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@SoccerPulseApp Creator | Husband + Father 🥰 | CSCS 🏋️ | @FairfieldStags Alum | 📱Self Taught Developer | 🦊 Director of Performance at @fsacarolinas

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Matt Danaher

5 months

Today is the 7 year anniversary of @SoccerPulseApp 🎂 When I coded it for the 1st time on iOS and released it on the App Store on April 4 of 2017, I would have never imagined that we'd be where we are now. As my life has changed and SP has grown, a few things have become clear

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Matt Danaher

6 years

Iceland Head Coach 2 days after being eliminated from the World Cup. Incredible mentality to be in a position of that stature and still choose to referee young youth players. How many coaches can you say that about?

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2 years

Free coaching tool Bayern Munich put TONS of full unedited sessions on their Youtube channel. Very interesting to observe total session time, the work to rest etc. Definitely check it out

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Not to jump the gun but this is the best I’ve seen the USWNT play in a long time. Emma Hayes is a legit manager.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Unpopular opinion - most game warm ups are way too long and end up fatiguing players for the game instead of priming them to perform. If your warm up is > 30 mins, it's too long

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2 years

Fox cutting immediately at the end of the game to the NFL says everything you need to know about their WC coverage 🤡🤡🤡

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Matt Danaher

1 year

There's been an epidemic of ACL tears in girls soccer recently. On average, I see approx 2 ACL tears per team PER SEASON. In 4 years working with the RL South Girls at CISC, we had 4 ACL tears total in 24 seasons (6 teams x 4 yrs = 24 seasons). Here's how we did it 🧵

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Matt Danaher

3 years

How do verbally abusive coaches continue to get jobs coaching kids?

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Matt Danaher

2 years

The US soccer public will never raise their tactical understanding of the game until US commentators and "pundits" can actually talk about what ARG is doing to FRA without using phrases like "keep pounding". Is it too much to ask to offer even the smallest insights?!

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Matt Danaher

5 years

Where are the Dempsey's, Demerit's, and McBride's US Soccer used to produce? A thread on the DA, where we went wrong 13 years ago, and where we're potentially headed.

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Matt Danaher

5 years

US Soccer should discount all coaching courses at 50% until they figure out what they’re doing, because the failure of the MNT is devaluing the licenses everywhere except in the closed ecosystem that they’ve built.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Is there a profession other than coaching where clients feel they know more than the people they are paying, and have no shame expressing that belief?

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Matt Danaher

4 years

If a player doesn’t fall in love with their ball during social distancing, it ain’t happening chief. Top players will leave this situation BETTER than they entered it

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Yearly reminder that overloading players in preseason (2x per day) does more harm than good. Contrary to popular belief, players who are unfit need to do LESS and gradually re-build fitness. Overload too much too soon, and you'll quickly have a preseason disrupted by injuries!

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Matt Danaher

5 years

Unpopular opinion: Coaches should also work on improving their technique. If I ask a player to knock a 40 yard driven pass and I can't demo it perfectly, what credibility do I have?

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Matt Danaher

4 years

If there are parents out there considering leaving their club because they are no longer DA, consider this: A player will improve based on the daily environment they are in, not the league. The value of coaches, teammates, and training will ALWAYS supersede league play.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Sure, Pep is a top class manager. But has he ever had to run a training session by himself for 18 players where 5 are stuck in traffic, 2 have school functions and 1 is on vacation?! 😂

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Matt Danaher

4 years

Let’s set up some free workshops for coaches during this quarantine. ✅Game Model ✅Training ✅Periodization Retweet if you’re interested

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Another one of my favorite rondos (stole this from FC Barca Femeni) 2 Teams of 7-9 players ⚔️ 1 Team Attacking 🛡️1 Team Defending Every 4 passes = 1⃣ pt Every 1⃣ pt, another defender joins 5 balls to score the most points

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Matt Danaher

6 years

❌ Soccer is NOT an endurance sport ✅ Soccer is a maximum intensity (inter) action sport. 🙏 Don't train your players to be distance runners or technical robots

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Matt Danaher

4 years

@ScottAdamsSays @RossFairchild If it's the doctor from Monroe, NY this is his letter

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Correspondence from Dr Vladimir Zelenko on Treatment of COVID-19 in New York

Dr. Vladimir (Zev) Zelenko Board Certified Family Practitioner 501 Rt 208, Monroe, NY 10950 845-238-0000 March 23, 2020 To all medical professionals around the world: My name is Dr. Zev Zelenko and I...

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Matt Danaher

2 years

If I see one more youth training session starting with kids running 2 full laps around 😡😡😡 Raise their HR and increase blood flow with dribbling or rondos or passing instead!!!

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Matt Danaher

11 years

every girl when they meet @SoccerGrlProbs http://t.co/NZmq5Rq9zP

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Matt Danaher

2 years

In youth football (U14 and below) goals must be scored inside the box. See way too many goals from "unrealistic" scenarios where the ball loops over the keepers head. This validates shots from locations that usually do not go in at the older ages.

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You have the power to change a rule or add a new rule to football ⚽️. What would it be?

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Matt Danaher

2 years

@ClayTravis Context is appropriate Disclaimer: I was/am fully opposed to government or company mandated vaccines, especially ones with a EUA only.

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Matt Danaher

5 years

How to create a 4v3 overload in defensive third off of a goal kick (Most youth teams press with just 3 forwards) Created with @TacticalPad Finalizing this game model presentation this week so if anyone wants it, please DM me!

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Matt Danaher

7 months

Shouting is not coaching. Berating and swearing is not coaching. Educating is coaching. Intervening at the right moment is coaching. Giving your players belief in their abilities is coaching. Trusting them is coaching. Making them better people is coaching.

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Matt Danaher

5 years

A more realistic example... How to break a 4v4 in the defensive third off a goal kick to create a 3v2 overload in wide areas Created with @TacticalPad Objective is to have a player receive the ball facing forward in the middle third.

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Matt Danaher

1 year

Just saw someone talking openly about how they did the beep test with their U10s and now I think that's enough of Twitter (X?) for the day.

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Matt Danaher

3 years

The negatives of marrying someone who plays/played soccer Wife was dreaming last night that she was in a game and kicked me so hard in the back I am bruised this morning 😐

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Matt Danaher

2 years

I was able to play 4 years of Division 1 soccer at @FairfieldStags I got to play overseas in Ireland and Germany. Not a single school called me on June 15th!

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Matt Danaher

1 year

#SundayShare Sample Match warm up for the CISC USL2 Set Up - Two 20x8 Grids (split into two 10x8s) Warm Up Order: Ankle Activation / Mobility Arm Skips Quad Stretch / Lunges Side Shuffles / Karaoke Side Lunge / Elbow to Instep 4v2s (2 touch) Back Pedal Butt Kicks Hamstring

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Matt Danaher

5 years

One more example... how to break down a 4-5-1 by creating a 3v2 overload in wide areas 1⃣ Defensive Mid drops in to create 3v1 2⃣ Center backs can push wider 3⃣ 3v2 in wide areas with 11/3/5 or 4/7/2 Created with @TacticalPad

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Matt Danaher

6 years

Narrator: They were not ready.

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Chelsea FC USA

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We are ready. #MCICHE

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Matt Danaher

4 months

If your team is top of the table at age U11-U14 due to a fast athletic striker, be prepared that it won’t last.

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Matt Danaher

5 years

Anything is possible in football. Except getting into the top division in the United States without paying $200 million. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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Matt Danaher

1 month

Emma Hayes firmly putting her fingerprint on this team with playing style. Best USWNT performance against a legit team in a LONG time. Managers can make a team 30% better or 70% worse. Only negative from today was wasteful in final 1/3. Crazy to say when you score 4!

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Matt Danaher

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Not to jump the gun but this is the best I’ve seen the USWNT play in a long time. Emma Hayes is a legit manager.

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Matt Danaher

4 years

Hot take re US Soccer Court Filing: US Soccer will lose more revenue in the long run from coaches and fans who will no longer pay for their product after seeing their court argument, than they would have lost had they just paid the women what they demanded.

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Matt Danaher

3 years

🧵Thread on what Football Fitness really is, KPIs, and the lens through which fitness coaches and head coaches should measure their success/failures in this area. If you don't have a fitness background or playing background, hopefully this will help you! Let's dive in 🔎

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Matt Danaher

4 years

This is happening! The Line Up for Week One of our FREE webinar series Presented by @SoccerPulseApp Week 1: @Steviegrieve @BeastModeSoccer @DanAbrahams77 @t0m_shields @SkyeEddyBruce Registration link and topics TBA tomorrow! RT to spread the word!

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Matt Danaher

4 months

Pre ECNL is not ECNL. You play local teams like everyone else. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

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Matt Danaher

1 year

Interesting comment from a parent today “Looking back, the worst thing my daughter did was accepting that spot on the ECNL team” Similar to college, it’s about right fit for the player, not necessarily the “highest level”

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Matt Danaher

4 years

If college sports do happen this fall, it would be a great opportunity to transition into full year schedule with 8-10 games per fall/spring and conference only (1 match per wk) Less travel, less games, more time spent on studies, more training time, and more MEANINGFUL games.

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Matt Danaher

5 years

It’s actually disturbing how many girls have knee braces by the age of 12. We can do better.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Short 🧵on why I prefer the 2v2 + 2 rondo vs the standard 4v2 Disclaimer - I almost ALWAYS used to do 4v2 in warm ups and still do on occasion, but I think 2v2 + 2 is superior for a few reasons 📐 Angles constantly change ⚽️ Players are forced to re-orientate themselves

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Matt Danaher

4 years

Great 1st webinar session today with over 200 coaches! If you missed it, you can watch the replay here: Up tomorrow, we have @BeastModeSoccer ! You don't want to miss that one!

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Matt Danaher

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CISC USL2 Passing Pattern (Ajax/United Inspired) 2 players in the middle work opposite each other (one goes high, the other low) Always play to the top player - Freedom to decide where ball goes next after that Works best with 8 players.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

@RossiLawrence Here's one of them: The others are on the channel

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2 years

Finishing around the box 1v1 / 2v1 / 3v1 Options Set Up 1 Player Back to Goal 1 Defender 3rd Attacker Out Wide 1⃣ Can go 1v1 directly 2⃣ Can bounce for 2v1 3⃣ Involve 3rd man by splitting mannequins

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Matt Danaher

5 years

My personal take, is that by changing the system to eliminate high school and “outside” teams, we’ve pushed players away from the “grind” and towards entitlement. We may be producing more "technical/tactical" players, but the improvement is not significant enough...

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Your game model doesn't have to be complex... It just needs to describe HOW you play: Attacking ⏺️ Possess ⚪️ Mix ⚪️ Direct Defending ⏺️ High Press ⚪️ Mix ⚪️ Low Block Att Trans ⚪️ Counter Attack ⏺️ Mix ⚪️ Retain Possession Def Trans ⚪️ Counter Press ⏺️ Mix ⚪️ Drop Deep

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Matt Danaher

4 years

If you need some positive news today, my wife is officially 7 months pregnant 🥳🥳🥳

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Matt Danaher

1 year

Final @SundayShare10 before Regionals this weekend with the CISC 07s ⚽️ - Moving Rondo (4v2 -> 2v1 -> 4v2) Connect 3 passes to advance to next grid 🥅 - Defenders score in mini goals ⏲️ - 2 minute rounds (change def after 1 min) 🌬️ - Moderate Intensity 🗓️ - MD-3/MD-2

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Matt Danaher

5 years

I love coaching youth soccer, but I think the worst/hardest part is the tryout process. I've heard of some coaches who look forward to it, but for me, it's the least enjoyable part 😓

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Matt Danaher

4 years

If I was a 17 year old kid who REALLY wanted to make it as a pro, I would skip college, find a lower division team in Germany, enroll in an online education platform, and find a day job. That might be risky, but sometimes the riskiest move is not making a move at all.

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Matt Danaher

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At youth level, I'd rather a team have 70% possession consistently and not win every game, vs 30% and win more games. Learning to win IS important and a key part of development, but having more of the ball consistently is even more important.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Moving Rondo from last night with the @independence_sc 07 RL - they did a great job with this! ⚔️+1 Point for end to end 🛡️Defenders score in counter goals ⚽️ 3 passes before advancing ⏲️ 1.5 min rounds Players shift to create a new 4v2 (2v1 in middle grid) Filmed on @veocamera

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Matt Danaher

5 years

Big misconception: Fitness is not about running more. In the simplest terms, fitness is about 1.) Playing faster 2.) Playing faster for longer

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Matt Danaher

4 years

You don't need fitness to play soccer. You build fitness by playing soccer.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Moving Rondo 8⃣v4⃣ 3⃣ Grids 4⃣v2⃣ in starting grid 2⃣v1⃣ in middle grid 2⃣v1⃣ in end grid Must play through the thirds to score a point 3⃣ Players in middle grid join the 2v1 grid = 4v2 4 🥅 goals for DEF to score in Stole this from @DanielRidenhour !

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Matt Danaher

5 years

Sorry US Soccer. We have a 4v1 / 5v2 in EVERY training session, including our match day warm up. To say it has improved the players would be a massive understatement.

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Tyler Dennis

5 years

@Yael_Averbuch But this 👇

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Matt Danaher

4 years

Social distancing positional game we did today with 04s and 05s 7v4 to goal 🔺 Two touch 🔺 Interceptions Only 🔺 No entering player boxes On 8th pass, team can go to goal unopposed Feel free to RT/Share

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5 years

I’m honestly surprised no one has brought a lawsuit against High School Conferences for the number of games they make their teams play and resulting injuries. 18 games in 2.5 months is insanity.

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Matt Danaher

3 years

Michelle and I decided that having a newborn baby wasn’t exciting enough, so we decided to buy our first house too. Officially South Carolina residents ✅

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Matt Danaher

7 years

@JackPosobiec At this rate... are we going to make it to Easter?

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Hack: If you have a VEO camera, using it to film tryouts makes evaluating so much easier!

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2 years

Some of my favorite in game coaching cues ⚽️ *Lost Possession* 🗣 “React!” ⚽️ *Not on to play forward* 🗣 “Start Again!” ⚽️ *Multiple losses in possession* 🗣 “Connect!” What are yours?

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2 years

6v6 + 3 Directional Possession Game from last night 2 Neutral CBs in back zone 3 mini goals Must go back to CBs before starting attack to big goal If possession regained in back zone, score in 3 mini goals. Works well for encouraging increased tempo once 1st line is broken

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Matt Danaher

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Do not coach the personality out of your players. If they love flicks and tricks, help them channel it into the right areas. If they are a great passer, get them hitting diagonal balls Improve them in every other area and channel how they express themselves.

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3 years

Random thought... Anyone ever start their rondos in training from a throw-in? The number of times I see teams lose possession from throw ins is mind blowing.

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Matt Danaher

6 years

Everything nowadays is “Elite”, “Premier”, “Academy”, “Professional”. The words have lost all meaning.

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Matt Danaher

4 years

What a fantastic week to improve ourselves as coaches Links to ALL replays M- @mattdanaher : T- @BeastModeSoccer : W- Technical Difficulties 🙃 Th- @DanAbrahams : F- @Steviegrieve :

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Matt Danaher

4 years

This virus has been the biggest test of personal accountability in the history of the world for athletes. The ones who have been consistent, adaptable, and hard working during this period will hit the ground running when training begins. The ones who didn't will fall behind.

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One of my favorite preseason tests because it's 1⃣ Easily repeatable 2⃣ Non fatiguing 3⃣ Sport relevant (max explosive actions)

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Man United - SL and DL Broad Jump Test ⚽️ - Test of Explosiveness 🌬️ - Easily Repeatable 🗓️ - Preseason baselines established United are testing their players SL and DL broad jump. This is a test of lower body power and Man United uses the SL variation to compare R and L sides

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It is my honest opinion, as a player and a coach, that conditioning small sided games with a very high intensity, can be one of the most rewarding and fun activities at training.

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2 years

If you ever want a player to miss training, design the entire session around trying to help them, and I guarantee they will miss due to some crazy circumstance. Happens every time!

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Matt Danaher

6 years

Here's a real, specific fitness test you can run with your team in preseason: Play 6v6 games to 2 large goals. 4 min sets. 2 min rest. Record how many games you can play before the tempo drops considerably. Try and beat that by the end of the season. #specificity

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5 years

"If every training session looks and feels great, you're doing more showing off than actual work. The optimal training environment should meet at the edge of stability and chaos." 💬 Agree? Disagree?

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Matt Danaher

4 years

Unpopular opinion... the national anthem should only be played before international contests, not every domestic game for every sport.

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Matt Danaher

2 years

Has anyone else noticed at the youth level that being too dominant in possession hurts the team in terms of scoring chances? Opponent becomes too compact behind the ball and a lack of expansive shape means more difficult for attacking team to break down or counter? Or just me 🤷‍♂️

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Matt Danaher

5 years

Preseason has returned, which means so has 3x sessions per day, insane fitness testing, and other craziness 🏃‍♂️ Players who are coming off of holiday are UNFIT! 🌅 Severely overloading UNFIT players is the best way to injure them! 🚑 Instead, build them gradually! 💪

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@tdubs23 This must be a re-enactment.

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5 years

Your game model doesn't have to be super detailed (anything is better than nothing), so long as you've identified how you want your team to play in the 4 moments of the game (+ set pieces). This is the starting point for determining how demanding your playing style is.

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4 years

When you do absolutely no work on the group project but still get an A+

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Jesse Lingard

4 years

Jumping into the Champions League like...😁😁😁

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If coaches only learn one thing about soccer fitness, it should be that it is NOT an endurance sport. It is a maximum action intermittent recovery sport and should be trained as such.

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Adam Jones

4 years

PSA: Soccer players should not train like XC runners. Your level of fitness has very little to do with your 2 mile time and everything to do with how fast you can recover after sprinting at max velocity. Being game fit is not an objective steady-state pace to aim for.

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The best compliment any coach can receive from the opposition at the end of a game. "Wow, I LOVE the way you guys play"

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Matt Danaher

4 years

@coach_swalwell @JamesClear "How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big" by @ScottAdamsSays is also fantastic for developing systems that will help you succeed, no matter what you are doing.

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Matt Danaher

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Back in the game baby! Apparently washed up 31 year olds are exactly what college coaches are looking for. Thanks Joe Williams!!!

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2 years

When you make a player a neutral in training, you reduce their load by about 2/3, because you eliminate defensive and transition actions. Remember this for players who are 1️⃣ Returning from injury 2️⃣ Undergoing a growth spurt 3️⃣ Training at higher age group

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Matt Danaher

3 years

Welcome to the world Maisie Rose Danaher You are so loved 🥰🥰🥰 My wife is an absolute rockstar!

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Matt Danaher

11 months

Into our U14 game today. mid 70s, sunny, unlimited subs. Coach comes up to me and politely says “what do you think about water breaks today?” Replied we didn’t need it bc we both had 5 subs. Coach shouts “IF 1 OF MY PLAYERS PASSES OUT THATS ON YOU!”

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Matt Danaher

4 years

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Matt Danaher

3 years

Periodization in its simplest terms ⏫ Overload players when they feel good 🔻 Back off when they need a rest 🔋 Aim for 100% availability on match days

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Matt Danaher

4 years

🚨New Blog🚨 How to Game Model Test (The Only Fitness Test You'll Ever Need) The most specific way to know how fit your team is. No more guessing!

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Matt Danaher

4 years

Unpopular opinion. I have never met a left footed player who was below average. All players I've ever seen/coached were above average or better.

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Matt Danaher

6 years

Would a story like Rui Faria ever happen in the US? Didn't play pro at any level, was a PE teacher, met Mourinho at the Camp Nou for a seminar and became one of the most successful assistant managers in the world.

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Matt Danaher

3 years

Looking for an elite U-1 league. Any options?

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Matt Danaher

1 year

Parents always overhype their kids. That being said, I’ve never seen my daughter and Messi in the same room together

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Matt Danaher

5 years

Now onto... Attacking in the Middle Third How to change the point of attack and pull players out of position. ✅6 checks away hard and drops deep to create space ✅Change point of attack to 4 ✅2 and 7 exchange to pull 11 into uncomfortable position Created with @TacticalPad

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