One of the most common concerns we hear from coaches is that preparing practices takes too long, and that all too often the players don't like it.
So what can you do about it?
Gather a bunch of drills from the internet that seem "good." Stay with a purely tactical approach. Constantly talk numbers that add up to 10 plus a keeper. Boss everything. Stop practices a lot and move players around like they are chess pieces. Talk a lot about ‘shape’ and ‘defending deep’ and ‘managing the game.’ Demand compliance. Discourage input. Badger referees. Be elated with a win no matter how achieved. Be emotionally flattened by defeat no matter how it comes. Keep doing more of same.
Or...
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