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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Screening

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Out of possession match preparation
Darrell Clarke

Out of possession match preparation

The session is based around an out of possession practice when concentrating on preparing for a league fixture against a 3-5-2 formation.
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Beating a block
Liam Manning

Beating a block

This session is focused on teaching players to beat a block. It’s about dominating possession and identifying when to attack down the sid...
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Breaking a medium-low block
Fran Alonso

Breaking a medium-low block

This is a session designed to help players understand the movements, positioning and timings needed to break a medium-low block when the ...
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Intense pressing and recovery
Ben Garner

Intense pressing and recovery

This session focuses on pressing and recovering with intensity. Within the session there is a position-specific element, where the player...
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Defending shape
Anthony Hudson

Defending shape

This is a 10v10 practice that rehearses defensive shape, both in terms of zonal marking, pressing and defending deep. It’s used to help p...
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Defending principles
Paul Heckingbottom

Defending principles

This session is all about building the defensive role of every position when out of possession. It starts with individuals defending in 1...
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Defending against counter-attacks
Ben Garner

Defending against counter-attacks

Defending against the counter-attack and reacting quickly to these transitions of play is important. That’s because in the modern era, on...
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Cutting out counter-attacks
Keith Hill

Cutting out counter-attacks

Analysis at the end of our 2008/09 League Two campaign showed we needed to develop a new collective responsibility to defend against the ...

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Pressing and screening
Roy Hodgson

Pressing and screening

Get your players pressing and screening the ball with this dynamic session. It also rehearses when and where to chase, and looks at ...
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Attacking team play with ‘lock-out’ mentality
David Oldfield

Attacking team play with ‘lock-out’ mentality

Look to improve attacking options and movement with this session, which utilises strong player mentality and concentration in trying to ...
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Defending as a team
Paul Heckingbottom

Defending as a team

The aim of this session is to prevent the opposition from playing through your team’s midfield and then to regain the ball by ...
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Midfield as a defensive unit
Steve Lomas

Midfield as a defensive unit

Use this session to get your midfield working as a defensive unit. It’s important to practise this because players in the midfield unit ...
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Improving defending
David Moyes

Improving defending

This session is all about establishing and improving defensive principles. It is essential that players know how to defend in all ...

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