⚽️ Compact Defending to Win Possession | 35-P2

Staying compact as a unit is the first step to stopping opposition penetration into dangerous areas. This Phase 5 practice focuses on the midfield fours ability to stay tight, force direction, win possession and combine to finish. The defending team have two options when possession is won: 1. Finish within 5 seconds or 2. Keep possession and combine with the floater to finish.  We have added 2 progressions to further test your defensives players shape in this practice. 🙌

This practice focuses on developing phase 1 - building out from the back when setup in a 4231. Attackers are restricted to their zones to start, with the objective to play into the target player to set the ball back for a finish in either of the two mini goals. We can progress to bring in rotations and unrestricted movement for the attackers, encouraging them to combine in different ways when building out from the back. Passing quality and off the ball movement are key to excelling in this practice! 🔥⚽️

⚽️ The Compact Defensive Unit | 19-P7

How well do your defenders work as a unit? Are they able to stay compact and force the opposition play in a certain direction? This defensive pattern focuses on these specific aspects of the game. Working on Phase 6: Defending the Goal, our defensive units objective is to stay tight and create opportunities to win possession and combine to play out into the mini goals representing 2 strikers. Let's get comfortable defending our goal and take this confidence into match day! 🔥

🔥 Defend the Goal 1 v 1 | 60-P1

How comfortable are your players defending 1 v 1? Do they understand the technical principles involved in defending these scenarios? This simple technical practice will work on these aspects of defending. We have a 1 v 1 defending zone, with the primary objective for the defender to get tight to the attacker and stop them from turning. If the defender wins possession, blocks the shot on goal or forces the attacker out of the zone, they are awarded with a point. 🔥⚽️ 

⚽️ Corners, Crosses & 1st Time Finishes | 30-P9

Delivering the perfect corner can make the difference in tight games! This practice not only focuses on corners, but develops attackers ability to quickly reset and attack the 2nd phase wide cross and also includes 1st time finishes from the edge of the box. This will cover all the different aspects of attacking corner kicks, giving your players confidence when chances present themselves on match day! 🔥 ⚽️ 

🔥💨 Pre-Season 82: Speed Rondos

This practice focuses on developing your players overall speed, possession and defensive work using 4 high intensity Rondos. One player from each zone will sprint around the poles and defend in a 4 v 1 rondo, with the objective to win possession. When they achieve this, they will sprint back around the poles and tag in a teammate to defend in the rondo. Players must focus on sprint speed around the poles, use one and two touch passes in the rondo and use their body shape to force direction and create traps to win possession! 🫡⚽️

🔥 Possession, Overloads & Speed | 28-P13

It's time to increase confidence in build up play, exploiting attacking overloads and developing the physical aspect of the game all in one practice! This advanced lead session is split up into three areas, each with a different type of possession set up. At random times, coaches will whistle triggering a 3 v 2 attack and sending the rest of the players out to perform sprints between the outside cones until the attack ends. Players must work at a high intensity throughout this practice! 💪⚽️

🎉 Beat the Press | 22-P10

🚨Let's get this Phase 1 Week Up and Running!🚨

This practice focuses on phase 1 and develops teams ability to beat the press and play through the thirds. We begin in the 1st zone with a 5 v 5 +1, with the objective for the team in possession to play into the central zone where they have a 2 v 2 + 1 advantage. Once they penetrate, attackers must make runs in behind to receive and finish in either mini goal. Creating good passing angles, using line breaking passes and off the ball movement into space are key coaching points in this practice! 💪⚽️

⚽️ High Press in the Attacking Third | 25-P11

It's time to get your players pressing high up the field to improve their quality of chances to finish. The objective is for the Primary Coaching Team, Red, to press to regain after the Gold team has made their first forward pass. If the team wins the ball, they must either attack quickly to finish or recycle the ball in a more controlled attack. If the Gold team plays through the press, they must play forward to the attacking midfielder, 10, who can finish in either mini goal. Press as a unit, force the opposition into traps and exploit winning the ball high up the field! ⚽️🔥

🔥 10 v 10 Possession Rondo | 42-P12

How well do your players keep possession in the second phase of play? Are they able to recognise when to rotate and move into the space? This 10 v 10 possession rondo focuses on developing these key aspects of the game. The objective of this practice is for the team in possession to make 10 successful passes, earning the team a goal. We will introduce rotations to the rondo and later split the pitch into zones to keep players thinking about their positioning and passes. 💪⚽️