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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

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Ralph Hasenhüttl

Using the goalkeeper in build-up play

This session is designed to incorporate the goalkeeper in the build-up phase of possession, moving from an unopposed passing drill to opp...

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Gerard Nash

Quick but careful

This training session is all about retaining possession to build.

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Hassan Sulaiman

Playing out from the back

This session is based on playing out from the back against a high press. The session will be split into three practices.

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Eddie Howe

Switching play

This session is made up of three activities, each with a switch of play featured as part of its make-up.

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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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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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Chris Hughton

Four day build up to playing 3-4-3

This session was taken from the four day period between games in our recent international week. In my time as Ghana coach, we have always...

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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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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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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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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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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 ...

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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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Tony Mowbray

Pressing with team connectivity to score more

This session is all about encouraging the different units of a team to connect together to win the ball back from an opponent and create ...

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Chris Davies

Building an attack against a high press

The build-up phase can be defined as the process of progressing the ball into the opposition’s half. In modern football, more teams than ...

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Sam Rose

Playing forward from the defensive third

This session is aimed at developing a team’s decision making in possession when playing against an opposition that press high. The session ...

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Attacking transitions

This is a tactical training session based around reacting quickly to the attacking transition and it rehearses players to win the ball and ...

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Tom McStravick

Building an attack from the back

This session is all about building the attack from the goalkeeper and breaking through a high press. In this activity we see the goalkeeper ...

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Rene Meulensteen

Build up into strikers

This session deals with creating overloads whilst playing out from the back, through midfield and into attack, creating 1v1, 2v1, 2v2 and 3...

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Graeme Jones

Position-specific possession

This session looks at how players should adapt their possession habits depending on where they find themselves on the pitch.

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Jim Bentley

Build-up play in a 4-3-3

This session is about playing out from the back in a 4-3-3 formation, coaching players on how to move the ball well and build through the ...

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Gabriele Cioffi

Match preparation

This session is focussed on preparing players for an upcoming opponent, specifically with regard to getting them to understand their ...

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Paul Lambert

Creating attacking overloads

Create overloads in attacking situations, whether that be while playing out from the back, attacking in wide areas, or attacking in the ...

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Karl Robinson

Counter-attacking plays

Use this session to improve your players’ ability to sustain position, deal with pressure, and produce confident counter-attacking play

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