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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Switching play

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Manisha Tailor

Pivot play and forward running

This session is about encouraging pivot play, with an emphasis on midfield movement.

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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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Steve Morison

Switching play

This session is all about switching play, particularly when we are trying to encourage players to use the switch to get beyond the last l...

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Simon Weaver

Keeping possession and switching play

This is a possession game that we like to run, as it rehearses the players in transferring the ball and switching play when we have the o...

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Stephen Constantine

Switching play

In this session we focus on switching play and trying to create numerical advantages all over the pitch. The objective is to exploit the ...

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Darren Kelly

Use of space and switching play

Every session that I do I try to make it realistic to the game. This is a multi-directional session designed to work on the use of space ...

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Derek Adams

Overload with a switch of play

It is always interesting to understand how coaches think about exploiting the opposition’s system of play. This is a session that I would...

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Phil Brown

Diagonal balls and regains

This session looks at the use of diagonal balls from defenders and midfield players into wide and attacking players, and is designed to i...

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Darren Ferguson

Switching play with penetration

This session is about changing the point of attack. It shows players the different ways we can do this, allowing the team to attack at pace ...

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Chris Wilder

Switching play and creating wide overloads

This is a possession session and it’s focused on switching play to create overloads in wide areas. It is designed so that players have to ...

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Nigel Clough

Switching play

This session is about maximising space so as to be able to switch the ball quickly in creating positive attacking options. And at the heart ...

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Owen Coyle

Changing the point of attack

Being able to quickly, efficiently and, at times, discretely change the point of attack is crucial for any team. The goal of this session ...

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Ian Baraclough

Switching play to attack

This session is designed to increase player awareness in moving the ball quickly and efficiently so as to produce 1v1 situations or ...

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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 ...

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Manuel Pellegrini

Switching play when counter-attacking

This session is all about changing the point of attack and switching play in counter-attacking situations. It will help the team get out of ...

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Lee Johnson

Switching play

Use this session about switching play and switching the point of attack to show your players how to exploit space on the pitch and ...

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Tony Docherty

Switching the point of attack

Encourage your players to switch the point of attack at pace – get the ball into wide areas of the pitch and enable the wingers to cross ...

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Stuart McCall

Switching play to score

Coach your players how and when to switch play to create goal-scoring opportunities – the different activities in this session have a lot ...

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Michael Flynn

Switching play & pressing high

Use this session to encourage your players to switch the play to launch attacks. It also helps players to press high as a team when out of ...

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David Moyes

The switch: changing attacking angles

Use this session to encourage and develop quick and incisive football. Players should be looking to quickly switch the point of attack, ...

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Derek Adams

Switch of play with counter-attack

Run this session when playing against teams who are going to attack directly – it works by allowing the opposition to come on to you before ...

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