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27 May 17:00

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25 May 14:07

You can add a 4th phase to this one, creating a 4 v 3 in the opposite direction. You can take it a step further and create a 5th phase, a  6 v 4 in the opposite direction - completely changing the dynamic of the overload and further questioning whether to attack quickly or take more of a balanced approach to the attack. 🙌

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25 May 14:05

After running this practice, let me know what worked well for you and what you needed to adjust to suit your teams needs. There are 1000's of coaches who would love to hear your feedback 💪

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25 May 14:00

🎉 New Session Release: Attack With Purpose!

If your players keep possession without real penetration, hesitate in key attacking moments, or struggle to turn overloads into goals, today’s release is designed to sharpen their attacking intent.

Session 992: Attack With Purpose develops a team’s ability to recognise key attacking moments, combine effectively, and finish with conviction in dynamic, game-realistic situations.

The session begins with a high-energy multi-phase attacking practice focused on reactions and combinations, progresses into a possession-based rondo that encourages purposeful penetration, and finishes with a fast-paced wave practice designed to exploit overloads and create clinical finishing opportunities under pressure.

Suitable for U15+ (minimum 16 players), with each practice working individually or as part of the full session.

👇 New Practices Released:

1️⃣ Three Phases of Attacks | 85-P8
2️⃣ Possession to Finish Rondo | 95-P9
3️⃣ Exploit the Overload to Finish | 100-P8

Let's make this a great coaching week! 💪

25 May 13:40

How would you adjust this practice? We love hearing your coaching ideas! 🙌

20 May 07:54

Great Kiko ! Hope the session went well 💪

18 May 13:41

Hi Chip Smith,

The season plans are split up into seven mesocycles and each mesocycle represents a 6 week block in a season. Each 6 week block is broken down further into one full session a week for each of the 6 phases of play (Phase 1: Begin the Attack, Phase 2: Possession Questions, Phase 3: Finish the Attack, Phase 4: Press to Regain, Phase 5: Organised Defending and Phase 6: Defend the Goal). 

If you have two/three sessions in a week, you can use any session/practice combination from any of the other mesocycles, depending on which of the phases of play your team needs to focus on in that week.

Our base plan covers each of the phases of play to ensure squads with only one session a week have variety in their training, but you can pull in sessions from other phases for a 2 session training week e.g Session 1: Phase 1:Build Up and Session 2: Phase 4: Press to Regain as these two phases complement each other. Let me know if that helps and if you have any questions. 🙌

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18 May 12:50

🔥 NEW SESSION RELEASE: Possession to Penetrate

If your team keeps possession well but struggles to break lines and turn control into meaningful attacking opportunities, today’s release is built for you.

Session 991: Possession to Penetrate develops your players’ ability to control the ball with purpose, recognise the right moments to play forward, and attack with intent.

The session begins with a technical passing activation to establish rhythm and passing quality, progresses into a functional practice focused on identifying opportunities to break through defensive lines, and finishes with a game-based practice that links patient possession to quick, purposeful transitions.

Suitable for U15–U17 (minimum 15 players), with each practice working individually or as part of the full session.

👇 New Practices Released:

1️⃣ Technical Passing Activation | Warm Up (WU-50)
2️⃣ Break Out to Penetrate | 99-P9
3️⃣ Possession and Transition to Attack | 48-P11

A complete session to help your players stay composed in possession, recognise moments to penetrate, and attack with greater purpose and intent.

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11 May 15:00

🔥 NEW SESSION RELEASE: Press to Defend!

If your players react slowly after losing possession, struggle to press together, or lack intensity when defending, today’s release is designed to help fix it.

Session 990: Press to Defend focuses on developing quick reactions, aggressive pressing, and teamwork to regain possession in realistic, high-energy situations.

The session begins with a fun evasion warm-up to activate agility and decision-making, progresses into a competitive pressing rondo focused on communication and coordinated defending, and finishes with a fast-paced small-sided game that links pressing to quick attacking transitions.

Suitable for U9–U11 (minimum 6 players), with each practice working individually or as part of the full session.

👇 New Practices Released:

1️⃣ Diamond Evasion Game | Warm Up (WU-47)
2️⃣ Press and Steal Rondo | 70-P2
3️⃣ 3v3 Defend and Attack Game (SSG) | 70-P3

11 May 12:40

The social aspect is a crucial ingredient when creating sessions for younger age groups - encourage team spirit and fun while developing technical ability and watch your players grow from strength to strength 🎉