Adam McGowan

Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Part of the challenge I also have is I only have 90 mins a week with the squad, and we only have half a pitch. I also do VEO analysis every 2 weeks, highlighting our successful sequences of play, pointing out other options for passing, movement, dummy runs, as well as looking at defensive issues (positioning, tracking runners, angles of press etc).

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12 Apr 16:08

We play a 4231. Our CF is getting really good at understanding how to stretch play, and her hold up play is on fire 🔥but she’s also getting frustrated with always making runs and the others not seeing them. We have pacey wingers and full backs. CB’s are getting much better at understanding how to build and control play. Sometimes we revert to the past and try and force the long ball down the wings and expect our wingers to ale 50 yard sprints chasing a ball down. I’ve explained how I’d much prefer our full backs using short 10-15 yard darts either side of the 18 yard box when attacking. Age range we have players from 16 - 40 (!) the squad have definitely had that lightbulb moment where they’re actually keeping the ball, and executing patterns. We won 3 on the bounce, lost a narrow game 2-1 against 2nd in the table and recently got thumped 6-0 by top of table. Always expected things to go slightly wrong, progress is never perfect and they’re all saying they’ve never had training drills like the ones I deliver. I focus more what we do when he have possession vs defending, retaining possession is a great form of defending 👍

I’ve actually started trying to keep the messages pre kickoff as simple as possible. At that point, I’m not entirely sure how much they’re taking in, as focused on the game, and their own performance. So try to keep it simple, nothing to complicated.

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09 Apr 23:53

We struggle when building through the phases. We’ve managed to understand how to play out, through CB’s, FB’s and CM combinations. Sometimes we’re even able tosnwtich out to opposite full back through midfield 🔥 but we really struggle with how to build play through the middle third and into the final third, and keep the ball here. We get to the half way line on build up play, and it always results in someone trying over hit a through ball that isn’t even on. How can we retain possssion in middle and final thirds, be patient with the ball.

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08 Apr 22:47

I use a alot of your drills for my teams at u14 and our senior women’s team - we’re about to go into step 6 football. One thing I often struggle with is how to adapt the drills as the numbers I have pre-planned will fluctuate before the session, meaning I often have less. There have been some drills where you’ve added the bit extra, explaining how the drill could be adapted to suit specific numbers. Is it possible you could continue to add these to drills, i’e this drills set up for 11v11 but if you only have 16, 18 or even 20 players, here’s how to adapt. I find that extremely useful 👍 keep up the great work!

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01 Apr 21:50

Do you have anything that works on players making dummy runs, midfield runners in behind, at angles etc

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Ran this tonight with our women’s team, went really well. When we moved to the switch progression, allowing players to take the ball themselves, vs pass out wide, we saw some really good rapid play 🔥

27 May 16:23

Under 14’s - work on understanding shape and positioning in a 4-2-3-1 n and out of possession.

I can’t see any content for the level 3 advanced section?