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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Positioning

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Out of possession match preparation
Darrell Clarke

Out of possession match preparation

The session is based around an out of possession practice when concentrating on preparing for a league fixture against a 3-5-2 formation.
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Possession with pressing intensity and transition
Gary O'Neil

Possession with pressing intensity and transition

This session works on maintaining possession with elements of pressing intensity and transition.
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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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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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Improving transitions
Mark Hudson

Improving transitions

This training session is designed to create multiple opportunities for players to instantly switch from an attacking moment to a defensiv...
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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 ...
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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 dr...
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Win the ball and break
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 le...

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Transitioning to defence
Gus Poyet

Transitioning to defence

This is a session we use to train our players to transition to defence after losing the ball. In doing so, we encourage them to react ...
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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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Forward play
Mick McCarthy

Forward play

This session is all about understanding forward patterns of play. It’s a session that encourages team play in order to create plenty of ...
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Counter-Pressing
Jesse Marsch

Counter-Pressing

This session is focused on our ability to counter-press. This is an essential behaviour in our game model and it’s independent of ...
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Attacking against a 1-5-3-2 formation
Julen Lopetegui

Attacking against a 1-5-3-2 formation

The main aim of this session is to prepare a team playing in a 1-4-4-3 system with a possession style, to beat an opponent playing in a 1-5-...
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Defending crosses with a back three
Alan Pardew

Defending crosses with a back three

This session is all about setting a team up in a 3-5-2 formation and coaching them to defend against crosses from wide areas. It initially ...
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Pressing with team connectivity to score more
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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Channel, press and counter
Tony Docherty

Channel, press and counter

This session is designed to prepare the team to channel opponents into an area where we have an advantage or an overload, then intensely ...
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Wide attacking in a 3-5-2 formation
Frankie McAvoy

Wide attacking in a 3-5-2 formation

This session is based on attacking at pace with wing backs in the wide areas of the pitch. It’s all about getting the wing backs into good ...
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Moments of the game
Abel Ferreira

Moments of the game

In this session, we will illustrate the type of training we do so our players understand the principles of certain situations that occur in ...
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Defending the box
Dean Smith

Defending the box

This session is all about the back four and the real basics of defending. It teaches players that if one player goes for a header, the ...
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Attacking and defending transitions
Miguel Llera

Attacking and defending transitions

This session is focused on attacking and defending transitions. Transitions are one of the crucial moments in the game and the best teams ...
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Building up through the centre against a low block
Daniel Farke

Building up through the centre against a low block

The session is about creating chances through the centre against teams that defend zonal orientated in a lower block.
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Playing into the strikers
Micky Mellon

Playing into the strikers

This session is all about working an overload to create opportunities to play directly into the feet of the strikers. It also encourages ...
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Breaking a medium-low block
Fran Alonso

Breaking a medium-low block

This is a session designed to help players understand the movements, positioning and timings needed to break a medium-low block when the ...
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Possession play to build attacks
Ralph Hasenhüttl

Possession play to build attacks

The purpose of this training session is to encourage the team to retain possession and build play from the back. The players enjoy this ...

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