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Banks of four compact
Jim O'Connor

Banks of four compact

The session is based around being compact and difficult to play through in both our defensive and midfield units.
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Sunflower positioning
Quinton Fortune

Sunflower positioning

The focus of this session is looking at the full-back - in this instance, the left-back’s - body position.
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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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Collective defending principles
Joe Montemurro

Collective defending principles

This session is all about collective defending principles, focusing on team organisation when pressing from the front and defensive organ...
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Win the ball and break
Paul Mcguinness

Win the ball and break

This session is about winning the ball back and breaking quickly to score – it’s based in the middle third of the pitch but the skills le...
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Channel, press and counter
Tony Docherty

Channel, press and counter

This session is designed to prepare the team to channel opponents into an area where we have an advantage or an overload, then intensely ...
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Defending and attacking when overloaded
Darren Ferguson

Defending and attacking when overloaded

A progressive, multi-directional drill, this session is based around players attacking quickly whilst recognising and exploiting the spac...
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Defending 1v1 and against overloads
Mark Bowen

Defending 1v1 and against overloads

This training session is aimed at educating defenders in the skillsets, communication ability and decision making needed when they are go...

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Defending against a narrow attack
Mick McCarthy

Defending against a narrow attack

This session is focused on finding a solution for the defensive problems caused by playing against a narrow attacking front four.
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Breaking out from defensive stability
Michael Flynn

Breaking out from defensive stability

This session is about defensive stability when playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation against possession-based teams, with a focus on breaking out ...
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Improving the defence
Jack Ross

Improving the defence

This training session gives your players the opportunity to rehearse different kinds of defending, setting up situations where they are: ...
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Defending in a mid block
Graham Potter

Defending in a mid block

This session is all about defending in a mid block and making a team hard to play through. It will teach players to work as a block and it ...
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Compact defending
Christopher Evans

Compact defending

This session is all about learning how to defend in our own half, while tactically forcing the opposition into wide areas and encouraging ...
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Defending principles in units
Neil Ardley

Defending principles in units

This session is about working with team mates to stop opposition teams playing beyond you, by simple balance and communication that can be ...
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Preparation for defending
Shelley Kerr

Preparation for defending

This training plan is designed to focus on defending against an opponent whose key threats are identified and incorporated within the ...
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Defenders' decision making
Wayne Burnett

Defenders' decision making

My defenders are technically proficient, but they often make wrong decisions. How can I improve their understanding of key technical and ...
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Defending against wingers
Chris Hutchings

Defending against wingers

This session is about denying attacking teams opportunities to get in behind the defence by pressing early. It is important to practise ...
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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 ...
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Defensive dexterity
Paul Lambert

Defensive dexterity

This session is about defending, both individually and as a unit. It’s crucial we practise this because we need defenders to recognise when ...
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Dominant defending
John Still

Dominant defending

Main session 20mins, Progression 10mins
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The dedicated defence
Jamie Hoyland

The dedicated defence

This session is all about defensive positions. It looks at how players should act when the opposing team has the ball, working firstly with ...
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Defending principles
Tanya Oxtoby

Defending principles

This session is about players developing their decision-making skills by executing our defending principles at the right times and in the ...
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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 1v1 ...
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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, once ...

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