Lee Dunne Jul 14 2 min Season Plan Do you plan your season? Down to each session or micro/macro-cycle? How much flexibility do you have? I've been coaching a group of mixed...
Lee Dunne Jul 1 3 min Laps for Mental Toughness Someone told me that running laps develops mental toughness. Much like, I assume, passing around cones develops soccer players who can...
Lee Dunne Mar 5 2 min 1v2? From an early start in coaching, I was 'taught' that it's best to give your players the best chance for success. This means that favoring...
Lee Dunne Feb 5 2 min The Formation Game #1 Coventry (red) were attacking in a 1-4-3-3. Birmingham (blue) were defending in a 1-4-2-3-1. Coventry opted to play long often, without...
Lee Dunne Jan 19 4 min Don't talk to me for 48 hours Please note, that you owe the $3,000+ for your child to play in this team, and you may not ask me any questions for 48 hours after a game...
Lee Dunne Aug 24, 2020 1 min When Practice is Canceled... Make the most of any canceled team trainings.
Lee Dunne Aug 4, 2020 2 min Helping them get 'unstuck' If we train players to play positions with the whole game in mind, I think we will see more rounded players that have the confidence to get
Lee Dunne Jul 31, 2020 2 min It has to be exciting. Check out how I recently trained two young Soccer players online.
Lee Dunne Jul 2, 2020 1 min #returntoplay 4v4 Watch a #returntoplay 4v4 with some pretty awesome rules...
Lee Dunne Jun 30, 2020 3 min #returntoplay With sense. Activity isn't far away. Some clubs within San Francisco and the Bay Area are returning to play in different ways, but we...
Lee Dunne Jun 11, 2020 2 min Game Model. Why? "Why have a game model and why is it important to share with the players?"
Lee Dunne May 31, 2020 2 min Positional Profiles - Player Review During this quarantine period, I challenged the players to identify clips of themselves performing to their positional profiles, and...
Lee Dunne May 6, 2020 6 min 5 Elements of Training Activity Do you consider these 5 elements when planning and executing your training sessions?
Lee Dunne Apr 29, 2020 2 min Soccer Training at Home - The Essentials I have been conducting online training for my competitive teams and the recreational teams from SF Youth Soccer. Sadly, we're faced with...
Lee Dunne Apr 28, 2020 4 min The 5 W's and You Use the 5 W's for success in planning and executing your soccer sessions.
Lee Dunne Apr 16, 2020 2 min Let Them Show You So, I spoke during the #SoccerCoachesSummit for SCORES on Tuesday and talked about Redefining Success. This is something I am incredibly...
Lee Dunne Apr 16, 2020 2 min From Goal, with Different Challenges. Welcome to the second part of this mini series on the set up and consequences of your practice environment. The first series was set up...
Lee Dunne Apr 7, 2020 2 min End Zone, Target, or Goals I recently shared a mini series that reflects on the decisions we make, as coaches, that have consequences and often unintended...
Lee Dunne Mar 24, 2020 2 min Position Profiles What do your players think when you ask them 'what are the key attributes required for playing your position?' Have you ever asked them?
Lee Dunne Mar 15, 2020 3 min A Resume Full of Pros How many pros have you 'made'? What if the majority you work with will never go pro, are you a bad coach?
Lee Dunne Feb 4, 2020 1 min The important of 'Power Questions' In wrapping up a clinic with these young players. I challenge them. Next week I will ask them to 'tell me' their answers. THEN They will...
Lee Dunne11 hours ago3 minPlayer Analysis - Matt GoddenEnglish, 30-year-old striker. Godden started 18 Championship games and appeared in 5 more from the bench. 1,454 minutes played. 6 goals -...
Lee DunneJul 213 minPlayer Analysis - Liam KellyScottish, 31-year-old central midfielder. Kelly started 21 Championship games and appeared in 2 more from the bench. 1,634 minutes...
Lee DunneJul 142 minSeason PlanDo you plan your season? Down to each session or micro/macro-cycle? How much flexibility do you have? I've been coaching a group of mixed...
Lee DunneJul 142 minPlayer Analysis - Martyn WaghornCoventry has signed the experienced Waghorn on a two-year deal, replacing Biamou and Bakayoko with experience. Aside from a very brief...
Lee DunneJul 23 minPlayer Analysis - Ben SheafEnglish, 23-year-old central midfielder. Sheaf started 21 Championship games with nine appearances from the bench. 1,816 minutes played...
Lee DunneJul 13 minLaps for Mental ToughnessSomeone told me that running laps develops mental toughness. Much like, I assume, passing around cones develops soccer players who can...
Lee DunneJun 93 minPlayer Analysis - Kyle McFadzeanEnglish, 34-year-old central defender. McFadzean started 37 Championship games with one appearance from the bench. 3,293 minutes played...
Lee DunneJun 34 minPlayer Analysis - Callum O'HareEnglish, 23-year-old attacking midfielder. O'Hare started 40 Championship games and appeared in 6 more from the bench. 3,596 minutes...
Lee DunneMay 23 minHuddersfield Town 1-1 Coventry CityHad things gone differently over the past two weeks, this report would have likely contained some scathing reviews on the toothless...
Lee DunneApr 274 minCoventry City 0-1 Preston North EndIt was a hangover performance that also highlighted some continuing trends. Given the demand of the previous 3 games and the outcomes, it...
