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Technique will focus on speed and accuracy. Passing and finishing are two of the main techniques emphasized at this stage. Part of the technical training will be position-specific (e.g. defender: passing; centre-midfield players: receiving to turn; and strikers: finishing).


Recommended to play 11v11

 

PRIORITY: Decision making and awareness in all situations

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Practice 1: Attack to defence

Practice 1: Attack to defence

Your team has lost the ball – these practices will help sharpen their reactions to win it back.
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Practice 2: Attack to defence

Practice 2: Attack to defence

Your team has lost the ball – these practices will help sharpen their reactions to win it back.
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Small-sided game: Attack to defence

Small-sided game: Attack to defence

Your team has lost the ball – these practices will help sharpen their reactions to win it back.
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Passing and receiving

Passing and receiving

A possession-based practice to develop players’ passing, receiving and movement skills.
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Breaking the lines

Breaking the lines

This possession practice allows players to work on multiple aspects in a game-realistic setting. 
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Small-Sided Game: Defending in our half

Small-Sided Game: Defending in our half

This session focuses on defensive principles and developing defensive techniques.
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Practice: Defending in our half

Practice: Defending in our half

This session focuses on defensive principles and developing defensive techniques.
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Flexible practices - an example

Flexible practices - an example

Tweaking a core idea can open up many possibilities when it comes to session planning. Here’s an example...

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Goals, goals, goals

Goals, goals, goals

Give players the chance to score from varying distances and using different kinds of shot. By MIKE VINCENT
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Transition and counter

Transition and counter

A constantly flowing practice using 3v3 to develop speed of thought and decision making.
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Small-sided game: Passing with purpose

Small-sided game: Passing with purpose

Encourage players to be adventurous and create angles in this three-part session plan.
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Small-sided game: Principles of pressing

Small-sided game: Principles of pressing

Allow players to practise pressing in a game-realistic environment.
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Practice: Principles of pressing

Practice: Principles of pressing

This practice develops some of the key elements around pressing in a structured game.
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Warm-Up: Principles of pressing

Warm-Up: Principles of pressing

Introduces some of the key elements around pressing.
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Playing out from the back

Playing out from the back

Work on your team’s ability to start attacks from the goalkeeper with this practice.
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Practice 1: Finding space and offering an option

Practice 1: Finding space and offering an option

This session promotes the benefits of players finding space and being in position to receive passes. Use this session as a standalone ...

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    Practice 2: Finding space and offering an option

    Practice 2: Finding space and offering an option

    This session promotes the benefits of players finding space and being in position to receive passes. Use this session as a standalone ...
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    Practice 3: Finding space and offering an option

    Practice 3: Finding space and offering an option

    This session promotes the benefits of players finding space and being in position to receive passes. Use this session as a standalone ...
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    Play over or through

    Play over or through

    A ‘piggy in the middle’-style game in which players learn when to go direct to team-mates while under pressure.
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    Movement and combinations to attack

    Movement and combinations to attack

    Helps attackers to understand how their movement and position can create space and, ultimately, scoring chances.
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    1v1, 2v2, 3v3

    1v1, 2v2, 3v3

    Allow players to express themselves and work in small teams in a fun, quick practice.
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    Small-sided game: Combine and support

    Small-sided game: Combine and support

    Sharpen up your players’ technical skills and reactions to transitions in this three-part session.
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    Practice: Combine and support

    Practice: Combine and support

    Sharpen up your players’ technical skills and reactions to transitions in this three-part session.
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    Warm-up: Combine and support

    Warm-up: Combine and support

    Sharpen up your players’ technical skills and reactions to transitions in this three-part session.

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