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Apr 122 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20222 min read

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, 20222 min read

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, 20212 min read

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, 20214 min read

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

Jul 14, 20212 min read

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...

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Lee Dunne

Jul 1, 20213 min read

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...

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Lee Dunne

Mar 5, 20212 min read

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...

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Lee Dunne

Feb 5, 20212 min read

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, 20214 min read

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...

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Lee Dunne

Aug 24, 20201 min read

When Practice is Canceled...

Make the most of any canceled team trainings.

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Lee Dunne

Aug 4, 20202 min read

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

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Lee Dunne

Jul 31, 20202 min read

It has to be exciting.

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

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Lee Dunne

Jul 2, 20201 min read

#returntoplay 4v4

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

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Lee Dunne

Jun 30, 20203 min read

#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...

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Lee Dunne

Jun 11, 20202 min read

Game Model. Why?

"Why have a game model and why is it important to share with the players?"

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Lee Dunne

May 31, 20202 min read

Positional Profiles - Player Review

During this quarantine period, I challenged the players to identify clips of themselves performing to their positional profiles, and...

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Lee Dunne

May 6, 20206 min read

5 Elements of Training Activity

Do you consider these 5 elements when planning and executing your training sessions?

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Soccer Training at Home - The Essentials

Lee Dunne

Apr 29, 20202 min read

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...

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Lee Dunne

Apr 28, 20204 min read

The 5 W's and You

Use the 5 W's for success in planning and executing your soccer sessions.

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Lee Dunne

Apr 16, 20202 min read

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, 20202 min read

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...

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Lee Dunne

Apr 7, 20202 min read

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...

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Lee Dunne

Mar 28, 20202 min read

Get your hours in…

Hours = experience. Thats how you learn.

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Lee Dunne

Mar 24, 20202 min read

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, 20202 min read

Now what??

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

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Lee Dunne

Mar 15, 20203 min read

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?

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Lee Dunne

Feb 28, 20203 min read

No Medal for You!

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

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Lee Dunne

Aug 29, 20214 min read

QPR 2-0 Coventry City

Coventry set up this game to not get walked over like last season. Yet, there was still respect in the approach as you will see. Without...

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Lee Dunne

Aug 15, 20213 min read

Barnsley 1-0 Coventry City

A frustrating away day for Coventry ends in frustration with a missed penalty, but here is how Barnsley won the game. Noteworthy Barnsley...

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Lee Dunne

Aug 9, 20214 min read

Coventry City 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Coventry struggled early on to possess further forward than their own defensive third. In reality, the first pass from Moore was easy...

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Lee Dunne

Jul 14, 20212 min read

Player Analysis - Martyn Waghorn

Coventry has signed the experienced Waghorn on a two-year deal, replacing Biamou and Bakayoko with experience. Aside from a very brief...

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Lee Dunne

May 2, 20213 min read

Huddersfield Town 1-1 Coventry City

Had things gone differently over the past two weeks, this report would have likely contained some scathing reviews on the toothless...

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Lee Dunne

Apr 27, 20214 min read

Coventry City 0-1 Preston North End

It was a hangover performance that also highlighted some continuing trends. Given the demand of the previous 3 games and the outcomes, it...

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Lee Dunne

Apr 22, 20214 min read

Stoke City 2-3 Coventry City

This 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...

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Lee Dunne

Apr 19, 20214 min read

Coventry City 2-0 Barnsley FC

Reflecting on this game, and aside from the recent performance at Rotherham, there have only been a handful of standout performances this...

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