Lee Dunne
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Hiding Players in Games? Do this...
You know the player in your team that you try to hide. Or try to 'strategically' put into the game so they don't mess it up? Hide them at...
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Lee Dunne
- Apr 6, 2023
- 2 min
Reality-Based Learning
Part 1 of 3. US Soccer has built coaching education on three core tenets. Reality-based learning is one. So what is it? It is a teaching...
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Lee Dunne
- Jan 26, 2023
- 1 min
'23 USC Convention - Philadelphia
Another excellent convention experience in the books! So much to see, so much to do, so many good sessions on at once. So many familiar...
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Lee Dunne
- Jan 20, 2023
- 2 min
January 2023 ODP Recap
I had the privilege of taking the 2010 boys from Cal North, to Arizona, to compete in the Far West Regional Championships. Each western...
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Lee Dunne
- Sep 14, 2022
- 5 min
Coaches Toolbox
Every good workman has a toolbox. A bad workman blames his tools. Coaches are no different. You have a toolbox, it might be shallow right...
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Lee Dunne
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Try asking 'why'
I've written before about the 5 elements of a training activity. Once you are familiar with them, they're easy to keep as guidelines. If...
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Lee Dunne
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Coventry 1-1 Blackpool
Coventry's woes in front of goal continue. 20 shots. 7 on target. Two goals ruled out for offside and a 92nd minute shot slashed across...
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Lee Dunne
- Jan 30, 2022
- 4 min
Middlesborough - Coventry City
Coventry hit the Riverside with ambitions to jump into 8th place. Wilder and his overlapping center backs, with a wind machine, were...
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Lee Dunne
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Coventry City 1-0 Stoke City
Another strong City performance sees them justly rewarded with three points! Early on Coventry set their position by allowing Stoke to...
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Lee Dunne
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
Peterborough United 1-4 Coventry City
Coventry snap the recent struggles and blew off some rust with a strong away performance against the Posh. With 2 goals inside 25 minutes...
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Lee Dunne
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Coventry City
Another goal after the 90th minute. Another 'comeback' to demonstrate the fight and desire of this exciting team. However, it wasn't...
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Lee Dunne
- Dec 13, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
A fast and frantic start to a derby game leaves Coventry unorganized. An opening half that Coventry will not want to repeat paves the way...
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Lee Dunne
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
Bournemouth 2-2 Coventry City
Given the two previous 0-0's, Coventry needed to get together their attack for this game against 'fellow promotion rivals'. Though...
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Lee Dunne
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
Coventry City 0-0 Birmingham City
"The former landlord visits..." and it got a little tasty, but not before it was frustrating and sloppy. Another clean sheet and point...
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Lee Dunne
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
Sheffield United 0-0 Coventry City
A return from the international break, an away game, and the start of a 9-game run. A game that Coventry could have won early, and lost...
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Lee Dunne
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
Connecting with Players
Connecting with every player is so important. You see college coaches (in any sport) focusing on team building as much as they focus on...
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Lee Dunne
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 3-2 Bristol City
Coventry desperately needed a rebound against Bristol. One win five, and seemingly half of the Championship ready to leapfrog them, meant...
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Lee Dunne
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
Pay Your Staff More
Coaching 3-5 teams is not good for anyone. Coaches and their families are stretched thin. Clubs are asking players to pay $k's and they...
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Lee Dunne
- Nov 6, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 1-2 Swansea City
The Sky Blues' unbeaten record at the CBS Arena has gone, but the problems are bigger. Coventry, with one win in five, were made to look...
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