12v3 Pole Splitting Rondo with Marcus DiBernardo,
Monroe College Head Men’s Coach;
2019 NJCAA Division I National Champions (18-0);
2018 NJCAA Division I Women’s National Champions (16-0-1);
6x NJCAA National Tournament appearances;
2019 United Soccer Coaches Men’s Soccer Coaching Staff of the Year;
2018 United Soccer Coaches Women’s Soccer Coaching Staff of the Year;
2012 NSCAA Coach of the Year

In this video, Marcus DiBernardo shows numerous ways on how to implement Rondos within your game model and the different constraints you can put on your players to increase their soccer intelligence. Coach DiBernardo displays 24 different Rondos with in-depth illustrations, both in animation and on the field that you can use for all phases of the game: attacking, defending, pressing, counter-pressing, finishing, transitions and more.

We are providing this drill to give you ideas on how to enhance your current practice drills. The idea is not to implement it exactly as is, but rather to tweak it to make it fit your system.

There is sound with the video, so please make sure that your sound is on.

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For more information about Using Rondos & Constraints to Teach the Game Model & Increase Soccer Intelligence, click here: Using Rondos & Constraints to Teach the Game Model & Increase Soccer Intelligence – Soccer — Championship Productions, Inc.

Activity to Improve Team Defense Pressure  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 (now United Soccer Coaches) 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.

We are providing this drill to give you ideas on how to enhance your current practice drills. The idea is not to implement it exactly as is, but rather to tweak it to make it fit your system.

We are providing this drill to give you ideas on how to enhance your current practice drills. The idea is not to implement it exactly as is, but rather to tweak it to make it fit your system.

There is sound with the video, so please make sure that your sound is on.

This is a YouTube video, so you will need to be on a network that does not block YouTube videos.

For more information about Team Defense Pressure Drills: Forcing Opponents into Poor Decisions, click here: Team Defense Pressure Drills: Forcing Opponents into Poor Decisions – Soccer — Championship Productions, Inc.

In this course, Coach Barry Elkins, head women’s soccer coach at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, breaks down a handful of drills your team needs to do in order to become efficient problem solvers on the field and transition into a scoring position. These drills will teach your team to think quickly and make the right plays no matter what kind of situation they are in on the field. If you are a coach who wants to help your team get into a scoring position, then this is the course for you!

We are providing this drill to give you ideas on how to enhance your current practice drills. The idea is not to implement it exactly as is, but rather to tweak it to make it fit your system.

There is sound with the video, so please make sure that your sound is on.

This is a Vimeo video, so you will need to be on a network that does not block Vimeo videos.

If you would like to see more information about Coach Elkins’s entire presentation, click this link:
A “Problem-Solving” Approach to Training

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In the video below Tom Mura shares a great environment for working on technical skills. Changing the shape of the area that you’re working in will change the challenges that the players face. Circle drills are a great way to change things up and engage your players.

This video shows you one setup for focusing on dribbling but there are many other ways to use this environment to working on passing, receiving, heading and combination play.

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By Matthew Carroll

Description:
The Swiss Four Corners drill is similar to the normal four corners game except that instead of being a large grid it has four channels, similar to the shape of the Swiss flag. The purpose of these channels is to create opportunities for players to possess through the middle in a tightly contested area, then find long diagonals towards space on the opposite side

Setup:
Set up a grid with a central grid, and four long channels on each side. The size of the grid and channels is dependent on age, skill, and number of players. At the end of each grid add a small goal. Split the group into two teams each defending goals opposite of each other.

Execution:
Each team attempts to score on one of the opponents goals. The focus should be to draw the oppositions defense to one side and then switch fields to attack the vulnerable goal on the other side. All restarts come from the coaches as a 50/50 ball thrown or kicked into the center of the grid.

Variations:
Restarts can be adapted to the goal of the session
A third team can be added to create an overload for one team
Grid dimensions can be altered, or additional channels added

For more games to add to your training sessions check out Coaching Soccer Through Small-Sided Games