🎉 Transitional Rondo | 88-P5

This transitional rondo focuses on pressing to regain, maintaining possession and exploiting numerical overloads. We have three zones, each with different overload scenarios, with the primary goal for the team in possession to break lines and advance to the next zone. The central players are tasked with seamless combination play, aiming to advance the ball and ultimately connect with the designated floater in the third zone, earning them a goal. Let's refine our players pressing, possession, and tactical decision-making skills, fostering a well-rounded and adept team ready for the challenges on the field! 🔥⚽️

🔥 The Activation Square | Warm Up ( WU-32 )

We kickoff this week with a warm-up designed to prime players for the upcoming session, focusing on elevating their dribbling and passing skills. Players will dribble forward to the central square, leave the ball, run anticlockwise to collect another ball and pass it back to the next player in line. To elevate this warm-up, incorporate 1-2 combinations with middle players, increasing the amount of passes played, and to ensure our players remain alert. 🙌⚽️

⚽️ WM/FB Combinations & Recovery | 62-P4

It's time to get our wide players combining and performing recovery runs in this high intensity practice. We have two groups working at the same time, with the player finishing in the 1st area transitioning quickly to defend vs the attacker in the 2nd area in a 1 v 1 scenario. Speed of recovery runs, finishing accuracy and passing weight are key coaching points in this one. 🔥⚽️

⚽️ Developing the Midfield 3 | 77-P5

Here we have a 3 v 3 + 3 Rondo based practice that is focused on developing central midfielders ability to maintain possession when under pressure. The objective is for the three central players to combine with their three outside team-mates and make 10 passes earning the team a goal. If the defenders win possession, the roles are reversed with the the possession team now becoming the defenders. Short sharp combination play, positional awareness and communication are key to excelling in this practice! 💪⚽️

🚨 New Phase 4 Releases 🚨

Hi Coaches! We are kicking off this week with a bang, releasing all new Phase 4 Content:

1. Coach Curriculum 61: 5 Week Plan (Phase 4: Begin the Press)

2. Session 639: Phase 4: Begin the Press (Match Day + 2)

3. Session 640: Phase 4: Begin the Press (Match Day+3)

4. Session 641: Phase 4: Begin the Press (Match Day-3)

5. Session 642: Phase 4: Begin the Press (Match Day-2)

6. Session 643: Phase 4: Begin the Press (Match Day-1)

Let us know if you find these useful and how your players got on. 💪⚽️

⚽️ The Compact Defensive Unit | 19-P7

How well do your defenders work as a unit? Are they able to stay compact and force the opposition play in a certain direction? This defensive pattern focuses on these specific aspects of the game. Working on Phase 6: Defending the Goal, our defensive units objective is to stay tight and create opportunities to win possession and combine to play out into the mini goals representing 2 strikers. Let's get comfortable defending our goal and take this confidence into match day! 🔥

🎉 High Press Rondos | 10-P10

Looking for a high intensity practice to help develop defender's pressing and your player's quality in possession? This high press rondo focuses on those specific aspects of the game. The objective is simple, attackers must make 10 passes under pressure from the defenders before being able to finish. Players will constantly rotate between being the attackers and the defenders in this practice, keeping up a high intensity throughout. If you have a few extra players, our progression to this practice will be perfect for you! 💪⚽️

🔥💨 Pre-Season 82: Speed Rondos

This practice focuses on developing your players overall speed, possession and defensive work using 4 high intensity Rondos. One player from each zone will sprint around the poles and defend in a 4 v 1 rondo, with the objective to win possession. When they achieve this, they will sprint back around the poles and tag in a teammate to defend in the rondo. Players must focus on sprint speed around the poles, use one and two touch passes in the rondo and use their body shape to force direction and create traps to win possession! 🫡⚽️