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🚨 New Category Alert for the Touchtight Community! 🚨We’re excited to introduce our Position-Specific Series, designed to break down the key skills, movements, and tactical responsibilities for every role on the pitch.To begin, we’re focusing on strikers, covering everything from movement and finishing to decision-making under pressure. Next week, we shift our attention to full backs, exploring their attacking and defensive roles.Each week, we’ll spotlight a new position with supporting practices to help players develop in their specific roles. Let us know which position you want us to cover next! 👇⚽ Dear Touchtight Community,We’re thrilled to introduce TouchTight 3.0, a game-changing platform designed to revolutionise the way you approach coaching. For those familiar with app.coaching.com, this new platform—club.touchtight.com—builds on its foundations while delivering enhanced features that save you valuable time and elevate your coaching experience.TouchTight 3.0 combines the best of what you already know with exciting new tools. The Engine Room remains the core for accessing session plans and videos, while new features like the Dugout—a player-focused area, the Animation Tool, and an advanced Session Planner provide an all-in-one solution for individual and club-wide planning. Whether you’re developing your own practices or collaborating with fellow coaches on players, sessions, fixtures, and beyond, this platform empowers you to take your coaching to the next level.While there’s no mobile app yet, one is in the works. This platform is best suited for coaches who want more than just access to videos and session plans—it’s designed for those who are passionate about building better practices, driving player development, and fostering collaboration within their clubs.You can now explore club.touchtight.com with a 30-day free trial—no commitment required. Whether you choose to use both platforms or transition fully, the choice is yours. Don’t miss the chance to step into this new frontier of coaching. The future of coaching starts here.Warm regards,The TouchTight Team
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July 03, 2024

Pre-Season 6 Week Plan and Free 30 Page Ebook! 🎁

This comprehensive 6-week Pre-Season plan is designed to prepare your team for a successful season ahead. This program is meticulously crafted to enhance players' physical conditioning, technical skills, and tactical understanding, ensuring they are match-ready by the time the season kicks off. Click Here: https://app.touchtight.com/programs/pre-season-6-week-plan

Objectives of the Pre-Season Plan:

Physical Conditioning: Improve players' endurance, strength, agility, and speed to handle the physical demands of the game.

Technical Skills: Sharpen essential skills such as passing, dribbling, shooting, and ball control through focused drills and exercises.

Tactical Awareness: Develop players' understanding of team tactics, positional play, and game strategies.

Team Cohesion: Build team chemistry and communication, fostering a unified and motivated squad.

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July 02, 2024

🔥 Finishing and Recovery Runs | 86-P8

Get ready for an action-packed wave of play practice that develops players' finishing and defending skills in dynamic scenarios. Players will attack and defend in 1 v 1 scenarios looking to score goals to contribute to their teams overall score. The team with the most goals after all six attacks wins! We can progress this practice by introducing 2 v 2 or 3 v 3 attacks, changing the way players attack and defend the goal. This engaging practice not only sharpens attacking and defending skills but also emphasises quick transitions and intense competition. Ideal for players looking to enhance their game under realistic, high-pressure conditions. 🔥⚽️

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July 01, 2024
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🔥 Pre-Season 83: Passing, Agility and Speed Circuit

Let's kick off our pre-season training with this high-energy circuit practice designed to improve passing accuracy, agility, and speed!

Players will navigate through the circuit, aiming to maintain passing precision and intensity, even as fatigue sets in.

This circuit not only sharpens essential skills but also builds the stamina and resilience needed for the upcoming season.

Let us know in the comments how your players get on with this one!

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June 30, 2024

🎉 Pre-Season Week 1: Calendar is Stacked with more to come! https://app.touchtight.com/calendar/agenda?date=2024-07-01

Let's kick start week 1 of pre-season, with new physical based content, finishing and small sided games to get the social back on track. We will be looking to implement new practices each day, together with new sessions every Tuesday and Thursday over the next 6 weeks. 🤗 

That's 7-10 new practices and sessions each week. If there is anything you would like us to develop during this time, now is the time to send your requests in! It will be predominantly pre-season focused with the ball, but we are open to all ideas from you our driving force! 💪

Reply below with your suggestions and smash the week! ⭐️

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June 27, 2024

🎉 Hi all, Big Updates to our Coaching Themes Page https://app.touchtight.com/categories/coaching-themes!

We want this practice directory to be front and centre of all user's experience's on the platform due to the ease at which you can find specific content based on your needs as a coach, and that of your players. 

For example, you might need to work on your Counter Attacking, simply click Theme 2...https://touchtight.co/counter-attacking-sessions

Or.. you might need to work on Breaking Defensive Lines, then Theme 22 Breaking Defensive Lines might come in useful. https://touchtight.co/breaking-defences

Let us know your thoughts and if this comes in useful.. ideas are always welcome!

The 2024/25 Season is gonna be a blast 😅

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June 26, 2024

🎁 Season Plan Ebooks are coming along nicely. 👌

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June 18, 2024

🎉 Introduction: Transitioning from 231 to 431 

This video guides you through the transition from a 231 setup in 7-a-side to a 431 formation in 9-a-side. Learn how player responsibilities shift, ensuring a smooth adaptation to the new system. We also showcase different variations of the 431 setup, offering tactical flexibility for various match scenarios. Perfect for coaches and players looking to develop their understanding when transitioning from 7-aside to 9-a-side play.

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June 14, 2024

⚽️ Defend the Zones | Mini Ballers P44

This small-sided game is designed to help Mini Ballers develop their defending skills as a compact unit. The objective for the defending team is to stay compact and prevent attackers from passing through or dribbling into the end zone, where they can finish. The focus is on defending this area effectively and winning possession to counter-attack and finish. Each time defenders win the ball and counter to finish, they are awarded 2 goals. This game not only sharpens defending skills but also encourages quick transitions and counter-attacks, making it an exciting and comprehensive practice for your Mini Ballers! 🙌⚽️

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June 13, 2024

💪 Pressing as a Unit (433) | 10-P14

Ready to level up your team's defensive pressing? This 11 v 11 practice on a full pitch is designed to develop your players' ability to apply coordinated defensive pressure. To start, the coach initiates a 3 v 3 attack versus defence scenario. If the defenders win possession, they transition the ball into the middle zone for a 7 v 7 battle. In this phase, the defending fullbacks (Red 2 and 3) must press high, working with the team to regain possession. If they succeed, they counter quickly, with an extra player joining to create a 4 v 3 attacking overload in the final zone. Coaches have the flexibility to restart play in either the first or middle zone, introducing different scenarios for players to navigate. Get your team mastering high-pressure situations and rapid transitions with this comprehensive practice! 💪⚽️

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June 12, 2024

🚀 Midfielders Pressing to Regain | 11-P7

This rondo-based practice is designed to sharpen your midfielders' ability to regain possession and transition quickly. The attacking team aims to keep possession, earning a point for each successful pass through the central area. The three defenders must press as a unit to win the ball back. Once possession is won, the striker becomes active, and the team must look to play to them for a finish in either mini goal. After each goal, the teams switch roles, keeping the action dynamic and challenging. Develop your midfielders' defensive ability and quick transition skills with this exciting and competitive practice!🔥⚽️

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