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Four Soccer Passing Patterns for Warm-Ups

March 31, 2021 coachdibernardo

These four patterns are all great exercises for warming your soccer team up. Players will enjoy the rhythm of them, as they get technical reps while getting the body &

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11 Small-Area Soccer Rondo Possession Exercises

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 coachdibernardo

If you want your players to find solutions to keep the ball in small-areas , you must train in game representative environments that offer variability. Here are 11 soccer training

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What is Game Representative Training in Soccer?

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 coachdibernardo

I often have the conversation of what exactly a game representative training is, and it tends to go something like this, “Rondo’s don’t have a direction or goals to score

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Increasing & Amplifying the Errors in Soccer on Purpose

February 7, 2021 coachdibernardo

The typical coaching session goes something like this…the player, unit or team makes an error, poor-decision, or series of actions that result in an unfavorable outcome. The coach stops the

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Considerations When Delivering Feedback in Soccer

February 1, 2021 coachdibernardo

In order to give feedback to the player or team, I believe we first must take a look at the following areas: Affordances, the Game Model, and invitations. Affordances The

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Benefits of an Ecological Training Environment in Soccer

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 coachdibernardo

If you are not familiar with an ecological training environment the below images will provide some explanation. My view of an ecological training environment focuses on the ability of each

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Are You Trying to Fix the Wrong Thing? This Isn’t for Every Coach

December 30, 2020 coachdibernardo

Let me start this article on soccer intelligence using a medical example. If you visit the doctor because you have lower-back pain, the doctor might prescribe some muscle relaxers, a

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The DiBernardo Soccer Methodology Explained

December 25, 2020 coachdibernardo

This video dives into the science behind the DiBernardo Soccer Methodology, explaining each of 6 parts.

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Perception the Key Factor in Soccer Intelligence Player Development

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 coachdibernardo

Top players perceive the game in a different way, they are experts in their specific domain. Their subconscious mind is able to couple together essential cues at rapid speeds, while

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Attacking & Defending Corners

December 16, 2020 coachdibernardo

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