USC Master Coach review
2022-02-20
United Soccer Coaches have posted an article review of the recent Master Coach diploma trip to Scotland. The article includes pictures and quotes from several
System of play, style of play, player development
2022-01-17
In this article – part of our series on 7v7 for the U9/U10 age groups – we’ll discuss the relationships between a system of play,
United Soccer Coaches tactical quiz series
2022-01-10
The idea behind the United Soccer Coaches (@UnitedCoaches) tactical quiz series came from a series of conversations with Ian Barker (@IBarkerSoccer) during late 2021. Ian
Introduction to the 7v7 series
2022-01-04
In this series of articles, we’ll discuss the 7v7 format for the U9/U10 age groups. Many coaches, in particular in a recreational environment or in
United Soccer Coaches Master Coach diploma project
2021-12-22
The United Soccer Coaches Master Coach and Leader diploma, presented jointly with the University of Delaware, is the summit of USC’s coaching education pathway. In
Taking Shaping the Game to the field
2021-12-15
Introduction The Shaping the Game activity (StG) is designed to develop a specific tactical idea – positioning, cues, movements, and the response if the idea
Master Coach diploma project update
2021-10-27
This slide deck contains the introduction to the UnitedSoccer Coaches Master Coach diploma project slated to be delivered in December 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The
Shaping the Game series
2021-10-13
The Shaping the Game series of TacticalPad videos and session activities is based on the UEFA C coursework presented by the Scottish FA offered through
Using video with training sessions
2021-10-06
There are a lot of great options for capturing and analyzing game video. Veo Camera and HUDL are a couple of choices. Capturing training session
9 days in Twitter purgatory
2021-10-02
From Sep 23 2021 to Oct 1 2021, the @205_Sports account was blocked by Twitter due a tweet allegedly containing “privately produced/distributed intimate media of
Finishing activity using a passing pattern
2021-09-23
Introduction In previous articles, we introduced the 205 passing platform – a structure which can be used as the basis for developing passing patterns that