The 5-Minute Football Coach #150

Anniversary issue: Five of our most liked videos from the last year

Welcome to issue #150 of the 5MFC!

This is a bit of a landmark for us, so here are 5 of the most liked videos that we shared over the last year.

Enjoy!

🏃‍♂️ Warmups of the year

First, a genuine classic: the ‘bulldog’ game, with dribbling.

MiniSoccerDrills @minisoccerdrill

Dribble across the area.Defenders try to win ball and play out of area. Progress to defender having to dribble to a goal or area if they win it..Keep ball close, move quick ⚽️⬅️↔️➡️⚽️ @plancoachplay @TacticalPad @Smedley033 @AmplifiedSoccer @CoachingFamily @TacticalThinker

Next, an activation race with a nice competitive element:

JER Coaching @jercoaching

Thanks for the inspo @WannaTeachPE used at last night's #performancecentre ✅️ Acceleration ✅️ Deceleration ✅️ Competitive ✅️ Fun @joerooney87 @cjjameson5 #SharingIsCaring

WannaTeachPE @WannaTeachPE

Hungry Hippo Shuttles! 🎾🦛 Fun way to include acceleration into a competitive game against a partner. First player to get all their balls into the basket wins! https://t.co/zeZ00rruib

⚽️ Practices of the year

Now, a simple setup for quick passing combinations:

WannaTeachPE @WannaTeachPE

Pass, Gate & Move! 🌉⚽️ Love this activity for its simplicity, fluency and focus on timing of the pass. Great way to encourage young players to pass ahead of team-mates as opposed to at or behind them.

To be followed with this gentle run and finishing practice:

🥅 Game of the year

And to wrap things up, this core 6v4 SSG to work on transitions:

LittleGiants Football Academy @LittleGiantsIrl

@SundayShare10 session from @BallinaTownFC @jonoheffernan Love a good Transition game ✅Coaching points in the clip👇 Designed by @TacticalPad

I hope you enjoyed this. Until next time!

Fabrice

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