Heads and Volleys Soccer Podcast · LeeDunneSoccer

87. Training Lacking Intensity? Use This.

October 31, 2025·15 min·1 clip
The host calls the strategic 'use of timers and intervals' the 'magic trick' for transforming training session intensity.
A soccer coaching educator tackles a common grassroots coaching problem: how to increase intensity in training sessions. He argues the issue often lies with session design and coach expectations, not player effort, and provides practical frameworks for creating competitive, game-like environments using strategic timers and understanding player context.

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A practical reset for coaches who want more fight without turning training into a speech.

This episode tackles a problem grassroots coaches know all too well: how to lift intensity when a group looks flat. It starts with a plain definition of intensity, then turns to what may already be wearing players down before training even begins.

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Need a calmer way to add intensity to training when the usual answers do not fit?

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