It's time to work on your team's pressing and shape when looking to regain possession in a 4231 setup. In this practice, one team starts in the central zone with their two midfielders allowed to press the team in possession. The objective is for the defensive team to win possession through either their midfielders winning the ball in the press or the back four making interceptions when the opposition tries to play penetrative passes through. The team who lost possession will transition quickly to become the defensive team. A great high intensity practice to develop your teams defensive principles! 🤝⚽️ 

Intelligent attacking play can lead to space being created and opportunities to find attackers in this space to finish! This functional practice looks at attackers movement specifically when in a 4231 setup. After an initial 4 v 2 possession game, attackers will pass through to the advanced fullbacks who look to combine with either the ST or CAM in the zones on the edge of the box. We will work through three different scenarios allowing players to be comfortable in a game when these different situations take place. After creating space, it's time to exploit this and be clinical with your finishing! 🔥⚽️ 

Having developed passing combinations is very important when your team find themselves under pressure in a game. Understanding where your teammates are positioned and moving to can get you out of these sticky situations and allow you to play through. This technical practice has been developed with the 341 setup (9 v 9) in mind and focuses on building these different passing combinations. Passing quality and positional awareness are key coaching points in this one! 💪🔥

It's time to work on your players overall fitness and defensive work in this high press rondo practice! Working in teams of two, players will move through the SAQ station into a 5 v 2 Rondo where they must work together at a high intensity to win possession or force a mistake from the possession team. The players will then split and sprint out to the smaller 3 v 1 Rondo's on either side and press to win possession. Defenders must work as a unit to win possession and react quickly to sprint out after possession is won! 🫡

It's time to develop support play when building through phase 1 and phase 2 when setup in the 341 formation. This skill practice focuses on this aspect of the game combined with penetrating passing and positional awareness. We have various progressions that are sure to keep your players on their toes and help develop their confidence when to press up and support and when to hold their position. 💪

It's time to develop support play when building through phase 1 and phase 2 when setup in the 341 formation. This skill practice focuses on this aspect of the game combined with penetrating passing and positional awareness. We have various progressions that are sure to keep your players on their toes and help develop their confidence when to press up and support and when to hold their position. 💪

Ensuring your players are comfortable playing in and moving in your 341 setup starts on the training field! This technical passing practice starts off by having players pass in the set sequence, gaining an understanding of where their teammates are on the field. Every few minutes, the practice will progress either through adding a 2nd ball, movement or a change in the sequence. Passing quality, high levels of communication and understanding each sequence are key coaching points in this one! 🔥

It's time to develop players overall fitness in this 2 v 2 game competition. The area is split into three zones ( Premier League, Championship and League 1) with two teams competing in 3 minute long games to win their division. At the end of the game, the winning team will go up a division and the losing team will drop down a division. The team that wins the most games in the premier league are the overall winners! 🏆 ⚽️

It's time to develop players overall fitness in this 2 v 2 game competition. The area is split into three zones ( Premier League, Championship and League 1) with two teams competing in 3 minute long games to win their division. At the end of the game, the winning team will go up a division and the losing team will drop down a division. The team that wins the most games in the premier league are the overall winners! 🏆 ⚽️

Lets take a look at how we can develop build up play when setup in a 2321 ( 9 v 9 game format ). Here we will develop three different phase 1 patterns of play. Pattern 1 is ‘The Diamond’, Pattern 2 brings the two midfielders into play, creating two side diamonds and a top diamond with the striker and Pattern 3 is called the ‘Lopsided Midfield’. Allow players freedom to play out using these three different base patterns 🙌