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Soccer Drills, Games and Session Plans

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Stevie Grieve

Passing and running in behind

With this training session we are looking to improve the habits of our players in terms of encouraging them to make that killer pass, wit...

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Melanie Reay

Creativity in the final third

This session has been designed to make players think about making better decisions and it encourages them to be more ruthless in the fina...

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Stephen Clemence

Attacking patterns against a deep block

This session helps to break down opponents who set up in a deep block against us.

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Gabriele Cioffi

Go deep

This session is all about how and when to go deep, attacking the room behind the shoulders of the opposition’s defensive line.

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Paul Heckingbottom

Forward runs to break a defensive line

This session promotes forward runs from all positions on the pitch: runs off the ball, third man runs, one-twos to break the defensive li...

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Emma Hayes

Play around to play through

This session has a focus on attacking strategy and we used it prior to a Champion’s League game. It allows the team to execute our build ...

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Ange Postecoglou

Penetrating the final third

This session is all about penetration and it is focused on movement off the ball and on passing to penetrate. It begins with a passing dr...

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Tony Morton

Receiving and combining in crowded areas

This session is all about encouraging players to play with their heads up and to make the most of their opportunities to both pass and re...

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Steve Morison

Managing transitions with and without the ball

This session is about making decisions in a controlled setting in order to make thinking and problem solving on game day much easier.

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Liam Manning

Beating a block

This session is focused on teaching players to beat a block. It’s about dominating possession and identifying when to attack down the side, ...

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Alex Bruce

Attacking and defending in wide and central areas

In this session two teams work on attacking and defending in wide and central areas of the pitch

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Nigel Pearson

Creating Scoring Opportunities

This session is about attacking with purpose and quality. It focuses on developing good combination play between attacking players and ...

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Luke Webb

INDIRECT MOVES IN THE FINAL THIRD

This session is all about possession solutions and it teaches players how to perform indirect moves and movements in the final third of the ...

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Paul Buckle

Block and break; Block and build

This session is about defending as a unit from around the halfway line with two banks of four, with a no.10 and no.9 ready to support the ...

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Alex Neil

Beating a high press

The purpose of this session is to help us in our preparation for a match day when we’re due to face a high-pressing team who are very ...

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Carlo Ancelotti

Overlapping against a low defensive block and in counter attacking

This session focuses on attacking play and, in particular, the use of overlaps to create and exploit space, a fundamental principle of ...

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Arsène Wenger

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Jürgen Klopp

Klopp arrived at Liverpool with a track record of managerial success and a reputation as one of the most forward-thinking coaches in the ...

Mikel Arteta

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Pep Guardiola

In his debut season as manager, he guided Barcelona to the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, becoming the ...

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Ian Baraclough

Switching play to attack

This session is designed to increase player awareness in moving the ball quickly and efficiently so as to produce 1v1 situations or ...

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Brendan Rodgers

Penetration in behind

It’s an engaging session for the players because it’s about creating and scoring goals and that’s what players love to do. It’s an ...

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Michael Duff

Breaking lines

This session is all about breaking lines in possession. Due to the way we play, our players need to be able to understand when to switch ...

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Alan Irvine

Blind side runs

This session is about developing blind side runs in the final third in order to break the last line of defence. It’s important to practise ...

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Chris Davies

Attacking overloads and positional play

This session takes the form of a number of progressive exercises, each designed to develop players’ ability to progress the ball through ...

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Kenny Dalglish

Attacking movement and interplay

This session helps improve movement and interplay between midfielders and forwards. It’s designed to encourage understanding between ...

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Steve Foley

Quick play in the penalty box

In the modern game, penalty boxes are tight, congested areas to work in and around. This session helps players practise elements of quick ...

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Ricky Sbragia

Link-up combination play

Movement, support and running off the ball is essential in the modern game, and fine-tuning these abilities in players can really enhance ...

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