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  • Don’t let them score

    Don’t let them score

    This session is all about cover and support play. Can your midfield magician find space to take a chance and shoot like Philippe Coutinho before being closed down? Why use …
  • SWITCHING PLAY – creating space

    SWITCHING PLAY – creating space

    This is a fun session with players using a range of techniques for long and short passing. It improves their awareness of when and where they can turn with the …
  • SWITCHING PLAY – switch to score

    SWITCHING PLAY – switch to score

    This game encourages teams to switch play and to create space away from the ball – it is a condition of the game that teams must switch before they can …
  • Strike in pairs

    Strike in pairs

    Help your strike partners develop an effective understanding with each other in order to create the space needed to score goals. Why use it When two strikers play together they …
  • SWITCHING PLAY – Make the tactic work for your team

    SWITCHING PLAY – Make the tactic work for your team

    Watching the success of the England women’s team at the Euros in Holland earlier this month they showed why teams need to use tactics to create space at the back …
  • Why beach games can help player technique

    Why beach games can help player technique

    One thing I’ve noticed being on holiday are all the kids on the beach playing games. There are some pretty innovative mums and dads out there.
  • ENGLAND MANAGER – 7 tips to turn defence into attack

    ENGLAND MANAGER – 7 tips to turn defence into attack

    Use the 7 tips that the England manager Gareth Southgate told Dave Clarke would help the coaches that work in grassroots turn defence into attack and give their teams the …
  • TACTICS TIPS – Passing Out v High Press

    TACTICS TIPS – Passing Out v High Press

    It is never easy to play out from the back when teams are pressing high up the pitch – this game works on both sides of the tactic, helping your …
  • Create an X-factor player like Marcus Rashford

    Create an X-factor player like Marcus Rashford

    One of the stand out performances from the first matches in this season’s Premier League at the weekend was from the front two at Manchester United. The new man and …
  • Overload Attack

    Overload Attack

    Use this coaching drill to encourage attackers to try something a bit different when they approach goal. Why use it When attacking the final third, there needs to be a …

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