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Get proven and easy to use drills and training sessions for all ages and abilities. Use our simple filtering tool to find the perfect drills and games for your next training session

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Three-zone movement

A passing and receiving activity to sharpen up players – use it as a warm-up ahead of a match or in pre-season.

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Moving off the ball

This works on players’ movement to receive away from a defender to create combinations.

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Warm-up: Attack at top speed

This three-part session encourages players to travel with the ball using power and pace.

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Practice: Attack at top speed

This three-part session encourages players to travel with the ball using power and pace.

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Small-sided game: Attack at top speed

This three-part session encourages players to travel with the ball using power and pace.

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The through pass

This activity encourages your team to play defence-splitting forward balls from the midfield into the attack.

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Pass and keep ball

Retaining possession and reacting to transitions is vital for midfielders – this helps players create space to attack.

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Mastering positioning

Helps players understand how to change their position, whether their team has the ball or not.

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Practice 3: Wide-player threat

Three-part session working on patterns of play to bring wingers into scoring positions.

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Practice 2: Wide-player threat

Three-part session working on patterns of play to bring wingers into scoring positions.

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Pass or dribble?

Decision-making is crucial – here, the choice is whether to keep the ball or play it to a team-mate.

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Practice 1: Wide-player threat

Three-part session working on patterns of play to bring wingers into scoring positions.

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Small-sided game: Counter pressing

Three-part session on a key facet of the modern game – reacting to win back possession.

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Practice 2: Counter pressing

Three-part session on a key facet of the modern game – reacting to win back possession.

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Practice 1: Counter pressing

Three-part session on a key facet of the modern game - reacting to win back possession.

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Score to gain a player

Teams start with one player, but a goal releases another. The more players, the greater the chance of scoring again.

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Pressing to dictate

Work on the pressing of the front three to force the play in a particular direction.

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Small-sided game: Operation overload

Pass and move to make the most of superior numbers and create goal scoring chances.

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Practice: Operation overload

Pass and move to make the most of superior numbers and create goal scoring chances.

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Warm-up: Operation overload

Pass and move to make the most of superior numbers and create scoring chances.

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Small-sided game: Play into the number 9

This three-part session plan helps develop play into and around a team’s centre forward.

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Skill practice: Play into the number 9

This three-part session plan helps develop play into and around a team’s centre forward.

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Technical practice: Play into the number 9

This three-part session plan helps develop play into and around a team’s centre forward.

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Practice 2: We’re outnumbered!

Three-part session to help defenders protect the goal when they are short-handed.

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