This advanced lead practice focuses on build up play, positioning and combinations when setup in two of the most popular formations, the 433 and the 442. With each unit starting in a separate zones, teams need to display good movement and intelligent play to break down the opposition defence. One supporting player can enter another third of the field at a time. Attackers can enter the wide channels at all times, while the defending team can only press in these zones if the attackers are in possession. A great practice to keep players thinking, combining quickly and exploiting space to create scoring opportunities! 🙌

Hi all, a quick update on what we have coming up these next few days.

Today: 3 v 2 Penetrating Passing Exercise: Great for helping players find those gaps between defenders in games

Tomorrow: Diagonal Passing Technical Warm Up - All about timing and helping players be more aware of teammates positioning

Monday - Medium Sided Game - Developing Final Third Combinations

It's been great being able to work collaboratively to develop these different practices. Please send in your requests for content below and we will get to creating these as quickly as we can for you. 💪

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🎉 We are pleased to announce the release of our 442 formation based practices, a valuable resource for our customers.

https://touchtight.co/playing-the-442

The 442 formation is a fundamental tactical approach in soccer, and our practices are designed to help players and coaches enhance their understanding and execution of this formation.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, our drills and insights cover various aspects of the 442 formation, from defensive strategies to midfield transitions and attacking plays. These resources are a valuable addition and training toolkit, providing you with the tools to improve your 442 style of play. 

We appreciate any suggestions.. your feedback is invaluable! 🤝

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Hi All! I coach 9 v 9 with 2 CBs, 2 attacking FBs, a CDM, 2 CAMS and a 9. We are playing out from the back but against the top teams we are coming unstuck at times when they catch on and start pressing us hard from our goal kicks. Can anyone help me with a tactical and training solution for this problem please?

This practice focuses on developing players ability to defend outnumbered, maintaining possession to finish and quick transitions. We split the area in half, with one half starting with a 7 v 3 game. The objective is for the attacking team to make 5 passes and connect with the floater at least once before being able to finish. If there is a finish or a transfer of possession, the players must transition to the other half where the other team now have the numerical advantage in the 7 v 3 game. Defending as a unit, drawing the defenders out to one side to exploit the space and quick reactions to transition are key points in this one! 🫡⚽️

It's time to develop players one and two touch passing combinations in this technical practice. To begin, the first player will pass to the central player who bounces the ball back and spins out the square. The player on the other end moves to receive the next pass in the square and sets the ball out the initial central player. They will take a touch and play through to the end player. Players must focus on their passing accuracy to maintain the flow and communicate when making each pass! 🤝

3-5-2

1 v 1 Finishing and Finishing deliveries from wide...we know your attacking players are going to love this one! We have two parts to this practice. Firstly, we have players playing a short combination before a through ball releases the striker to finish past the GK in a 1 v 1. Secondly, we have the midfielder playing a diagonal pass into the winger in the wide channel to deliver for the striker to attack. Players must focus on remaining composed when finishing and make short sharp movements to attack the delivery from wide. 🙌

It's time to develop attack v defence when in an overload situation and quick reactions to perform recovery runs and defend in 1 v 1 situations. We begin with three attackers who will enter the area triggering two defenders to defend in a 3 v 2 attack. Once the attack is complete, the two coaches will pass balls to two players to attack in the channels. The two widest players from the attack that just finished must sprint back and defend the mini goals in a 1 v 1. Once both attacks in the channel have ended, this triggers the next 3 v 2 attack in the main playing area. Speed of attack and quick reactions to transition to defend are key in this one! 🤝