Learn to breakdown modern, compact defenses! Brandon Koons shares his key fundamentals of creating an aggressive, attacking soccer team.

As modern defenses become more sophisticated and difficult to breakdown, it is essential to employ effective attacking methods in order to stay ahead of the competition. Coach Koons explains the key principles of creating a successful attack and then demonstrates how to coach them with your team.

Using a combination of lecture, diagrams, competition and practice footage, Koons outlines how to coach these key attacking principles to the advanced soccer player. You will see how to:

• Create opportunities to break the line of defense by dribbling, passing and shooting.
• Make runs to break apart the defense - stretch, check and threaten.
• Train players functionally to attack defenses.
• Encourage your players to take risks through dribbling and passing to beat defenders.
• Make runs ahead of the ball to create offensive opportunities.

In addition to the drills and games, this DVD features many clear and concise coaching points that you can instantly put into your coaching toolbox and apply to any attacking situation.

53 minutes. 2011.

The activities on disc 2 look at a variety of functional and tactical training exercises that create an environment where players can acquire the decision making ability to be collectively and individually dangerous attacking players.

Attacking Disc 1:

• 1v1 Individual Attacking Skills,
  with Nancy Feldman- NSCAA National Staff Coach, Head Coach- Boston University
• 1v1 To 2v2 Attacking,
  with Nancy Feldman- NSCAA National Staff Coach, Head Coach- Boston University
• Combination Play In The Final Third,
  with Laura Kerrigan- NSCAA National Staff Coach, Head Coach- North Carolina State University
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• Finishing Skills,
  with Theresa Echtermeyer- NSCAA National Staff Coach, Director of Coaching Littleton United Soccer

Attacking Disc 2:

• Possession With A Purpose,
  with Nancy Feldman- NSCAA National Staff Coach, Head Coach- Boston University
• Training The Playmaker,
  with Janet Rayfield- NSCAA National Staff Coach, Head Coach- University of Illinois
• Box Organization,
  with Lauren Gregg- NSCAA National Staff Coach, Former U.S. National Team Assistant Coach
• Training The Three Front,
  with Janet Rayfield

145 minutes (2 DVDs). 2006.

Easy to understand field sessions are complimented by diagrams explaining the activities to make coaching Counter Attacking principles and sessions effective for both coaches and players. Field sessions are highlighted by footage of high level matches to make training effective and interesting for the players.

35 minutes. 2009.

In the first section, using the concept of Coaching In The Game Methodology, the coach will learn how to train a soccer team's attacking tactical understanding through using a 6v6 format with very active play and start positions allowing maximum touches on the ball to simulate the reality of moving from one third of the field to another.

The Progressive Methodology section begins with possession games and moves all the way to a realistic soccer game with two large goals with goalkeepers. This section features the use of the 4v2 to teach penetrating passes, and the 5v3 to teach changing the point of attack. In this section the coach learns to move the training of attacking tactics from simple to complex and from clarity to reality in a progressive fashion.

In the Small-sided Games section the soccer coach learns how to design and implement free flowing and realistic games for teaching for specific topics in the attack- penetration, possession, runs off the ball and where and when to run off the ball. The coach also learns to use these games to teach the principles of attack: width, depth, mobility and penetration.

Learn to maximize your scoring opportunities in transition!

Elmar Bolowich delivers the key factors that determine if you fast break or build up in transition and shows how both are equally effective when run properly.

Bolowich diagrams each phase of his transition session followed by live practice footage of each segment. These drills and games build up from single player exercises to 4 v 3, 7 v 7, 10 v 8 and 10 v 9 games. In addition, Bolowich shows you how to capitalize in numbers-up advantages by identifying, supporting, and attacking the open space.

These exercises will increase your players' game conditioning, passing accuracy, communication, and soccer intelligence. Defensively, these games will develop your team's ability to absorb an attack and develop counterattacks for fast break and build-up opportunities.

You will gain valuable knowledge on how to create fast-paced practice games that will help your players make better decisions and help them utilize the field more efficiently.

Use these tremendous drills and games to break the opponent's defensive line and create more scoring chances this season!

57 minutes. 2011.