#219 Coaching Conversation with Mario Zúñiga

#099 Playing Up: In the last month my teams haven’t played every weekend due to spring break and a number of local tournaments that took up field capacity. One team hasn’t played in three weeks. This has given us time to do some concentrated training. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#094 Check Your Shoulder!: Technical Training for our club started this week. Once a week all of the teams, U12 and below, complete the same training session. It’s focused on a particular technical topic. I talked about how we structure our technical training back in episode 18 ... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#095 Planning Valuable Team Talks: We had great feedback to last week’s episode on checking your shoulder. The combination of the description, diagrams and actual training video really helped to paint the picture and show how the exercises are organized. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#098 Creating a Cohesive Defensive Unit: Last weekend I had a game on turf Friday night, a game on very rough outdoor field on Saturday and then back to the turf for our match on Sunday. The grass field was so uneven that it made it very difficult to try to play the kind of soccer we normally... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#110 Playing with a Back Three: Last week provided a nice break over the 4th of July holiday. Stepping away from the field and not thinking about coaching for a bit is always a welcome change of pace. We now only have two weeks remaining in our summer break. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#097 Diving and It’s Effects on Youth Soccer: I actually spent more time refereeing last weekend than coaching. I’ve always enjoyed refereeing. Especially when I get to work with new referees. I can see why so many young referees quit. It takes a level confidence that most kids just don’t have nat... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#100 Double Box Training Environment: 100 Episodes! When I started this podcast more than two years ago the idea of getting to 100 episodes seemed so far off. Just producing the first three was a huge challenge. Now thousands of coaches listening to each episode. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#114 Do You Have the Courage to be Patient: I was watching the US Open Cup game last night with Sporting KC vs San Jose. The game went to PK’s and it got me thinking about the differences between youth and adult PKs. The goalkeepers are usually much smaller in relation to the goal so the things ... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#103 Why Your Players are Bored: Coaching my games this weekend and covering for a couple of other coaches the “kickball” being played by some of the teams we played against was killing me. It was hard to play against because anytime we build the play up if the opponent won the ball t... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#101 What to Do When You Need a Goal: First of all, thanks to everyone that sent me an email, left a comments on the site or provided a rankings and reviews on iTunes about the 100th episode of the podcast. I truly appreciate everyone who takes the time to listen each week and I love heari... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#096 Play Quicker!: Last week I talked about what you should and sometimes shouldn’t say during your team talks. Planning that episode made me realize that most of my effective pregame, halftime and postgame team talks followed a similar pattern. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#106 Keeping Soccer Players Safe and Healthy: We concluded our State Cup tournament in Kansas this week. Each state holds it’s own competition for U13 to U19 teams. The winner of each age group advances to one of four different regional championships where the winners earn the right to attend the ... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#117 From Technical to Functional: Last weekend I had two teams in a tournament in Omaha. We travel with our teams that are U10 and above at least once a season. It’s a great way to see some new competition, in a new environment. The fields were grass as opposed to the turf fields that ... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#105 Tryouts as a Tool for Development: I took last week off from the podcast to take some teams to Chicago for a Memorial Day weekend tournament. It was a great weekend and a fun way to wrap up the year for the teams. We played on grass fields which really slowed the game down compared to w... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

44 min listen

#102 Differentiated Coaching: The weather was so bad in the midwest last weekend that we weren’t able to play most of our games. It rained pretty much non stop from Friday morning through Sunday morning. They had it even worse in St Louis where many of their fields are built in 100... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#113 Early Season Training Sessions: After two weeks of training my teams are getting ready for their first games. I’m starting to get an idea of how the teams fit together. The formations I use for small-sided soccer keep it pretty simple. I always use a 2-3-1 for teams playing 7 v 7 and... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#136 The Responsibilities of an Effective Coach: For three weeks I’ve focused on fast footwork and lateral movement with my players. It’s been great to see their increased on comfort and confidence on the ball. Each practice I’ve given them ‘homework’ to do that related to the movements we did during... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#132 New Grassroots Coaching Pathway: Last weekend I had my first games back with my teams after the long holiday break. Because of the way the schedule worked out we didn’t have a practice before our games. I knew we wouldn’t be really sharp but I was surprised by just how rusty the playe... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#107 Train Fast to Play Fast: We completed our club tryouts last weekend. It’s a crazy time for player, parents and coaches but an important one to make sure that our players are challenged at an appropriate level. I’ve talked about our process in previous episodes including Episod... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#108 Set the Tone for Your Season: With tryouts behind me I’ve had a nice break from coaching. It’s given me more time to attend and watch some professional games. Unfortunately, the international leagues have finished but the Confederations Cup has had some good games. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#111 Do Good Players Make Good Coaches?: This is the last week before our club starts training for the fall season. The weather in the midwest has been incredibly hot and humid. Fortunately, the heatwave is going break over the weekend and next week won’t be as hot. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#104 From High Pressure to Goal Scoring: I had my teams in a tournament this last weekend. We enjoyed great weather and very good competition. These end of the season tournaments are great for me and the players. I can see how far they’ve progressed over the course of the year and the players... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#119 Training Transition: Last weekend’s tournament in Iowa went well despite some weather issues. The tournament did a good job of managing them but on the show I talk about the best way I’ve seen of dealing with weather delays. As I’ve said before I enjoy having my teams play... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#112 Youth National Championships: We started back to training this week. It seems earlier than usual but that’s just how the calendar came together. There are still a lot of families on summer vacations so attendance has been spotty. That affects what I try to cover because I don’t wan... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#130 Movement to Create Options: I had a ton of Futsal games last week. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve divided my teams up for the Futsal season to make sure they all get plenty of playing time. This is great for the players but it doubles the number of games I have on any given weeke... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#138 Reviewing My Season Long Plan: Last weekend was US Youth Futsal Nationals. I know that talking about ‘National’ tournaments for youth players can sound a little over the top. There weren’t teams from all over the country but there were some great teams from the midwest and east coas... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#109 Four Favorite Possession Games: I continuing to enjoy my summer break from the field. The summer doesn’t start for me until the team meetings are completed and that happened last weekend. I’m using the extra free time to work on the Fall Technical Training Curriculum for our U8 thro... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#142 Balancing Skill Development with Game Understanding: I took a break from the podcast last week but it wasn’t to go on a vacation or take some time off as much as it was to get ready for our Spring Recreational Coaches Meeting. The week was spent pulling together paperwork and uniforms in preparation for ... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#124 Adding Passive Pressure to Technical Training: Last week was our final weekend of league play which came just in time because the weather is due to get much colder this weekend. Since I don’t have any games this weekend I scheduled my recertification courses for outdoor and Futsal refereeing. by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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#115 Deciding the Game: I’m working with five different teams this year, U9 boys, U10 boys, U11 girls, U13 boys and U16 girls. That may seem like too many teams but I’m able to schedule the practices easily since we have lighted fields and the league and tournament scheduler ... by Coaching Soccer Weekly: Methods, Trends, Techniques and Tactics from WORLD CLASS COACHING

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