Tony Carr is one of the most influential figures in English football. The former West Ham Academy director has brought through – from the youth team to the first team – players like Glen Johnson, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole and Jermain Defoe.
in Core Skills, Passing, Practice plans
This session is designed to improve movement off the ball in order to lose a defender and receive a pass. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Ball Control and Footwork, Practice plans
This session is crucial to develop a competitive edge in your players. Learning how to challenge for the ball and shield it from an opponent is a vital part of a player’s development as it has big relevance in real games. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
Goalkeeping is not simply about making eye-catching dives to the top corner of the goal. This session will help improve your goalkeepers’ distribution, catching from crosses and shot stopping – and your outfield players will benefit in dribbling, crossing and shooting techniques. MORE
in Ball Control and Footwork, Core Skills, Practice plans
Players can find the game mentally tiring and it is important they retain their composure. This session will help them pass and receive the ball when the opposition puts them under intense pressure. MORE
in Core Skills, Passing, Practice plans
The reverse pass is a great attacking weapon because it uses disguise to surprise and unlock well-drilled defences. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Practice plans
Having a formation that your players know will give your team good organisation. If players can use the shape to help when defending and attacking, this simple 4-3-3 set-up can be used to great effect. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Practice plans
This session improves the ability to maintain possession using the “spine” of the team: The goalkeeper, central defenders, central midfielders and central attacker. MORE
in Core Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
Catching the ball is a fundamental goalkeeping technique, and the best way to receive balls arriving at chest height or above is to set the hands in either a “W” or diamond shape. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
This goalkeeping circuit improves your goalkeeper’s allround handling skills. From catching under pressure to getting rid of the ball quickly and making reaction saves, this session will improve their technique and decision making. MORE
in Core Skills, Practice plans
This session is designed to improve communication amongst your players through a series of simple passing and receiving exercises. MORE
in Core Skills, Defending, Practice plans
When a defender is applying pressure to an attacker with the ball it's important that they have back up in the form of a second or covering defender. That's to ensure that if the attacker beats the first defender, any progress is stifled by the second one. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
Look to improve your goalkeeper’s confidence by enhancing their ability to receive and pass the ball. This in turn will improve the trust between your goalkeeper and outfield players, who will feel more confident in passing back when placed under pressure. MORE
in Core Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
They don’t look as spectacular or nearly as much fun as flying through the air to tip a powerful effort over the bar, but for goalkeepers being able to save shots that skim along the ground is just as important. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Practice plans, Team Management
When trying to pressure opponents, it’s important that players don’t work alone as they will be outnumbered and simply played around. The key to regaining the ball quickly is for players to work together and hunt aggressively in small groups. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
This session works on improving a ‘keeper’s ability to deal with a high ball over their head. This can happen when caught off their line or if a cross catches on the wind. It will also test general footwork and handling. MORE
in Core Skills, Heading, Practice plans
A high percentage of goals are scored from crosses into the penalty area, which is why it is crucial to practise attacking headers. Some footballers, especially young players, don’t like to head the ball. Use this session to teach your players the correct technique when running to meet a cross and heading towards goal. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
There are situations in games where goalkeepers are required to make several saves within a short space of time, just a few seconds. This session encourages your goalkeeper to react quickly and adjust their position to make the next save. MORE
in Core Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
Soccer commentators are always expressing disapproval when a goalkeeper is beaten by a shot on his near post. Why? Because it is a sure sign he hasn’t positioned himself correctly. This session will iron out any such problems your keeper might have. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
This week’s session improves your goalkeeper’s active participation during the game. The practices will develop a range of techniques from footwork, starting positions, passing and receiving and communication. MORE
in Core Skills, Defending, Practice plans
Manchester City's Fernandinho has shown how a defensive midfielder can intercept the ball to break up attacks and then begin a counter attack. This session will help your players emulate the Manchester United star. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
Give your goalkeepers a complete workout with this exhaustive session that focuses on shot stopping, reactions, communication and distribution. MORE
in Core Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
When an attacker is clean through on goal and wants to dribble around the keeper, the attacker should be favourite to score. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty a keeper can do to give himself a better chance of emerging as the winner in this 1v1 duel. MORE
in Core Skills, Midfield, Practice plans
Help your attacking midfielders get into advanced positions to create and score goals with this drill. MORE
in Advanced Skills, Goalkeeping, Practice plans
Improving your goalkeeper’s ability to come off the goal line to pressure the attacking forward and narrow the shooting angles will stop your team leaking easy goals. If there is less for an attacker to aim at, scoring goals will inevitably be tougher. MORE
