Quick turnovers may require players to make important recovery runs to stop opposition attacks or block attempts on goal. This defensive practice focuses on this aspect of the game. Defenders will sprint towards the mannequin and header the ball back to the coach before sprinting to make blocks from shots at the two mini goals. Sprint speed, quick reactions and maintaining a high intensity throughout are key coaching points in this one! 💪

It's time to develop wingers ability to combine with strikers, come inside and finish in this technical practice. The winger will play a 1-2 pass with the striker to receive the ball on the run, fake a shot and dribble between the poles to create space to finish. We work both sides in this practice, getting players comfortable on both wings and alternating between both feet to finish. We can introduce a pass through for the winger to finish on two touch, creating a different type of challenge for our players! 💪

It's time to develop defenders ability to defend deliveries from wide in unopposed and opposed scenarios! Our working defender must touch the mannequin before sprinting back into position to defend the delivery from the wide player. We have two progressions that will increase the challenge for our defenders and test their positional and game awareness, strength and ability to clear the ball from danger! 🔥

This winger specific practice will develop their ability to create space to receive and beating defenders to drive inside. One defender and winger will start up against each other. The winger must push off to create space to receive the pass, turn and beat the defender between the cones and finally finish in the mini goal. Strength to push off defenders and confidence to use individual skill to unbalance defenders are key coaching points in this practice! 🤝 

It's time to develop our defensive shape and cover positioning in this pattern of play practice. Here's how it works: You’ll call out either "left," "right," or "centre," signalling which defender should step up to receive the ball and head it or pass it back. The other two defenders must position themselves effectively to provide cover for the pressing player, with the opposite covering player always ahead of the central defender. Work together as a unit, communicate effectively and focus on positioning to get your defensive unit primed for the game! 🤝

Hi all, don't forget to check your calendar to see what we have scheduled for each day this week: 

Today: Defensive Press and Cover Shape | 13-P7

Tomorrow: Wingers Creating Space & Driving Inside | 38-P2

Friday: Defending The Cross | 58-P12

We have new practices being published each day so make sure you are up to date with what's coming and where you can fit these into your weekly training plan! 💪🔥

Here we have a SSG that focuses on developing attacking plays to finish, and maintaining possession under pressure. The first objective for the team in possession is to combine and finish. After a goal is scored, you will play a ball to the scoring team, and they must make 6 successful passes to lock in their goal. If they manage this, the goal is awarded, and play continues as usual. If the defenders win possession before those six passes are completed, the goal is taken away, and the score remains unchanged. Sharpen your attacking and defending in this small sided game! 💪

This attacking practice develops technical patterns focusing on Winger-Midfielder-Striker combinations in the final third. We begin with three players moving through the attacking sequence, ending in a delivery from the midfielder in the wide channel for two attackers in the box. Getting your head up before delivering, timing runs into the box, and variation in types of finishes are key points in this practice! 💪

This game focuses on team strategy, combinations and finishing. Here's how it works: Each player on the field starts with a worth of 3 points when they score a goal. However, here's the twist - after each finish, players lose a point from their value. This means that their worth drops to 2 points when they score their next goal. The goal is to foster teamwork. Teams must strategise to get their highest value players to score, as this allows them to rack up the most points. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins! 🤝

This physical based practice focuses on developing sprint speed, heading ability and 1 v 1 games. The action kicks off with the first two players sprinting around the two poles and back. Then, they dash around the poles again, but this time, they set off towards the diagonal goal. From the sideline, their teammate throws a ball into the air for them to perform a diving header to finish. Both players react quickly to sprint towards the center of the area where you pass a ball inside for them battle it out in a 1 v 1 scenario, aiming to finish. Sprint speed, precision, and competitive spirit are the order of the day! ⚽️ 🔥