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Moments of the game

You either have the ball or you don't!

 

This section categorises activity based on the moments of the game - allowing you to select drills and games based on being in possession or out of possession. As well as transitioning to attack and transitioning to defence.

 

This categorisation of drills is useful in identifying activities within a game model.

Activity Type
Drill
Small-sided games
Warm Up
Age Group
U6
U7
U8
U9
U10
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17+
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Small-sided game: Through the thirds

Small-sided game: Through the thirds

Develop your players’ ability to play through a crowded midfield with this three-part session.
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Practice: Through the thirds

Practice: Through the thirds

Develop your players’ ability to play through a crowded midfield with this session.
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Warm-up: Through the thirds

Warm-up: Through the thirds

Develop your players’ ability to play through a crowded midfield with this session.
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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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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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Warm-Up: Defending in our half

Warm-Up: Defending in our half

A three-part session focusing on defensive principles and developing defensive techniques.
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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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Transition and counter

Transition and counter

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

Practice: Passing with purpose

Encourage players to be adventurous and create angles in this three-part session plan.
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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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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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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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Warm-up: Pressed into action

Warm-up: Pressed into action

Apply pressure, regain possession and then use the ball in this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two ...
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Practice: Pressed into action

Practice: Pressed into action

Apply pressure, regain possession and then use the ball in this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two ...

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    Small-sided game: Pressed into action

    Small-sided game: Pressed into action

    Apply pressure, regain possession and then use the ball in this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two ...
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    Practice: Press from the front

    Practice: Press from the front

    This session develops players’ awareness and ability to press confidently as a unit.
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    Warm-up: Press from the front

    Warm-up: Press from the front

    This session develops players’ awareness and ability to press confidently as a unit.
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    Small-sided game: Press from the front

    Small-sided game: Press from the front

    This session develops players’ awareness and ability to press confidently as a unit.
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    Practice 1: Learning to counter

    Practice 1: Learning to counter

    A session with an emphasis on playing the ball forward and making forward runs. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it ...
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    Practice 3: Learning to counter

    Practice 3: Learning to counter

    A session with an emphasis on playing the ball forward and making forward runs. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it ...
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    Explosive squares

    Explosive squares

    Encourages movement off the ball and teaches players the basics of passing and receiving
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    Practice 2: We’re outnumbered!

    Practice 2: We’re outnumbered!

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

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