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    Try asking 'why'
    Lee Dunne
    • Jun 8
    • 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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    Purpose
    Lee Dunne
    • Apr 14
    • 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...
    2 views
    Connecting with Players
    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...
    10 views
    Pay Your Staff More
    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...
    81 views
    Season Plan
    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...
    174 views
    Laps for Mental Toughness
    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...
    21 views
    1v2?
    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...
    22 views
    The Formation Game #1
    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...
    53 views
    Don't talk to me for 48 hours
    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...
    375 views
    When Practice is Canceled...
    Lee Dunne
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    When Practice is Canceled...

    Make the most of any canceled team trainings.
    22 views
    Helping them get 'unstuck'
    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
    15 views
    It has to be exciting.
    Lee Dunne
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    It has to be exciting.

    Check out how I recently trained two young Soccer players online.
    21 views
    #returntoplay 4v4
    Lee Dunne
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    #returntoplay 4v4

    Watch a #returntoplay 4v4 with some pretty awesome rules...
    7 views
    #returntoplay
    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...
    42 views
    Game Model. Why?
    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?"
    89 views
    Positional Profiles - Player Review
    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...
    79 views
    5 Elements of Training Activity
    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?
    741 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...
    9 views
    The 5 W's and You
    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.
    112 views
    Let Them Show You
    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...
    9 views
    From Goal, with Different Challenges.
    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...
    3 views
    End Zone, Target, or Goals
    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...
    38 views
    Get your hours in…
    Lee Dunne
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Get your hours in…

    Hours = experience. Thats how you learn.
    15 views
    Position Profiles
    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?
    38 views
    Now what??
    Lee Dunne
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Now what??

    No coaching for a week or two - so, now what???
    7 views
    A Resume Full of Pros
    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?
    47 views
    No Medal for You!
    Lee Dunne
    • Feb 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    No Medal for You!

    Tony laughed said 'I didn't get one...'
    44 views
    The important of 'Power Questions'
    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...
    15 views
    The power of NO.
    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...
    103 views
    #BMORE20
    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...
    31 views
    Try asking 'why'

    Try asking 'why'

    Purpose

    Purpose

    Connecting with Players

    Connecting with Players

    Pay Your Staff More

    Pay Your Staff More

    Season Plan

    Season Plan

    Laps for Mental Toughness

    Laps for Mental Toughness

    1v2?

    1v2?

    The Formation Game #1

    The Formation Game #1

    Don't talk to me for 48 hours

    Don't talk to me for 48 hours

    When Practice is Canceled...

    When Practice is Canceled...

    Coventry City 2-0 Middlesbrough
    Lee Dunne
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Coventry City 2-0 Middlesbrough

    With the international break behind the Sky Blues, 3 games in 7 days is a welcome return for the fans, but with such a strong and mature...
    12 views
    Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City
    Lee Dunne
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City

    Coventry's struggles in front of goal continued versus Blackpool, but they still looked very good going forward and made the game far...
    10 views
    Coventry City 2-1 Nottingham Forest
    Lee Dunne
    • Aug 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
    10 views
    Huddersfield Town 1-1 Coventry City
    Lee Dunne
    • May 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
    9 views
    Coventry City 0-1 Preston North End
    Lee Dunne
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
    9 views
    Coventry City 3-1 Bristol City
    Lee Dunne
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Coventry City 3-1 Bristol City

    It was a desperate performance for Coventry City. After the performance versus QPR, a reboot and win were essential for this game....
    25 views
    QPR 2-0 Coventry City
    Lee Dunne
    • Apr 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    QPR 2-0 Coventry City

    The 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...
    20 views
    Coventry City 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
    Lee Dunne
    • Mar 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Coventry City 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers

    There 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...
    18 views
    Luton Town 2-0 Coventry City
    Lee Dunne
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    Luton Town 2-0 Coventry City

    That 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...
    7 views
    Coventry City 1-0 Derby County
    Lee Dunne
    • Mar 7, 2021