Coaches Association
Monitor all infections in a team setting
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 12:24pm
D.C. United staff
D.C. United midfielder Santino Quaranta recently came down with a staph infection. Thanks to the team's medical staff, Quaranta is recovering nicely and will return to the field soon. Quaranta's infection is a reminder of how serious a staph infection can be.
To reiterate the importance of properly treating all infections, D.C. United's...
Decoy Overlap
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 12:18pm
D.C. United staff
Instructions
Three players are used in this drill. One player, C, represents the
defense and two players, A & B, represent the offense.
A passes to B
A then overlaps B to receive a return pass.
B makes a decoy run to draw the defense, C, out of the play.
A dribbles to the 18-yard line and takes a shot on goal.
Points of Emphasis
Decoy...
Soccer Golf
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 1:26pm
D.C. United staff
Set Up
Each player has a ball.
Large space needed to play.
Procedure
Choose a target (Make the size of the target age appropriate- younger = larger target, like the goal; older = smaller, like ball bag).
Start at one goal on a field- require all players to kick their ball either around or over the other goal. From there, they must kick the...
Heading Basics
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 3:21pm
D.C. United staff
Set Up:
Two players per team.
One ball per team.
Procedure:
Player T (the tosser) tosses the ball to player H (the header). Start H sitting down on the ground. T tosses to H and H returns it as best he/she can to T 5 times.
From there, H moves to his/her knees- which allows for more power on the header as you can better utilize the abs. T...
Cross Fire Drill
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 2:35pm
D.C. United staff
Playing
Players are divided into 4 even groups
Place a group by each of the goal posts and a group by each cone. Cones should be placed 18 yards straight out from each goal post. You should have 4 different lines
The players by the goal posts have the soccer balls
Goalie in goal
Play begins by one of the players passing the ball diagonally to...
Four Corners / Triangle Drill
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 6:19pm
D.C. United staff
Part I
This drill is called by many names (Four Cones, the Triangle Drill, Monkey in the Middle, etc.) but by any name it is a fundamental part of every youth soccer coach's repertoire. This drill explains how the TRIANGLE is the essential building block of soccer providing spacing, penetration and support.
Set-up:
A 10 yard x 10 yard square is...
Welcome to the Coaches Association
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 5:36pm
Curt Onalfo
Hello Coaches,
On behalf of D.C. United, welcome to the 2010 D.C. United Coaches Association, the finest resource and supporters network for soccer coaches in the D.C. metro area. This program will be a great place for you to find the tools, drills, tips and other educational information to lead your team to a successful 2010 season and beyond. I...
Next Match
May 19 Saturday 7:30PM
6-13-15
