🎉 Passing Zones Race | Warm Up (WU-35)

Players love a bit of competition! In this engaging team race, players focus on passing and speed. Divided into 3 teams of 4, each player must pass once before the team can advance to the next zone. In the final zone, the last player must finish in the mini goal. The team to finish first wins! We can add more of a challenge by altering the order of the zones when progressing, ensuring players need to maintain their concentration throughout. Lot's of variations in this one to keep your players engaged! 🙌

🔥 Improving Final Third Combinations - 11 v 11 | 07-P14

This 11 v 11 practice unfolds on a full-sized pitch, developing build up and final third combinations. The attacking team, in a 443 formation, faces off against a defending team in a 352 setup. In the initial phase, a 6 v 4 situation challenges the possession team to create space and deliver a penetrating pass to their CDM (Blue 6). Once penetrated, the CDM advances to a 5 v 3 zone, aiming to combine and release wingers in the "No Pressure Zones" for penetrating runs and crosses. Inside the box, a 4 v 3 scenario unfolds, with attackers focused on finishing. If defenders gain possession in Phase 1, they counter in a 4 v 6 setup. In Phase 2, a 5 v 7 counter ensues, and in Phase 3, a full-field counterattack takes place.

🔥 1-2 Combinations to Play Through | 84-P12

Looking to improve your players quick 1 and 2 touch passing combinations? This technical passing sequence focuses on this exact aspect of the game. Players will move through the sequence, playing passes and applying passive pressure to the receiving players. Once players are comfortable, we can introduce a 2nd ball to increase the challenge for our players. 🙌⚽️ 

🔲 The Dribbling Box | BM-14

Let's enhance our players dribbling skills and spatial awareness in this engaging ball mastery practice. Set up 5x5-yard squares (adjust for age), pairing two players per square with a ball. One player becomes the chaser, aiming to catch the avoider. The avoider manoeuvres around the square, changing direction to not be caught. Once the player is caught, the two will switch roles to keep players engages throughout. 🙌⚽️

🎉⚽️ Let's get ready for an exciting week of coaching! We have 6 dynamic New Practices all focusing on developing the Advancing Centre Back, coming your way over the next two days. Let us know if your players enjoyed these and if there is any specific tactical element you want us to focus on next. Have a great week! 🙌

🎉 Full Session 671: Progressive Possession

Session 671 focuses on developing our teams progressive possession ability, taking place on Match Day -3. We begin the session with a technical practice, encouraging one twos around the corner and well timed movements to receive passes on the front foot to finish. Next, we have a phase of play honing in on progressing play when in possession. To finish, we have a medium sided game that enhances our teams ability to play through thirds and finish of attacks.🙌⚽️

⚽️ Full Session 670: Centre Backs Initiating the Attack

This session focuses on developing our Centre Backs ability to initiate the attack, taking place on Match Day -1. We begin the session with a technical practice, activating players passing and movement. Next, we have a pattern of play that requires our Centre Backs to be comfortable on the ball and to start/create attacks by stepping out of the back line and into more advanced areas on the pitch. To end off, we have a small sided game that develops our centre backs ability to find wide players and to deliver into the box to finish. 💪⚽️

🎉 Defensive Recovery Runs | 67-P5

Let's explore this dynamic practice focused on defensive recovery runs! With two teams of three players each, the session begins with a pass to a central player, triggering the start of the action. Defenders aim to swiftly regain possession and transition to attack, while attackers strive for strategic passing and scoring opportunities. Speed of recovery runs and working as a team are key coaching points in this practice. 💪⚽️

🔥 Full Session 669: Wide Deliveries to Finish

This session focuses on developing wide deliveries to finish and occurs on Match Day -3, endurance. We begin the session with a warm up, activating players passing and dribbling for the upcoming session. Next, we have an technical advanced lead practice that allows units to work collectively with specific movements to cross and finish high up the pitch and from deeper areas. To finish, we have a pattern play to develop switches and back-post deliveries to finish.💪⚽️

⚽️ Full Session 668: Retain Possession to Attack

This session focuses on developing players to retain possession and attack, taking place on Match Day -3, endurance. We begin the session with a rondo based practice, activating players passing and movement. Next, we have a lead practice that focuses on developing switching the point of the attack and deliveries into the box for finishing. To end off, we have and 11 v 11 game developing possession from back to front in unopposed and opposed situations to enhance player understanding.💪⚽️