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Improving Focus & Attention Using Passing Overload Training

September 23, 2016 coachdibernardo

This video shows how a simple passing exercise can be built up from simple to complex building a cognitive overload into the training.  Players will be forced to work on

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Cognitive Soccer SSG: Improving Vision & Scanning

September 23, 2016 coachdibernardo

  This video offers a couple exercises for improving vision & scanning in soccer.  It is critical that players take in as much current information as possible when playing, they

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Team Defending: Game Model Defending Exercises

September 23, 2016 coachdibernardo

This video takes you through a recent training session on unit and team defending in the 3-5-2 game model.  The session can easily be modified to fit whatever game model

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Stimulating Dopamine By Adding Conditions, Rules & Variations to Exercises: Raising Soccer IQ

September 20, 2016 coachdibernardo

This video covers using rules, conditions and variations to stimulate dopamine which is the sweet spot for learning.  By changing the exercises, it demands players adjust their strategy and in

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Improving Speed of Thought & Soccer IQ

September 18, 2016 coachdibernardo

This video demonstrates a simple yet very effective exercise that requires players to think quickly in a highly competitive 1-touch game.  The numbers and size of the grid can vary,

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Cognitive Overload Training: Building Focus & Mental Bandwidth Using Passing Patterns

September 17, 2016 coachdibernardo

This video takes you through how to build overloads into a passing exercise.  The overload training is intended to build the players focus, mental bandwidth and attention capacity.

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Professional Passing Patterns

September 16, 2016 coachdibernardo

This video combines professional passing patterns with dynamic fitness elements.  The patterns were done in a single training session, rotating 7 minutes per/pattern for a total workload of 28 minutes.

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Counter Pressing-Gegenpressing: Game Model Training

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 coachdibernardo

Counter pressing is very popular in the modern game, even though the concept of counter pressing was invented many years ago.  This video takes you through a couple exercises that

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Soccer Finishing Exercises

September 16, 2016 coachdibernardo

This video takes you through one complete training session using four finishing exercises. The session was the day before a match and lasted around 60 minutes.

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Dynamic Passing Patterns & High Tempo Passing

September 11, 2016September 11, 2016 coachdibernardo

  This video demonstrates how variations can be added into standard passing patterns to increase players focus, technique and fitness levels.  All the exercises can be built up from simple

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