Bobby Muuss: Every Detail Matters - Our Weekly Plan

Bobby Muuss,
Wake Forest University Head Men's Soccer Coach;
2019 NCAA College Cup Final Four;
2016 NCAA College Cup Runner-Up;
3x ACC Regular Season Champions (2016, 2017, 2024);
3x ACC Tournament Champions (2016, 2017, 2024);
4x ACC Coach of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018);
5x ACC Atlantic Division Titles;
6x NCAA Elite Eight appearances;
University of Denver Head Coach from 2007 to 2014;
2013 Summit League Coach of the Year;
2x MPSF Coach of the Year;
Wake Forest University Assistant Coach from 2001 to 2006;
University of Connecticut Assistant Coach from 1997 to 2000;
2000 NCAA National Champions;
3x Big East Champions;
played college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University

Coach Bobby Muuss presents a week of in the life of his Wake Forest men's soccer team. Starting immediately after a game against Syracuse on a Saturday, Coach Muuss details the preparation that goes into recovering from one game while readying his team for a Tuesday game against Davidson, before finishing the week with a big game the following Saturday against Clemson. From player recovery to the pre-game meal, and every staff meeting and training session in between, you'll get to see it all. If you have ever wanted a glimpse of the inner workings of a successful Division I soccer program, this video is for you.

Program Preparation

As soon as one game ends, there is work to be done, and each member of the Wake Forest coaching staff has their own responsibilities. There is an enormous amount of data collected during each game - GPS tracks distance that players traveled and coaches track everything from restarts, to throw-ins, to blocked shots and more. Coach Muuss and his staff immediately break down film to send to their players to prepare for player meetings, and also evaluate player readiness to manage the load of athletes who played the most minutes.

With the end of one game, the countdown clock starts ticking until the next game, and not a second can be wasted. Coach Muuss and his assistants set the schedule for the week and develop training plans to manage player fitness and provide functional training to prepare the team for what they will see in the next game. Meetings with staff about player injuries and academic updates are interspersed with player meetings to review how they performed in various situations in the last game.

Inside Look

In this glimpse into the Wake Forest men's soccer program, Coach Muuss shares just about everything - from his weekly schedule to his training session plans. You will see how the program tracks player fitness and how players are incorporated into training sessions while managing their workload. Muuss even gives a tour of the men's soccer suite, and his attention to detail is evident even in the design of the Wake Forest men's soccer headquarters.

Coach Muuss believes that there is always something to be done, and coaches should always be looking for ways to get better. This video demonstrates how every minute of the week is planned out and everyone at Wake Forest - coaches and players - continuously work to get better and take their program to new heights. Soon after watching, you can start doing the same with your own program!

60 minutes. 2021.