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Shamus Beaglehole

Developing wide players

This session will improve the 1v1 skills needed to beat an opponent with limited space and break down the most effective ways of finishin...

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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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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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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 br...

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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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James Marrs

Wide play

This session is all about exploiting the opposition in wide areas in order to gain the opportunity to either cross or shoot at goal. Our ...

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Keith Boanas

Wide dribbling and crossing

This session was designed through an analysis of player needs and it helps to create more positivity in attacking areas. It is aimed at e...

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Roy Hodgson

Attacking combinations

Run this session and develop patterns of attacking play and movement that will create space in wide areas and goal scoring opportunities ...

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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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Tony Pulis

Positive attacking play

Encourage positive play in your team… Any coach who runs this session will be guaranteed to see their players making plenty of crosses, ...

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Kenny Jackett

Pure wing play

Pure wing play is about developing wingers’ ability to cross the ball, whilst promoting relationships and understanding with strikers and ...

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Steve Lovell

Crossing and finishing

Create situations where wide players are encouraged to use as many different kinds of crossing technique as possible to set up goal-scoring ...

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Steve Clarke

Penalty box session

This is about high quality of crosses into the box with good finishing. It’s important to practise this because it is basic technique, ...

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Sir Alex Ferguson

Attacking wing play and shooting

This session is about attacking from three different positions and is something that offers versatility in the final third, which is always ...

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Gus Poyet

Assisted crossing in the final third

The exclusive session is about improving the technique and quality of crosses into the 18-yard box.

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Antonio Conte

Back three tactics

Give players the opportunity to defend the box as a three, and move the ball forward, either by playing through the midfielders, passing ...

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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

Developing wide players

Utilising the full back in build-up play

Attacking phases incorporating wing backs

Creating scoring opportunities from wide areas

Efficient finishing

Wide play

Wide dribbling and crossing

Attacking combinations

Counter-attacking plays

Positive attacking play

Pure wing play

Crossing and finishing

Penalty box session

Attacking wing play and shooting

Assisted crossing in the final third

Back three tactics

Featured Coaches

Arsène Wenger

José Mourinho

Jürgen Klopp

Mikel Arteta

Pep Guardiola

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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Part of Green Star Media Ltd. Company number: 3008779