All Access Florida Soccer Practice

• Learn technical drills that improve passing and first touch
• Learn offensive and defensive exercises to create width and improve tactics
• Get "quick-thinking" exercises to increase soccer IQ
• Learn how to execute the 4-1-4-1 during an in-season practice

with Becky Burleigh, University of Florida Head Coach;
1998 NCAA Champions; 1998 NSCAA National Coach of the Year; 4x SEC Coach of the Year; 12x SEC Champions; over 400 career wins, ranks third among all D-I active coaches in winning percentage

Using proven coaching methods to teach effective tactics is important. Using those tactics to win is even better. This All-Access video showcases the University of Florida Women's training sessions. Each disc features a complete practice session and includes player-coach discussions on how to improve individual and team performance.

Disc 1:
Key coaching points presented in this session include:

• Walking players through their offensive and defensive roles and responsibilities on goal kicks
• Identifying where to hold the line of defense on free kicks
• Recognizing key situations that will help your team play out of trouble
• Coaching small-sided tactics to improve team technical speed
• Understanding timing and positioning of attackers when making scoring runs
• Increasing the number of scoring opportunities that start from flank play

In this practice session, the coaching staff demonstrates effective ways to defend against your opponent's goal kicks and shows how to initiate the attack from your own team's goal kicks. Also included are teaching points on attacking and defending free kicks near the goal as well as tips on handling common situations that your players encounter during special situations.

Disc 2:
Key coaching points presented in this session include:

• Implementing small-sided, competitive drills and games to increase individual technique and team competitiveness
• Using quick passes to take advantage of numbers-up situations
• Training players to think quickly and play through tight spaces
• Reinforcing tactical objectives with players

The emphasis in this practice session is possession in the 4-1-4-1 formation. By building from small-sided games up to full-field training scrimmages, you learn how these coaching points apply to the 11v11 training scrimmage. You'll also see a limited space possession game that encourages quick touches and even quicker decision-making. The practice session progresses to a numbers-up, 7v3 possession game that reinforces the short pass possession game.

Disc 3:
Key coaching points presented in this session include:

• Coaching small-sided tactics to improve team technical speed
• Using purposeful repetition to gain technical skill and improve fitness
• Understanding timing and positioning of attackers when making scoring runs
• Reinforcing tactical objectives
• Increasing the number of scoring opportunities that start from flank play

This practice session focuses on scoring and creating scoring chances. The coaching staff takes the team from technical skill building to full-team tactics as they train to increase scoring opportunities. The session starts with an efficient passing drill that improves first touch and speed of play. A session on individual and competitive heading follows. These skills are then rolled into a scoring game that incorporates technical skill drills into winning team tactics.

Disc 4:
Key coaching points presented in this session include:

• Coaching individual techniques and tactics to create space
• Using shadow play and training dummies to learn effective passing patterns
• Training players to look for their next target as they receive the ball
• Reinforcing tactical objectives

In the final disc in the "All-Access Florida Soccer Practice Series," the Gators' focus on possession and building up the attack through quick passing and even quicker decision-making. Coach Burleigh breaks down the game into small, manageable segments to prepare the team for fast, t

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