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Attacking and Defending Set Pieces
featuring Brandon Koons,
Otterbein University Head Woman's Soccer Coach;
2010 NCAA D-III Final Four; 6x OAC Conference Champs; 5x OAC Coach of the Year

Win the ball and create more scoring opportunities using these time-tested set pieces!

There are different strategies to use when taking a corner kick or a free kick. In this detailed soccer DVD, Brandon Koons takes you through a variety of ways to use set pieces to your advantage when attacking and defending in the offensive half.

These set pieces will create numerous goal scoring chances for your team. Koons' instruction will help you teach your players to:

  • Put pressure on your opponents by overloading an area
  • Create space on throw-ins
  • Time runs for various corner kicks
  • Vary runs on corner kicks to keep the defense off balance
  • Use a defensive wall to your advantage
  • and more ...
Using game and practice footage, Koons takes you through set pieces in your attacking end both offensively and defensively. You will see all of these tactics demonstrated on the field using drills to reinforce key concepts. Koons explains in detail how players should position for set pieces. In addition he emphasizes how important it is for players to time their runs off the ball. This attention to detail will allow your players to win the ball and create scoring opportunities.

Make the most of free kick opportunities with this detailed DVD from Coach Brandon Koons.

60 minutes. 2011.

DVD
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Cover: defending tactics and exercises
Defending Tactics and Exercises
featuring Brandon Koons,
Otterbein University Head Woman's Soccer Coach;
2010 NCAA D-III Final Four; 6x OAC Conference Champs; 5x OAC Coach of the Year

Give up fewer goals this season using these proven defensive tactics and exercises.

Brandon Koons demonstrates fundamental tactics for successful team defending. Coach Koons begins with an easy to understand discussion of the basic defending principals - pressure, cover, depth and balance. He then reviews the roles of the first, second and third defenders, the importance of a team's line of confrontation, and includes a discussion on team shape.

Using live demonstrations, Koons shows exercises that will help your defenders understand their roles and responsibilities. The exercises begin simply and are built upon slowly by adding conditions and players. During these exercises players learn the importance of communication, compactness, side-to-side movement and overall team shape. This video is of benefit to both players trying to understand defensive responsibilities and coaches trying to train their players.

Coach Koons' philosophy of "building from the back" by training players in defending fundamentals has proven quite successful over the years. This DVD will help you understand a defender's role and responsibility and provides training exercises to help improve your team's defending shape.

66 minutes. 2011.

DVD
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Cover: 30 minute soccer clinic - high pressure team defending
30 Minute Soccer Clinic - High Pressure Team Defending
with Mick Hennigan,
Coached at Leeds United in the `90's including the 1992 Championship team and is an English FA Coach Educator where he conducts UEFA "A" License courses.

Over the past few years, the world's top teams have begun playing a more aggressive style of high pressure defense. This type of defense causes problems for the opposition by taking them out of their comfort zone and forcing them to play quicker than they would like. However, playing high pressure defense is much more than just pressing high up the field. It takes a tactical understanding of the entire team as well as an aggressive attitude.

30 Minute Soccer Clinic - High Pressure Team Defending features a functional training session that focuses on organizing your players and putting them in a position to play high pressure defense. The importance of all players being in the right frame of mind and on the same page is stressed. There is a focus on how to press the player with the ball and how to make the opposition play in a predictable manner. This session also has a conditioning element.

This session was conducted at the 2008 Football Coaching International Coaching Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

30 Minute Soccer Clinic DVDs provide quality instruction demonstrated in a condensed training session of approximately 30 minutes. However, the drills and exercises in this DVD can be conducted as a complete training session or utilized in your training sessions regularly throughout the season.

DVD
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Cover: winning tactics for man up & man down situations
Winning Tactics for Man Up & Man Down Situations
with Butch Lauffer,
West Texas A&M University Head Soccer Coach,
Finished 2009 season ranked #11 in NCAA Division II;
USSF "A" license, Grade 1 coaching license (Irish Football Association), Class "A" License (United European Football Assoc.), UEFA pro license (Scottish Football Association);
2008 Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 Women's National Team Assistant Coach

Be prepared for any game situation this season.

In this instructional soccer DVD, Butch Lauffer provides coaching points for implementing structure and tactics according to four man up / man down game-changing situations.

Coach Lauffer uses on-field demonstration and detailed computer animations to illustrate the tactics, formations and soccer principles that need to be employed relative to these game situations. The situations Lauffer discusses are:

  • Winning with a Man Down - Lauffer covers two formations, a 4-4-1 and a 4-3-2 to help you protect the lead. The 4-3-2 adds a striker to put pressure on back players and help defend further up the field. You will learn how to get the ball into opposing field as quickly as possible and use the width and depth of the field to create space and to spread the defense while making the opposition chase the ball.
  • Losing with a Man Down - Lauffer's goal here is to counter attack and get the ball into the penalty area as often as possible to create the best goal scoring opportunities. He suggests using the 4-1-3-1 formation for its centralized positioning and defensive numbers that also translate, offensively, into breaking out into counter attacks with penetrating runs from deep positions.
  • Winning with a Man Up - In this situation, defining the enemy late in the game is key for your team to be successful - late in the game the enemy is the clock, not the other team. Lauffer breaks down the 4-4-2, which will allow you to get the ball in the opponent's half of the field and circulate the ball from side-to-side; forcing the opposition to chase the ball and kill time off the clock.
  • Losing with a Man Up - In this situation, instinctively the winning team will sit deeper in their area and invite you to possess the ball in their half. Lauffer likes to employ a 3-4-3 to get extra players in certain parts of the field to create tactical advantages on the wings that can produce crosses into the penalty area and create 2v1 situations. He also discusses the importance of pressing in this situation, providing tips on where, when and with how many players to press.
  • As you see all of these tactics played (and more) in action as athletes demonstrate them on the field.

    It is not a case of if these situations arise, it's when. Using Lauffer's instruction your squad will be bettered prepared to face these situations when they arise, which will allow your team to successfully handle each.

    Throughout his instruction, Lauffer explains how, where and when to pressure the ball on defense and how to possess the ball on offense, depending on the scenario. He emphasizes the importance of keeping formation, playing wide, drawing free kicks, creating 1 v 1 and 2 v 1 opportunities, and more.

    Shape your formations to maximize the situation with these proven strategies from Butch Lauffer.

    48 minutes. 2010.

    DVD
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    Cover: coaching the english premier league 4-4-2 - defending
    Coaching The English Premier League 4-4-2 - Defending
    The 4 - 4 - 2 is the preferred formation for just about every team in the English Premier League. The 4 - 4 - 2 is also used by the majority of the world's top coaches and teams such as European giants Juventus, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich as well as the national teams of Brazil, England, USA, Italy, etc.

    Coach David Williams explains the roles and responsibilities of the defenders, midfielders and forwards when the opposition has possession of the the ball. He describes many practices that he has used during his vast coaching experience in the English Premier League that will show you how to train your players to play using the 4 - 4 - 2 formation.

    40 minutes. 2005.

    DVD
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