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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Forward runs

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Passing and running in behind
Stevie Grieve

Passing and running in behind

With this training session we are looking to improve the habits of our players in terms of encouraging them to make that killer pass, wit...
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Unlocking the wing backs
Neill Collins

Unlocking the wing backs

This session is designed to teach teams to utilise the wing backs in build-up play and attack.
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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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Counter-attacking on transitions
Liam Bramley

Counter-attacking on transitions

This session focuses on the transitional moment of regaining possession of the ball.
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Attacking phases incorporating wing backs
Graham Coughlan

Attacking phases incorporating wing backs

This session encourages the wing backs to make decisions in different types of attacking situations, whether in the build-up phase, a swi...
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Effective counter-attacking
Paul Hurst

Effective counter-attacking

This session is based on encouraging players to make counter-attacks and it emphasises forward runs and playing forward quickly when poss...
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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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Building the attack and third player runs
Darren Carter

Building the attack and third player runs

When in possession, this session is all about building from the back and receiving under pressure.
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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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Go deep
Gabriele Cioffi

Go deep

This session is all about how and when to go deep, attacking the room behind the shoulders of the opposition’s defensive line.
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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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Beat the press, unlock the block
Sergio Ferreira

Beat the press, unlock the block

This is a specific training session that we use to prepare our players in a week when we’re due to face a team that tries to press really ...
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Play around to play through
Emma Hayes

Play around to play through

This session has a focus on attacking strategy and we used it prior to a Champion’s League game. It allows the team to execute our build up ...
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Penetrating the final third
Ange Postecoglou

Penetrating the final third

This session is all about penetration and it is focused on movement off the ball and on passing to penetrate. It begins with a passing ...
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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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Creating space in midfield
Steve Foley

Creating space in midfield

These exercises will help the midfield players to recognise space and encourage them to exploit it when in possession, as well as looking ...
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Efficient finishing
Aaron Callaghan

Efficient finishing

These exercises will help the midfield players to recognise space and encourage them to exploit it when in possession, as well as looking ...
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Creating Scoring Opportunities
Nigel Pearson

Creating Scoring Opportunities

This session is about attacking with purpose and quality. It focuses on developing good combination play between attacking players and ...
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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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