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 Dunne Jan 29, 2020 2 min The power of NO. This winter I was approached for a high school head coaching role in SF. I interviewed, accepted and was all set. However, I begun to...
Lee Dunne Jan 21, 2020 2 min #BMORE20 If you haven't been, then it is really important that you understand what the environment is like...
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...
Lee DunneApr 224 minStoke City 2-3 Coventry CityThis game didn't really go as many thought it would. A win was always possible, but the manner in which Coventry approached the game is...
Lee DunneApr 194 minCoventry City 2-0 Barnsley FCReflecting on this game, and aside from the recent performance at Rotherham, there have only been a handful of standout performances this...
Lee DunneApr 163 minRotherham United 0-1 Coventry CityIt had the feeling of a Rugby match. Playing for touch and being in a position to threaten your opponent. The stats that back this up:...
Lee DunneApr 54 minCoventry City 3-1 Bristol CityIt was a desperate performance for Coventry City. After the performance versus QPR, a reboot and win were essential for this game....
Lee DunneApr 33 minQPR 2-0 Coventry CityThe cover image, kick-off, presents the only parity in this game. This is all in reflection, but in-game you might have seen some of the...
Lee DunneMar 203 minCoventry City 0-0 Wycombe WanderersThere were concerns initially around the line-up and only playing one up top. I'll show you why I think it worked in the first half. Only...
Lee DunneMar 185 minLuton Town 2-0 Coventry CityThat was a long 10 days, wasn't it? As is said often, it's the hope that kills you. Not to be too downtrodden, but this felt like another...
Lee DunneMar 74 minCoventry City 1-0 Derby CountyA gift of a goal settled this game early on for Coventry. Positive shape and control. Finally, we got Hamer on the ball and enabled him...
Lee DunneMar 35 minCoventry City 1-2 MiddlesboroughWhy not start the post off with a theme. Warnock. He outsmarted Robins. Why do I think that? 1 - Game plan. Coventry have been using that...
Lee DunneFeb 284 minBlackburn Rovers 1-1 Coventry CityWhatever we do, don't go down to 10-men after 14 minutes and we should be able to compete with, and beat, Blackburn. This mentality...
Lee DunneFeb 254 minSwansea City 1-0 Coventry CityBefore the game there was talk of the same line-up and the concern would be Coventry's ability to get forward given Swansea's use of...
Lee DunneFeb 203 minCoventry City 2-0 Brentford FCNote. Brentford didn't take a knee before kick-off. Some adjustment to the line-up and a consideration for how we can be successful...
Lee DunneFeb 185 minCoventry City 0-2 Norwich CityThe cover image is from whoscored.com and sums up the Coventry performance in this one. If the game was a 'free hit' as many considered,...
Lee DunneFeb 144 minCardiff City 3-1 Coventry CityThe line-up was the same as the team that faced Watford. You can read that analysis here, and you'll see that the success that Coventry...
Lee DunneFeb 73 minCoventry City 0-0 Watford FCGoals win games. Fortunately, Coventry only really let Deeney look threatening for one flash header off of the bar, preventing Watford...
Lee DunneFeb 35 minCoventry City 1-2 Nottingham ForestShape, part 1. The weakness for Coventry in this event was always going to be the wings. It was against Birmingham, and where the penalty...
Lee DunneJan 314 minBirmingham City 1-1 Coventry City19 fouls. 3 yellows. 8 attempts on goal from set-pieces. Organization. Birmingham were very organized in this game. When Coventry tried...
Lee DunneJan 274 minCoventry City 2-0 Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday played in a grey kit. It rained for pretty much the entire game and both teams struggled with possession. Coventry...
