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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 🎉

11 May 12:36

Don't forget to increase/decrease rondo size depending on age group and level - simple changes such as touch limits can also impact the challenge level🤝  

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04 May 16:29

🚨 New Releases: Break Pressure to Attack!

If your players struggle to play out under pressure, force passes too early, or miss the right moment to break forward, today’s release gives you a clear structure to fix it.

Session 989: Break Pressure to Attack focuses on developing composure in build-up, intelligent combination play, and the awareness to recognise and exploit moments to break lines.

The session progresses from a technical passing circuit to build rhythm and clean connections, into a breakout possession game that challenges timing and decision-making, and finishes with a realistic phase of play focused on breaking pressure and attacking with intent.

Suitable for U15+ (minimum 12 players), with each practice working individually or as part of the full session.

👇 New Practices Released:

1️⃣ Technical Passing Circuit | Warm Up (WU-49)
2️⃣ 3v3 + 4 Breakout Possession Game | 36-P9
3️⃣ Break Through Pressure to Attack | 51-P10

A complete session to help your players stay composed, break lines with purpose, and turn build-up into effective attacks. 🎉

04 May 13:04

Playing out from the back has a purpose, draw defenders in and exploit the gaps to penetrate by finding free teammates. Passing the ball just for the sake of passing it is not the objective! 

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04 May 13:03

How would you adapt this practice to suit your teams needs? 🤔

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If you have 12/18/24 + players available, don't forget you can always create 2/3/4 circuits so all players can work at the same time. Try your best to not have players waiting on the sideline if you can avoid it, especially young players! 🤝

That was probably the one stain on an amazing football match - even with that, the level of entertainment and quality was great watch.

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