Anson Dorrance Soccer Coaching 4-Pack

with Anson Dorrance,
University of North Carolina Head Women's Soccer Coach;
22 National Collegiate Championships, 20 ACC Tournament Championships;
7x National Soccer Coach of the Year;
most wins in college soccer history, distinguished member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2008);
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach (1986-94);
head coach of the 1991 World Cup Team that won the gold medal

UNC women's head coach, Anson Dorrance, shares the major ideas revolving around culture that have shaped his long and storied coaching career. He offers frank thoughts on topics such as leadership, galvanizing qualities of role models, principle-centered living, and how he helps his players transition into adulthood.

To begin, Coach Dorrance walks you through the presentation he uses at his first player meeting of the season. Topics of the presentation include the philosophy of `living on a never ending ascension' (which Dorrance calls The North Carolina Way), the importance of character, living a principle-centered life, the role core values have in the North Carolina program, and peer evaluations of character.

You'll hear Coach Dorrance talk about the importance of coaching character while relating a story about comments made by Hall of Fame football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg after Stagg's team won a national championship in 1913. The takeaways from the quote from Stagg are:

• The events of the day don't last.
• The type of men his players became after football was most important.
• Character development was the most important mission of the coach.

Dorrance spends time explaining the role `grit' - athletic character - plays in his program. He believes talent and athletic character collide at the collegiate level. While all college players have talent, it is athletic character that sets players apart.

Coach Dorrance's presentation concludes with a candid question and answer session. He takes questions from fellow coaches regarding situations that all coaches face, and responds with his experiences in facing those situations.

With more national championships than any other soccer coach under his belt, it's clear Coach Dorrance knows a thing or two about building a strong program with superior character. If you want to improve the quality of your players and staff on and off the field, you'll find great value in this video.

64 minutes. 2021.

with Anson Dorrance,
University of North Carolina Head Women's Soccer Coach;
22 National Collegiate Championships, 20 ACC Tournament Championships;
7x National Soccer Coach of the Year;
most wins in college soccer history, distinguished member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2008);
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach (1986-94);
head coach of the 1991 World Cup Team that won the gold medal

How has the winningest coach in NCAA history continued to be dominant over so many years? By teaching tactics and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the game!

In this video, you will see and hear how Anson Dorrance has used the 1-3-4-3 and more recently the 1-4-2-3-1 systems to dominate the collegiate field that has shown more and more parity over the years. You'll get an educated look at these two systems while Coach Dorrance talks you through them using a conversational approach, accompanied by PowerPoint, to provide a seminar experience that is worth so much to coaches.

Systems

Dorrance teaches you the ins and outs of the 1-3-4-3 and 1-4-2-3-1 systems via PowerPoint so that you can explain and implement the same tactics with your team. You'll be able to answer the questions of "why" and "how" to play both systems, plus learn Coach Dorrance's reasons for using them. As he explains, the desire to play high pressing and intensity-driven soccer with plenty of playing time for many players on his roster are quite appealing.

Q&A

At the end of his presentation, Dorrance takes the time to answer some important questions, including:

• How do you press in both systems?
• Can you change the formation mid-game?
• What are your favorite drills that go with each system of play?
• How are is it to implement the two systems?
• What are some of the adjustments in each system during the game?
• Why these two systems?

If you've ever wanted to sit down and pick the brain of one of the best soccer coaches to ever teach the game, then this video is for you. You'll hear Coach Dorrance give the pros and cons of the two systems he's deployed with the UNC women so you can consider using them with your own program.

57 minutes. 2021.

with Anson Dorrance,
University of North Carolina Head Women's Soccer Coach;
22 National Collegiate Championships, 20 ACC Tournament Championships;
7x National Soccer Coach of the Year;
most wins in college soccer history, distinguished member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2008);
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach (1986-94);
head coach of the 1991 World Cup Team that won the gold medal

Join Hall of Fame coach Anson Dorrance as he takes a deep dive into the Competitive Cauldron - the foundation for his unprecedented success with the University of North Carolina's womens' soccer program!

Dorrance begins by detailing the evolution of fitness testing used in his program. The testing environment is set up to replicate the U.S. Soccer National and Youth National Teams. According to Dorrance, all elite players aspire to make these teams, so he designed his environment to mimic the highest programs in the country. Coach Dorrance shares his thoughts on his substitution pattern, what a practice looks like the day before a game, and what a Carolina pre-game warm-up looks like.

The focus of this presentation, however, is The Competitive Cauldron. According to Dorrance, the positives of the Cauldron are:

• In practice, players must compete in everything and the data must be recorded.
• Objective data for all players to see will motivate players to improve.
• The best way to lead a player is objectively, and The Cauldon provides the objective data necessary.

This approach will help you lead players to reach their maximum potential!

Coach Dorrance concludes the presentation with a candid question and answer session. He takes questions from fellow coaches on a variety of topics, including making the Cauldron work with a limited staff, key elements to include in a modified Cauldron, the most important analytics in identifying top players, and the elements of a championship team.

Coaches who are trying to build a program and raise the level of their players will find many useful ideas inside this video. Coach Dorrance firmly believes that willingness to compete is what has made the difference in his teams at North Carolina, and it can make the difference for your team too!

63 minutes. 2021.

with Anson Dorrance,
University of North Carolina Head Women's Soccer Coach;
22 National Collegiate Championships, 20 ACC Tournament Championships;
7x National Soccer Coach of the Year;
most wins in college soccer history, distinguished member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2008);
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach (1986-94);
head coach of the 1991 World Cup Team that won the gold medal

The University of North Carolina has been on top of the women's college game since 1982. Throughout head coach Anson Dorrance's career, he has been more than happy to share how he has produced 22 national titles, and in this video, he shares what UNC does that keeps them in top physical condition year after year.

Coach Dorrance gives an in-depth lecture and PowerPoint presentation on how he has built fitness into his college program and how it has changed throughout the years to stay current with the modern game. He goes in extensive detail through Q&A from the moderator and other listener questions. He covers topics such as:

• Exercises he uses as a benchmark
• Fitness methodology used, including work from Dr. Raymond Verheijen
• Pre/during/post season fitness tests
• How his assistants are used during sessions
• Periodization
• Technical and physical qualities he looks for from players
• Dealing with injured players
• and more!

Dorrance shows you how he uses fitness within his program at University of North Carolina during each phase of the season. You will learn how important it is to not isolate fitness from your soccer sessions, but how to incorporate the ball through a series of small-sided games and the progressions needed to build as the season goes on. Coach Dorrance also shows how he builds specific fitness sessions and progressions.

Fitness alone can't win you soccer matches, but without it, you can lose games! Creating the right program and environment can make the difference between a losing program and a successful one. Use the methods explained by Coach Dorrance in this video and your team will be well on its way to fitness superiority.

70 minutes. 2021.