Anson Dorrance: The Competitive Cauldron

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.