Skills and Techniques

David Artell

Playing through the thirds

This session is all about encouraging the team to play through the thirds, with a particular emphasis on keeping the ball on the floor in all areas of...

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 pressure being ap...

Roberto Martinez

The 1v1 situation

Any football game relies on being able to control 1v1 situations, in defence or in attack. In 1v1s, it’s not just the technical aspect of the play, ...

Lee Clark

Rotational play

This practice is about players supporting and creating space for themselves and their team mates through clever rotation, an awareness of space, and e...

Aidy Boothroyd

Developing decision-making in players

The best teams are those that recognise the space pressed and left by opponents, and the best players are those who know whether to play in front of, ...

Keith Hill

Regain and retain techniques when outnumbered

This session is imperative for reminding our lads that, in any game, possession is king, with players under pressure to regain and retain possession w...

Tony Carr

Technical passing with movement

This session is about encouraging players to receive the ball with the back foot and developing movement through deliberate practice. These activitie...

Ralph Hasenhüttl

Switching play quickly

The focus of this session incorporates a number of my key principles: pressing, counter pressing and playing in tight areas whilst avoiding pressure. ...

Neil Ardley

Transitions with an overload

This session is about managing moments in games when you’re on top or under pressure, and is designed to show that, if your transitions are good, yo...

Matt Murray

Transitions

Although this session is predominantly about transitions, it pays particular attention to pressing, making play predictable, communication, work to be...

Ian Holloway

Premier League possession

This multifunctional, directional session is about game-realistic play, positive moves and developing short and long passes. It is important to pract...

Anthony Hudson

Technical training session

This is a broad training session that enables players to practise a range of skills across multiple exercises. It rehearses ball skills in terms of t...

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Steve Tilson

Passing patterns

This session works on players’ ability to play one-two passing moves in order to create space and to get in behind the opposition’s defence. The ...

Paul Buckle

The passing diamond

The passing diamond is a coaching move that, while simple in its set-up, is crucial for players in rehearsing passing accuracy and tempo. It is also i...

Ricky Sbragia

Link-up combination play

Movement, support and running off the ball is essential in the modern game, and fine-tuning these abilities in players can really enhance attacking op...

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