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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Creativity

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The road to Wembley
Slaven Bilic

The road to Wembley

This session is very general, but not in a negative way. It’s very useful because it helps in all game situations. It’s technical and tac...
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Coaching masterclass
Julen Lopetegui

Coaching masterclass

This is less a training session and more a collection of exercises that emphasise my football DNA. I selected these to represent my coach...
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Creativity in the final third
Melanie Reay

Creativity in the final third

This session has been designed to make players think about making better decisions and it encourages them to be more ruthless in the fina...
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Utilising the full back in build-up play
James Brayne

Utilising the full back in build-up play

This session is designed around using our full backs in build-up play. It is split into two activities, with the first technical practice...
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Playing behind pressing lines
Joao Nuno Fonseca

Playing behind pressing lines

This session focuses on creating the opportunity to have the ball at our disposal to move or drag the opponent and find the proper spaces...
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Attacking movement and combination play in the final third
Adam Thorley

Attacking movement and combination play in the final third

This session is designed to improve the ability to create and exploit space in the final third.
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Combination play in the final third
Rob Edwards

Combination play in the final third

This training session is all about encouraging combination play in the final third and it provides the attacking players in our team with...
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Transitions
Stephen Robinson

Transitions

This session is a combination of our midfield press transitioning into regaining possession and our forward combination play.

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Attacking patterns against a deep block
Stephen Clemence

Attacking patterns against a deep block

This session helps to break down opponents who set up in a deep block against us.
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Using overloads to bear pressure
Joe Edwards

Using overloads to bear pressure

The main purpose of these exercises is to improve the basic habits of the players in possession of the ball.
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Forward runs to break a defensive line
Paul Heckingbottom

Forward runs to break a defensive line

This session promotes forward runs from all positions on the pitch: runs off the ball, third man runs, one-twos to break the defensive line ...
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Creating scoring opportunities from wide areas
David Artell

Creating scoring opportunities from wide areas

This session is all about building relationships in wide areas. The players are given guidelines but they also have lots of freedom to ...
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Counter-attacking
Lewis Young

Counter-attacking

This training session is based on both aspects of the counter-attack, offering the defensive side of the team solutions to dealing with ...
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Managing transitions with and without the ball
Steve Morison

Managing transitions with and without the ball

This session is about making decisions in a controlled setting in order to make thinking and problem solving on game day much easier.
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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 side, ...
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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 on ...
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INDIRECT MOVES IN THE FINAL THIRD
Luke Webb

INDIRECT MOVES IN THE FINAL THIRD

This session is all about possession solutions and it teaches players how to perform indirect moves and movements in the final third of the ...
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Creativity in the final third
Steven Gerrard

Creativity in the final third

This session is designed to help a team’s creativity in the final third. It looks to provide opportunities for the players to create goal-...
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Wide dribbling and crossing
Keith Boanas

Wide dribbling and crossing

This session was designed through an analysis of player needs and it helps to create more positivity in attacking areas. It is aimed at ...
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Finishing in and around the triangle
Owen Coyle Junior

Finishing in and around the triangle

This session is based on creating opportunities to finish in and around the ‘triangle’, which is the zone that match analysis tells us is ...
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Attacking central areas in a diamond system
Simon Davey

Attacking central areas in a diamond system

This session aims to improve combination play in the attacking third of the pitch. It focuses on movement, interchanging of positions and ...
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Transition from defence to attack
Nigel Pearson

Transition from defence to attack

The idea behind this session is to run drills that manufacture situations similar to those that occur during a real match. This makes ...
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Playing through the thirds
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 ...

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