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Mark Warburton

Pre-season training

This is very much a generic pre-season training session focused on fitness. It’s built around the fitness requirements of the players but...

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Sir Alex Ferguson

Attacking wing play and shooting

This session is about attacking from three different positions and is something that offers versatility in the final third, which is alwa...

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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 situati...

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Willie Kirk

Individual positional training within a group

We want to expose every player to as many position specific technical actions as possible within a team session that has tactical element...

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Andy Leaning

Shot-stopping for keepers

This high tempo session is used to improve a goalkeeper’s footwork and mobility around the six-yard box. It helps him to move into line a...

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Gus Poyet

Clever keeper distribution

This session is about keeper distribution and retaining possession by building play from the back. It mimics short passes to centre-backs...

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Neil Cutler

Dealing with crosses

This session is designed to help goalkeepers deal with crosses of different heights, power and trajectories. It will not only show them t...

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Mark Stimson

Shooting in and around the box

This session is about shooting from different angles in and around the box. It looks at how players can best negotiate space in what is t...

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Phil Brown

Finishing with realism

This is a shooting and crossing session for a front three, generating shots from the edge of the penalty box, just inside the box and from ...

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Aidy Boothroyd

The eleventh man

Here are a collection of uni-directional games that test a number of developmental characteristics in players, from the technical to ...

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Billy Mercer

Keepers: crossing and distribution

This is a keeper session that looks at dealing with crossing then distributing into counter-attacking areas beginning with a good warm-up ...

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Gavin Strachan

Defending as a back four

Get your back four working as a unit. This session helps players to recognise defensive triggers and identify when to move backwards, ...

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Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger is one of the most successful managers in the game and has twice been a winner of the LMA manager of the Year award. In a 22-...

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Jürgen Klopp

Klopp arrived at Liverpool with a track record of managerial success and a reputation as one of the most forward-thinking coaches in the ...

Mikel Arteta

After beginning his playing career with Barcelona, Arteta went onto represent PSG before arriving in British football in 2002 when he ...

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Session Plans

Volley

Pre-season training

Attacking wing play and shooting

Improving defending

Individual positional training within a group

Shot-stopping for keepers

Clever keeper distribution

Dealing with crosses

Shooting in and around the box

Finishing with realism

The eleventh man

Keepers: crossing and distribution

Defending as a back four

Featured Coaches

Arsène Wenger

José Mourinho

Jürgen Klopp

Mikel Arteta

Pep Guardiola

Coaches' Testimonials

Alan Pardew

Arsène Wenger

Brendan Rodgers

Carlos Carvalhal

José Mourinho

Jürgen Klopp

Pep Guardiola

Roy Hodgson

Sir Alex Ferguson

Steven Gerrard

Join the world's leading coaches and managers and discover for yourself one of the best kept secrets in coaching. No other training tool on the planet is written or read by the calibre of names you’ll find in Elite Soccer.

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Coaches' Testimonials

Alan Pardew

Arsène Wenger

Brendan Rodgers

Carlos Carvalhal

José Mourinho

Jürgen Klopp

Pep Guardiola

Roy Hodgson

Sir Alex Ferguson

Steven Gerrard

Join the world's leading coaches and managers and discover for yourself one of the best kept secrets in coaching. No other training tool on the planet is written or read by the calibre of names you’ll find in Elite Soccer.

More from us

© 2024 Elite Soccer

Part of Green Star Media Ltd. Company number: 3008779