🚨 Defensive shape as a 4 with play to outlet 🚨
⚽️ Unopposed to Semi Opposed
⚽️ Pressure, Cover, Balance, Communicate
🧠 Can you play to an attacker within 2 touches?
💡 Progression 1: coach calls attacker number to play to
💡 Progression 2: opposition added in
⚽️ Crossing and Finishing with various combinations
➡️ Various combinations shown for the pass out, the set and the finishes
➡️ Tempo needs to be high and game realistic
💡 Progress to adding defenders
🚨No Width! (7v7 game on full pitch)
⚽️ Area cut off to force central play
⚽️ Be creative but be decisive when/how to break the line to play into other half of the pitch
⚽️ Defensively be compact
4 Finishing combinations
⚽️ Movement off the ball to go away before receiving
⚽️ Weight and Type of Pass is key
⚽️ Aim to be quick - fast tempo!
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🚨 Defensive shape as 4 with play to outlet
⚽️ Unopposed-Semi Opposed
⚽️ Pressure, Cover, Balance, Communicate
🧠 Can you play to attacker in 2 touches?
💡 Progression 1: coach calls attacker number to play to
💡 Progression 2: opposition added
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⚽️ 6 Playing out from the back patterns ⚽️
Movement off the ball
Timing of run
Weight of pass
Progression 1: Add in goals to play out to
Progression 2: Add in opposition (gradually)
🚨 Wide movement and combinations to finish
⚽️ Movement off the ball to create passing lanes
💡 Progress to adding passive opposition (initial) before fully opposed
🧠 Progress to free play from the first pass with players choosing patterns according to opposition positions
🚨 Switch out of FB area to W via CM
⚽️ Coach plays FB to play 2v1 with CB vs opponent W
⚽️ 5 passes, play through middle via CM/ GK
⚽️ Play to other box as quickly as possible
⚽️ 3v3 in wide box. Reds score in mini goal after 5 passes / defenders score in goal at any point
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🚨 GK starts attack to finish (unopposed to opposed)
⚽️ GK plays out to wide player to drive into space
⚽️ Attackers make their runs to meet a cross/cut back
➡️ Progress to: Add in a defender
💡 Encourage defender to break out to middle box on regain
🚨 Constant Attacks!
⚽️ 2 attacking teams in wave practice style; 1 set defending team; 2 attackers set (9 and 10)
➡️ Defenders and attacking 9/10 locked in their half
➡️ Attackers make 5 passes in initial half before breakout to score
➡️ Defending team scores in mini goals…
Progressive Possession
⚽️ Possession team keep ball for as long as possible with intention to score once all defenders are in their half
⚽️ Defending team gain a new defender after every 5 passes
⚽️ Defenders can score into any goal upon a regain
➡️ Game restarts in other half
Attack quickly - Break out box to full game
⚽️ 3v2 in box. Once 3 passes are made, play to advanced attacker OR dribble out to break the line
⚽️ Score as quickly as possible
⚽️ Exploit space
➡️ Blues in box score in mini goal upon regain
⚽️ Play out from the back (unopposed to semi opposed)
➡️ Technical patterns
➡️ Layer opposition in
💡 Add more opposition
🧠 Movement off the ball to affect decisions
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5 ball finishing (unopposed) - Technical Practice
⚽️ 1 touch ideally, 2 touch where needed
⚽️ Angle of body to finish
⚽️ Timing of run to meet the pass
⚽️ Outer players take care of pass (Technical Empathy)
Rotate players
⚽️ Central to wide pattern to finish
➡️ Central patterns, wide longer pass and cross to ST to shoot
💡 Movement off the marker
💡 Weight and type of pass
🎓 Layer in defenders as a progression
🚨 Wide movement and combinations to finish
⚽️ Movement off ball to create passing lanes
💡 Progress: passive opposition (initial) before fully opposed
🧠 Progress: free play from first pass with players choosing patterns according to opposition
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🚨 Defenders play through midfield SSG
⚽️ GK starts each game by playing to defender (straight into midfield if opposition allow it!)
⚽️ Midfield movement off the ball is key to receive
💡 Progress to: players can rotate thirds
🚨 Attacking via Full Backs
⚽️ To score, Full Back must receive the ball in behind the opponent and either dribble through coned goal or ‘clip’ ball to GK
⚽️ Can play out at any point but movement off the ball is key
⚽️ Patient or Forced? Why, When, How?
🚨 Technical passing - find the spare player
⚽️ receive, pass to spare player, return to middle square and repeat
⚽️ Angle + position to receive
⚽️ Angle + position of 1st touch
💡 Progress 1) Receive, dribble to square and pass out to spare
💡 Progress 2) Pressure from passer…
Opposed play out from back to 4v4
⚽️ Blues score upon regain
⚽️ Reds combine to play into next half to score into mini goals
⚽️ Create 4v4 when possible
🚨 Constant Attacks!
⚽️ 2 attacking teams in a wave practice style; 1 set defending team; 2 attackers set (9 and 10)
➡️ Defenders and attacking 9/10 locked in their half
➡️ Attackers make 5 passes in initial half before breakout to score
➡️ Defending team scores in mini goals
🚨 Transitional Overload break out game
⚽️ Coach plays to one team of 3 vs 2 opposition defenders who enter from middle
⚽️ if 5 passes are made play to middle 2 team mates who break (+1 attacker) to make 3v3 to mini goal
⚽️ Defenders can score in closest mini goal on regain
⚽️ Crossing and Finishing with various combinations
➡️ Various combinations shown for the pass out, the set and the finishes
➡️ Tempo needs to be high and game realistic
💡 Progress to adding defenders
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🚨 Wide Position Specific SSG
⚽️ Blues attack and aim to score quickly
⚽️ Reds defend and aim to score in mini goal diagonally
🧠 Add in more players as a progression
🚨 4v4 break out to cross and finish
⚽️ 4v4 in central box. On the 5th pass, play wide to cross and finish
⚽️ Defenders score in mini goals upon regain
💡 Progress to 6v4 centrally and break wide
⚽️ Alternative Constant Attacks
➡️ Wave Practice Style with next 3 joining the attacks
➡️ Exploit space and use overloads effectively
➡️ Movement off the ball is key
➡️ Drive into space where possible and gain territory
🚨 Technical passing - find the spare player
⚽️ receive, pass to spare player, return to middle square and repeat
⚽️ Angle + position to receive
⚽️ Angle + position of 1st touch
💡 Progress 1) Receive, dribble to square and pass out to spare
💡 Progress 2) Pressure from passer
Passing pattern (CB to CM to FB
⚽️ CB to CB to CM to FB and play long to repeat
⚽️ Movement off marker and weight of pass
⚽️ Repeat both sides
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Possession into corners
⚽️ 5v5 middle with players in opposing corners
⚽️ 1pt for playing from corner to the other
⚽️ How to create space? Patient or quick - when?
➡️ Progression 1: player rotation into corner (player dribbles out)
➡️ Progression 2: 3rd player can enter corner
🚨 3 Combinations off the ST to finish
⚽️ Movement off the ball to create space
⚽️ Weight and type of pass
💡 Progress to: be creative and allow own patterns
🚨 Play Out From The Back Patterns in a 3-5-2
⚽️Unopposed patterns from the GK (5 variations)
⚽️ Break out to score in mini goals
🧠 Add defenders who aim to score in main goal
🚨 Crossing and Finishing (varying build up)
⚽️ Combinations can vary but play out before a cross (wide combinations vary too)
⚽️ Finish quickly
⚽️ Defender can score in either corner large goal with a long pass/shot
🧠 Add more defenders and/or attackers as a progression
“Street Ball”
4 mini pitches starting with a 2v2. If a player scores, they move to the pitch on their right (can’t leave pitch if 1v1).
Attacking
Defending
Transition
Awareness
Positioning
Finishing
Overload/Underload
🚨 Play out from the Back SSG
⚽️ Gk starts and plays into the first 2 defenders who aim to play into the next area quickly
⚽️ Players locked into their areas initially
⚽️ Combine to score in mini goals
⚽️ blues can move areas when in possession to score in main goal
🚨 Play out from FB and aim to break via CAM
⚽️ CAM plays for reds but highlighted for purposes of this
⚽️ Movement off the ball to receive
➡️ CAM can join in either box but others locked in
➡️ FB plays into one of the SSG boxes to begin play
🚨 Full session idea: possession in a 4-1-3-2
⚽️ Technical pattern to release the full backs. Players find a space between 2 mannequins when shifting across the pitch
⚽️ Middle 3 narrow off and ball side FB goes wide
➡️ Moves into pattern with zones. Middle zones occupied by…
🚨 Fast 3v3 Finishing Game
⚽️ Outer players serve in to allow for 3 attacks
⚽️ Defenders score in mini goals upon regain
⚽️ Rotate teams after 3 attacks. Ensure fast play/short rest
➡️ Rest/Serve - Attack - Defend
🚨 2v2 Carousel
Pitch 1: coach plays for 2v2. Upon regain, must combine to shoot
Pitch 2: play to mini goals (directional). Score and start with next ball
Pitch 3: possession game. 5 passes = 1 goal
Pitch 4: end zone game. Dribble or receive in zone for 1pt
⚽️ Rotate - 3mins
“Cognitive Football” - a thinking game!
⚽️ Rondo style
⚽️ Reds and Greens keep possession
🧠 Which ball can green players support? How?
🧠 When do Reds maintain individual possession?
➡️ Blues dribble to cone upon interception
3 position passing combination
⚽️ 2 parts shown but can progress from this
⚽️ Walk through to show the game before increasing tempo
⚽️ Passing empathy needed
⚽️ 1st touch and deception
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🚨 Play out from the Back SSG
⚽️ Gk starts and plays into the first 2 defenders who aim to play into the next area quickly
⚽️ Players locked into their areas initially
⚽️ Combine to score in mini goals
⚽️ blues can move areas when in possession to score in main goal…
Encourage diagonal runs from W
⚽️ set up attacking 2FB, 2W, 3CM + 1ST (adapt for your style)
⚽️ Encourage inside run from W to link with 10 and 9
⚽️ Defenders can play out to middle goals or to Coach
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🚨 4v4 break out to cross and finish
⚽️ 4v4 in central box. On the 5th pass, play wide to cross and finish
⚽️ Defenders score in mini goals upon regain
💡 Progress to 6v4 centrally and break wide
⚽️ 4v2 to (tight area) 2v2
➡️ 5 passes in the 4v2 allows a break out to the advanced 2v2
➡️ Defenders either retain possession as a 4 for 5 passes or play to coach for 1pt
🚨 Play Out From The Back Patterns in a 3-5-2
⚽️Unopposed patterns from the GK (5 variations)
⚽️ Break out to score in mini goals
🧠 Add defenders who aim to score in main goal
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Game day Warm Up (Semi to Fully Opposed)
⚽️ Part 1: play to any colour except your own
⚽️ Part 2: play to only your colour
⚽️ Part 3: 1 team defends whilst other 2 join
Diamond pitch - Wide Attacks SSG
⚽️ Directional game with aim to play into wide yellow
⚽️ Offer an incentive to score from crosses
⚽️ Use middle neutral to create overloads
🚨 Back to Goal - Technical Finishing
⚽️ Play in, turn, and (ideally) 1 touch to finish
⚽️ Deception of movement to trick defender
⚽️ Angle of body to receive and which space to turn into
🚨 Central underloads and overloads to attack
⚽️ Blues have a 4v5 underload. After 5 passes, wide players join the attack as a 6v4 overload
💡 Work on the movement of the wide players
➡️ Reds can break to play wide to mini goal or back to coach
🚨 Possession SSG to central connecting player
⚽️ Play to central player at any opportunity
⚽️ Point for playing to central and back out to a team mate
🧠 Movement to receive in space
🚨3 phase rondo
⚽️ 1: Play and stay same side of square
⚽️ 2: Play and move to different side of square
⚽️ 3: Play and move squares
💡 Be aware of players entering your square. Rotate with the
🧠 Awareness, Decision Making
Playing off the 9/ST (central box)
⚽️ ST v CB’s in box
⚽️ Can score openly but ST is locked into the box until the receive and play back out
⚽️ If scoring from a combination with ST (or ST scores) = 2 goals
💡 Movement from ST to be able to receive
💡 Timing of pass into ST
🚨 Defenders play through midfield SSG
⚽️ GK starts each game by playing to defender (straight into midfield if opposition allow it!)
⚽️ Midfield movement off the ball is key to receive
💡 Progress to: players can rotate thirds
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🚨 3v3 tight area attacks
⚽️ Always have a ST and a defender but player can change
⚽️ Attack quickly
⚽️ Defensively, close the space
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Opposed play out from back to 4v4
⚽️ Blues score upon regain
⚽️ Reds combine to play into next half to score into mini goals
⚽️ Create 4v4 when possible
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🚨 2 part session (thread) 🚨
Defend against the long ball
P1
⚽️ Set up with 4v3 playing longer to their ST behind defence
⚽️ Defenders aim to defend the long ball and break out to mini goals
🚨 Releasing the Winger from a SSG
⚽️ 5 passes in central box allows a pass wide to Winger
⚽️ Attack and break out quickly
⚽️ Defenders score in mini goals upon regain
🚨 CB To CM to FB to ST pattern
⚽️ Shaded box is key area for CM to receive and play out first time
⚽️ Angle of body and weight of pass to ensure fast play
🚨 1v1 up to 4v4 (1 player added each transition) 🚨
⚽️ Initial unopposed shot on goal before a transition 1v1
⚽️ Becomes 2v1, then 2v2, 3v2, 3v3, 4v3, 4v4
🧠 Attack at speed/ slow the game down? When? Why?
➡️ Allow for both teams to start the games and have Underload/overload
⚽️ FB diagonal to W to 4v4
➡️ Unopposed diagonal switch from FB to W (coach the technique)
➡️ W receives and can dribble or play into the box to create a 4v4 to goal
💡 Add more players in as a progression
💡 Work both sides
🚨 3v3 SSG
⚽️ Gk starts attacks as an outfield 3v3
⚽️ Defending team gain 1pt for scoring in main goal; 2pts for side goals
⚽️ Rotate defending team and add up points for competition
🚨 3rd player run to finish
⚽️ Passing combinations to finish
➡️ Movement off the ball and timing is key
💡 Progress to adding defenders
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3 position passing combination
⚽️ 2 parts shown but can progress from this
⚽️ Walk through to show the game before increasing tempo
⚽️ Passing empathy needed
⚽️ 1st touch and deception
Possession into corners
⚽️ 5v5 middle with players in opposing corners
⚽️ 1pt for playing from corner to the other
⚽️ How to create space? Patient or quick - when?
➡️ Progression 1: player rotation into corner (player dribbles out)
➡️ Progression 2: 3rd player can enter corner
Defending wide areas (nice little topic chosen for me by
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)
➡️ Set up with 2x SSG’s. Aim for attacking team to score in corner box by receiving in area. Defending team win possession and score in mini goals
➡️ Progresses to part 2 - 10v11
⚽️ Pressure quickly to…
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Wide Possession SSG to cross and finish
P1
Wide 5v3
3 passes before through ball to cross
Defenders break out of square after winning possession
Angle + Position to Receive
Type + Weight of Pass
When to run in behind
Type of cross
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🚨 Thirds - Combination Play
⚽️ GK starts and plays into the 2 defenders to play forward
⚽️ Midfield pair are restricted to 3 touches (or a time limit)
⚽️ Players can move into the next grid to create overloads
🚨 Fast paced 1v1’s🚨
⚽️ Coach plays in a ball for an initial unopposed finished before quickly playing to the opposition to attack 1v1
⚽️ Games then continuously occur
➡️ 1st touch is key (away from pressure, into space)
“Protect the ball”
⚽️ keep possession until an opportunity to play to middle player arises
⚽️ if successful pass to middle play and return to outer player, team can score into any corner goal
- body shape to receive
- hold off player
- patient or play / risk or reward
🚨 Transitional Overload break out game
⚽️ Coach plays to one team of 3 vs 2 opposition defenders who enter from middle
⚽️ if 5 passes are made play to middle 2 team mates who break (+1 attacker) to make 3v3 to mini goal
⚽️ Defenders can score in closest mini goal on regain…
⚽️ Quickfire Finishing ⚽️
➡️ GK calls a number for attacker to receive a ball from
➡️ 1 touch where possible, 2 touches if needed
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🚨 Crossing and Finishing (varying build up)
⚽️ Combinations vary but play out before a cross (wide combinations vary too)
⚽️ Finish quickly
⚽️ Defender can score in corner goals with long pass/shot
🧠 Add defenders and/or attackers as a progression
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🚨 Progressive attacks
⚽️ Start with a wide 1v1 then a central and wide 3v3 before a last 4v4 with all players
⚽️ Defenders score in mini goals upon regain