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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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Neil Lennon

Counter-attacking and counter-pressing

The basis of this training session is counter-attacking and counter-pressing. We start with a tactical passing drill and then we go into ...

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Liam Bramley

Counter-attacking on transitions

This session focuses on the transitional moment of regaining possession of the ball.

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Valerien Ismael

Counter-pressing

This session is all about counter-pressing and it encourages a high intensity style of play and instant reactions from the players.

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Mark Robins

Create chances and score goals with attacking transitions

This session creates opportunities for attacking transitions. Every aspect of play will be challenged, including the reaction of the play...

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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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Cameron Toshack

Defensive transition into effective possession

This session is focused on two main themes: defensive transition (against the ball) and regaining to build effective possession (with the...

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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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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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John Townson

High press to score goals

This session is all about attacking without the ball by using a high press to score goals. It focuses on good intensity in the press, ...

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Gary Rowett

Defending and the transition to counter-attack

These activities are designed to move the ball with speed and quality along with getting players to transition quickly into counter-attacks....

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Gemma Donnelly

Attacking creativity and movement

This is a training session that we run at Blackburn Rovers and it is all about encouraging attacking play and creativity when driving ...

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Steve Kean

Pressing in key areas

This session is about pressing, at first in pairs, and with a view to manufacturing quick and accurate attacking situations.

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Tanya Oxtoby

Defending principles

This session is about players developing their decision-making skills by executing our defending principles at the right times and in the ...

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Danny Cowley

Counter-pressing

This session is aimed at influencing player behaviour on the loss of possession. We work very hard to affect player behaviour in the ...

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Paul Buckle

Press & protect

This is a simple defensive session that encourages players to press high and press aggressively. It also conditions players to respond with ...

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Gary Waddock

Closing down and pressurising play

The more possession the team has, the more goalscoring opportunities they create. With that in mind, this session concerns itself with ...

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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Possession with pressing intensity and transition

Counter-attacking and counter-pressing

Counter-attacking on transitions

Counter-pressing

Create chances and score goals with attacking transitions

Transitions

Defensive transition into effective possession

Improving transitions

Beat the press, unlock the block

High press to score goals

Defending and the transition to counter-attack

Attacking creativity and movement

Pressing in key areas

Defending principles

Counter-pressing

Press & protect

Featured Coaches

Arsène Wenger

José Mourinho

Jürgen Klopp

Mikel Arteta

Pep Guardiola

Closing down and pressurising play

Coaches' Testimonials

Alan Pardew

Arsène Wenger

Brendan Rodgers

Carlos Carvalhal

José Mourinho

Jürgen Klopp

Pep Guardiola

Roy Hodgson

Sir Alex Ferguson

Steven Gerrard

Join the world's leading coaches and managers and discover for yourself one of the best kept secrets in coaching. No other training tool on the planet is written or read by the calibre of names you’ll find in Elite Soccer.

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Coaches' Testimonials

Alan Pardew

Arsène Wenger

Brendan Rodgers

Carlos Carvalhal

José Mourinho

Jürgen Klopp

Pep Guardiola

Roy Hodgson

Sir Alex Ferguson

Steven Gerrard

Join the world's leading coaches and managers and discover for yourself one of the best kept secrets in coaching. No other training tool on the planet is written or read by the calibre of names you’ll find in Elite Soccer.

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© 2024 Elite Soccer

Part of Green Star Media Ltd. Company number: 3008779