Soccer Games & Drills for Team Building

with Jay Entlich,
Columbus State University Women's Head Coach;
2024 Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year (9x total);
2024 Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions (15x total);
2024 Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions (10x total);
2022 Final Four appearance;
2018 USCA Southeast Region Staff of the Year;
2015 NCAA Division II National Runner-Up;2x USCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year (2005, 2008);
Carolina Courage (Women's United Soccer Association) Head Coach in 2003;
University of Tampa Head Coach from 2000 to 2002;
2001 Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year;
played college soccer for Virginia Tech;
United States Soccer Federation "A" license

This video featuring Columbia State University head women's coach, Jay Entlich, showcases a competitive practice session which works on building team relationships and camaraderie within a soccer environment. You'll learn five activities that incorporate team building, leadership, and communication skills into an on-field session that also works on skills and conditioning.

Building Relationships and Team Bonding

Coach Entlich runs through his Teamwork Stations game that has four teams compete against each other in 15 different activities. This highly competitive game provides your players with an opportunity to work on thinking about what each athlete brings to the group. Within the game, you'll see your players:

• Recognize which skill sets help the "family" the most.
• Encourage and support each other in a competitive environment.
• Work together to complete tasks.

Leadership and Communication

Throughout this video, you will observe how leadership skills are developed for all players. Athletes are constantly tasked with reading unfolding situations and directing their teammates for success. They must also understand the abilities of their peers and organize in a way that optimizes performance, all while problem solving during competition to help each other through every event.

Communication is so important on the field, and Coach Entlich's strategies in this practice session encourage effective communication at all times. Players must adjust to changing situations and use appropriate language to motivate teammates to perform. Additionally, coaches will learn how to keep the entire team focused on the task at hand.

Coach Entlich shows how you can run a fun team building session that also features conditioning and skill work. This video has strategies that you can implement immediately and will strengthen the quality of your team's culture.

53 minutes. 2022.