Real Coaching Problems
The course teaches you the ideal session. Then you turn up and your own kid is on the team.
Formats and Formations
9v9 isn't 7v7 with two more players. Every step up changes which problems your team has to solve.
Designing a Session
Most coaches don't plan a session. They plan ninety minutes of activities and hope a session breaks out.
Welcome to the Grassroots
Grassroots isn't a test of how much soccer you know. It's an introduction to how children learn — taught the same way you'll be teaching your players.
Experiential Learning
Play-Practice-Play is built on experiential learning. Here's what that actually means, the four stages of the cycle, and the four ways coaches break it.
6 Tasks of a Coach
Behind every great session is a great coach — one who understands their six essential tasks. In this piece, Lee Dunne breaks down the framework that defines effective coaching, from organization and observation to reflection and leadership, helping you plan with purpose and coach with clarity.
The Coaches Toolbox
Great players are built in small spaces. In this article, Lee Dunne shares how players can use at-home technical training to sharpen touch, improve control, and build confidence. With a ball, and consistent effort, every player can keep developing — anywhere.
5 Elements of a Training Activity
Every great soccer session has structure — but there are five essential elements of effective training: Organization, Game-Like Design, Repetition, Challenge, and Coaching. Learn how to plan purposeful practices that mirror real match demands, stretch your players’ thinking, and create meaningful development.
The Build Out Line and Rule
It’s a tough one. Can be an advantage. Is fake and frustrating.
Technical Training at Home
Great players are built in small spaces. In this article, Lee Dunne shares how players can use at-home technical training to sharpen touch, improve control, and build confidence. With a ball, a few cones, and consistent effort, every player can keep developing — anywhere.
Constraints, and CLA
The best coaching doesn’t control players — it guides them. In this article, Lee Dunne explains how the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) helps coaches design environments that challenge players to perceive, decide, and act more effectively through real game situations.
Coaching Your Child in a Team
It can be hard. It can be amazing. Either way, it is definitely hard work, but the game only grows with your effort.
Help! I Have Mixed Talent!
Mixed talent. Grassroots finest - some players are future pro players. Others are future flower arrangers. How do I run a practice or lead a team that has such a mix of ability and even interest?
One Club, One Language: Consistency Across Your Staff.
Clear communication builds confident players. In this article, Lee Dunne introduces the impact core coaching words — that create a common language between coaches, players, and parents. Simple words. Powerful understanding. Success
7v7 Grassroots Soccer Training Plans
Available in the Learning Center for 12 months after course completion.
9v9 Grassroots Soccer Training Plans
Available in the Learning Center for 12 months after course completion.