#headsandvolleyspodcast

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 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

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

Apr 14, 2022
2 min

Purpose

If you watched the Champions League game between Man City and Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, 4-12, and the first leg, you would have seen...

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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...

31 views

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...

95 views

Lee Dunne

Jul 14, 2021
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...

196 views

Lee Dunne

Jul 1, 2021
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...

74 views

Lee Dunne

Mar 5, 2021
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...

31 views

Lee Dunne

Feb 5, 2021
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...

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Lee Dunne

Jan 19, 2021
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...

449 views

Lee Dunne

Aug 24, 2020
1 min

When Practice is Canceled...

Make the most of any canceled team trainings.

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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

19 views

Lee Dunne

Jul 31, 2020
2 min

It has to be exciting.

Check out how I recently trained two young Soccer players online.

28 views

Lee Dunne

Jul 2, 2020
1 min

#returntoplay 4v4

Watch a #returntoplay 4v4 with some pretty awesome rules...

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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...

48 views

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?"

138 views

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...

92 views

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?

1,127 views

Soccer Training at Home - The Essentials

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...

15 views

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.

160 views

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...

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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...

13 views

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...

78 views

Lee Dunne

Mar 28, 2020
2 min

Get your hours in…

Hours = experience. Thats how you learn.

22 views

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?

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Lee Dunne

Mar 20, 2020
2 min

Now what??

No coaching for a week or two - so, now what???

12 views

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?

50 views

Lee Dunne

Feb 28, 2020
3 min

No Medal for You!

Tony laughed said 'I didn't get one...'

47 views

Lee Dunne

Jul 23, 2019
1 min

Player Development Plan

What is yours? I consider my own roadmap, style of play, and philosophy, plus the players goals before I even start on their plan. The...

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