🎉 1st Touch, Passing and Fitness | 84-P1

Developing strong technical foundations are key to improving our players overall game. This practice focuses on this, specifically looking at players 1st touch and passing & volleying accuracy. We setup by splitting players into groups of three, with one player from each group starting in the centre as the working player. Working at a high intensity in the central area and receiving with an open body shape to turn out quickly are key to excelling in this practice. 💪⚽️

🔥 Possession, Overloads & Speed | 28-P13

It's time to increase confidence in build up play, exploiting attacking overloads and developing the physical aspect of the game all in one practice! This advanced lead session is split up into three areas, each with a different type of possession set up. At random times, coaches will whistle triggering a 3 v 2 attack and sending the rest of the players out to perform sprints between the outside cones until the attack ends. Players must work at a high intensity throughout this practice! 💪⚽️

⚽️ Build from the Back (433) | 28-P10

It's time to develop our teams confidence and ability to build play from the back in this phase of play practice. Our teams first objective is to beat the 1st line of the press and play into the floater who switches play into either wide zone. Attackers must then beat the defenders in the 2 v 2 using individual skill, quick combination play and teamwork to finish in the mini goals. Developing high quality press beating passing in the 1st phase of play can create great advantages for our team further up the field! 💪⚽️

🎉 Beat the Press | 22-P10

🚨Let's get this Phase 1 Week Up and Running!🚨

This practice focuses on phase 1 and develops teams ability to beat the press and play through the thirds. We begin in the 1st zone with a 5 v 5 +1, with the objective for the team in possession to play into the central zone where they have a 2 v 2 + 1 advantage. Once they penetrate, attackers must make runs in behind to receive and finish in either mini goal. Creating good passing angles, using line breaking passes and off the ball movement into space are key coaching points in this practice! 💪⚽️

⚽️ High Press in the Attacking Third | 25-P11

It's time to get your players pressing high up the field to improve their quality of chances to finish. The objective is for the Primary Coaching Team, Red, to press to regain after the Gold team has made their first forward pass. If the team wins the ball, they must either attack quickly to finish or recycle the ball in a more controlled attack. If the Gold team plays through the press, they must play forward to the attacking midfielder, 10, who can finish in either mini goal. Press as a unit, force the opposition into traps and exploit winning the ball high up the field! ⚽️🔥

🔥 Developing the High Press | 25-P13

It's time to develop your teams ability to be proactive and press high to win possession in this advanced lead practice. You will call out a random number from 1-6, indicating where the secondary coaching team must start their possession. The primary coaching team, Red, must react quickly to these calls and press at a high intensity to win possession high up on the field. Quality decision-making, working together as a cohesive unit and high levels of communication are key in this one! ⚽️🔥

⚽️ Press to Win Possession & Counter | 49-P8

It's time to get our players pressing as a unit and initiating quick counters from the midfield third in this wave practice. We have a 6 v 3 possession zone, with the objective for the three defenders to win the ball and quickly transition to attack against the team of three who's player lost possession. Pressing as a collective unit to cover passing angles and force mistakes, working at a high intensity to not allow attackers time on the ball and quick transitions from defence to attack are key in this practice! 🔥⚽️

🔥 Evade Your Marker to Receive | 85-P1

Do your players have a problem with losing their marker to receive? This simple practice will focus on further developing this technical skill. One player will start in the central area up against a defender with the objective to keep moving, evade the defender and play bounce passes with the outside players. Players must try different short sharp movements to outfox the defender and give them space to receive passes. Let's create solid technical foundations for our players! 💪⚽️

⚽️ Positional Awareness in Possession (433) | 61-P7

This practice focuses on getting our players comfortable in possession and works on their positioning when setup in a 433. The objective is for the primary team (Red) to keep possession and pass & move around in their shape, earning a goal for every 10 successive passes that they complete. The secondary team (Blue) must apply pressure, looking to win possession and finish in any one of the four mini goals. Let's develop passing quality, positional awareness and rotations in this possession practice! 🤝⚽️

🔥 Possession to Penetrate | 48-P8

This practice focuses on developing possession and initiating attacks from the midfield third. We begin with a 7 v 5 + floater in the central zone, with the objective for the team starting with possession (Red) to play penetrating passes through the gates for the fullbacks, who deliver inside the box where a 3 v 2 attacking overload takes place. If the defenders win possession, they must keep the ball in a 5 v 3 + floater, with the objective to play through either of the three gates to trigger a 3 v 2 attack. Passing quality, recognition when to play penetrating passes and speed of support are key in this one! ⚽️🔥