larger goals to also work on finishing from close range. The teams are given specific roles to either keep possession or counter press and score within a given amount of time.

The fifth and final game is 7v7+1. Muuss uses this game to reinforce what was taught during the session, but gives the teams additional points by winning the ball in the attacking half of the field to reinforce pressing and defending on the front foot.

Coach Muuss shows you just how effective pressing can be and how Wake Forest has used it to their advantage, making them one of the best college teams in the nation.

78 minutes + 28 bonus minutes. 2018.

Bobby Muuss,
Wake Forest University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
2016 NCAA College Cup Runner-up;
3 straight appearances in the quarterfinals (2015-2017);
Muuss' record in his first three years includes 55 wins - more than any other D I program in that same span.
3x ACC Coach of the Year;
former University of Denver Head Coach (2013 Summit League Coach of the Year);
former Assistant Coach at UConn (2000 NCAA Champions, 3x Big East Champions)

Bobby Muuss shows how he teaches his players the importance of playing off target players and the movement needed to attack quickly using the "Wake Forest Way." He provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different key elements for your players.

In this video, you'll learn how to train your team to play off target players. Coach Muuss explains the teaching points he emphasizes during the exercises:

• Movement and supporting angles going forward that create the most danger.
• Good reactions in transitional moments.
• Positioning of players in advanced areas and how to bring players into the match.
• Importance of finding a rhythm in the opponent's half of the field to find central areas.

Practice Segments

Muuss includes six exercises that he uses at Wake Forest. He begins this session by putting his players through a warm-up. Here, he shows how to incorporate dynamic stretching, technical passing and first touch, speed and quickness, and injury prevention all within the warm up.

The second exercise that Coach Muuss shows is what he calls "6v6+4 Transfer Box." This game addresses attacking, defending, and his transitional style of play. It's during this game that players are put in an environment where they have two target players to find; the central midfielder and center striker. The players also have to play using the correct shape while making the right decisions to be able to play through pressure and tight spaces.

In the third activity, Muuss shows how he builds from an unopposed to opposed game with a 3v0 to 3v3 transition game. Throughout the session, he teaches his players the different types of runs they can make to not only create space for themselves, but also gain the ability to combine and find third man runners. As he adds three additional players, Muuss continues to stress how important off the ball movement can be to rip apart even the most compact defenses.

Next, Coach Muuss increases the amount of players to make a 5v5 transition game. Once the ball enters the field of play, he forces two players to have to recover from transition, giving the attacking team a numbers-up situation going to goal.

After the 5v5 game, Coach Muuss makes the situation more complex by making it 9v8. An element added is the use of "Area 14," which is a key area for successful attacking teams. Through the design of the session, players now have to recognize which area is best to attack based on the defending team and how they recover.

The sixth and final game is a 7v7+1 game with touch restrictions. Muuss uses this game to reinforce what was taught during the session and adds the touch restriction to continue to force his players to play at a high tempo.

No matter what system you play, you will need to learn how to play off certain key players to penetrate and go forward with pace. Coach Muuss does an excellent job of creating the right environment to teach his players, and this video allows you to take his techniques and implement them yourself!

73 minutes + 28 bonus minutes. 2018.

Bobby Muuss,
Wake Forest University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
2016 NCAA College Cup Runner-up;
3 straight appearances in the quarterfinals (2015-2017);
Muuss' record in his first three years includes 55 wins - more than any other D I program in that same span.
3x ACC Coach of the Year;
former University of Denver Head Coach (2013 Summit League Coach of the Year);
former Assistant Coach at UConn (2000 NCAA Champions, 3x Big East Champions)

Wake Forest University is one of the top men's soccer programs in the country. In this video, head coach Bobby Muuss gives a rare behind the scenes look into what has helped the Wake Forest soccer program achieve tremendous success.

Coach Muuss demonstrates how he teaches his players the importance of possession to penetrate and the art of counter pressing the "Wake Forest Way." You'll see numerous progressions that will help your team be dangerous keeping the ball and allow them to quickly win it back. Muuss provides in-depth illustrations both on a white board and on the field to show different key elements for your players, including:

• The movement and supporting angles needed from supporting players.
• Reactions needed to win the ball back.
• How to read the play and make the right decisions based on positioning.
• The small details needed to be a technical attacking team.
• The importance of scanning and checking your shoulder for better vision.

Small Sided Games

Coach Muuss begins by addressing the key technical elements needed for quick ball circulation, body position, and the ability to turn in a dynamic setting. You'll see three unopposed passing patterns that lay the foundation for his team's ability to play forward. The emphasis in these particular passing patterns is that the players develop a good sense of rhythm when passing while making sure the angles of support are correct. He progresses this by showing additional patterns to be able to attack and go forward.

The second small sided game that Muuss shows is a 5v2 reaction game. It's here that he is able to cover the two main topics of the session, which are possession to penetrate using a third man and counter pressing. He trains his players to play using the correct shape and decision making to be able to play through pressure and tight spaces to find a central player. He also lays the foundation of getting into good habits of reaction when losing the ball.

In the third game, which is 4v4+3, Muuss builds from his previous game into a more complex one with the same emphasis. He creates and shows a dynamic way of teaching the use of quick ball circulation and the ability to counter press when the right moment occurs. Throughout the small sided game, he continues to stress how important off the ball movement can be and how important it is to have good reactions in a competitive environment.

The fourth small sided game is 7v0 to 7v5 Game. It's here that Coach Muuss builds his players in an unopposed environment while teaching them the playing style/philosophy he wants. These include three main objectives: ball circulation, wingers in, and positioning of the outside backs. Once the players are able to grasp the idea, he adds seven more players to the game.

The fifth and final small sided game is a 7v7+1 game with touch restrictions. Muuss uses this game to reinforce what was taught during the session and adds the touch restriction to continue to force his players to play at a high tempo.

Coach Muuss uses this video to show how he trains his teams to possess to penetrate and how to apply the counter press. Every coach must teach their team how to possess and play through the field, and this is one of the most in-depth resources to learn possession that you'll find!

87 minutes + 28 bonus minutes. 2018.