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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Running with the ball

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Unlocking the wing backs
Neill Collins

Unlocking the wing backs

This session is designed to teach teams to utilise the wing backs in build-up play and attack.
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Attacking and defending in wide and central areas
Alex Bruce

Attacking and defending in wide and central areas

In this session two teams work on attacking and defending in wide and central areas of the pitch
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COUNTER-ATTACKING WITH SPEED
Michael Beale

COUNTER-ATTACKING WITH SPEED

This session focuses on fast counter-attacking football when winning the ball. The moment a team regains possession, regardless of where ...
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Attacking and defending transitions
John Eustace

Attacking and defending transitions

This is a session designed to encourage the defending team to win the ball back and quickly play it forward to their attackers. The attac...
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Development without pressure
Jim Cassell

Development without pressure

This practice is aimed at encouraging players to develop their decision-making. It’s done by allowing them to make choices without pressu...
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Attacking & defending
Nigel Clough

Attacking & defending

This session focuses on the techniques of attacking and defending in and around the penalty area, giving players the opportunity to rehea...
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Switching the point of attack
Tony Docherty

Switching the point of attack

Encourage your players to switch the point of attack at pace – get the ball into wide areas of the pitch and enable the wingers to cross ...
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Supporting the striker
Tony Pulis

Supporting the striker

Encourage your players to make forward runs to support the striker. Also, use this session to make attacks lightning fast, with the focus...

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High speed counter-attacks
Neil Warnock

High speed counter-attacks

The counter-attack is an integral element of the modern game and teams can utilise this tactic to their advantage. This session ...
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Perfecting counter-attacking
Neil Dewsnip

Perfecting counter-attacking

Counter-attacking quickly and efficiently is often the best way to defeat good defences, so it’s important to practise this because ...
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Counter-attacking: ball work
Dmitri Lavrinovic

Counter-attacking: ball work

The moment an opponent loses the ball is the time to exploit the opportunity of players being out of position, so this session looks at ...
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Central attacking the final third
Michael Appleton

Central attacking the final third

Use this explosive session to make space in front of and behind defenders in order to get into goalscoring opportunities
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Transition to attack
Aitor Karanka

Transition to attack

Use this session to examine your players’ ability to attack quickly and create overloads from an organised team shape.
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Forward runs
Mark Warburton

Forward runs

Focus on forward runs and encourage positive forward movement linked to patient buildup play and good pitch geography.

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