Mike Saif, Author at WORLD CLASS COACHING Training Center

0 Winning With Inverted Fullbacks Defending - Part Two

WORLD CLASS COACHING Winning With Inverted Fullbacks - Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO PREVENT COUNTER-ATTACKS DEFEND THE BUILD UP Prevent Counter-Attacks and Defend the Build Up Prevention of the opposition’s counter attacks and possession phases: the high pressure with equal number of players and the counter pressing If we talk again about

0 Winning With Inverted Fullbacks Defending - Part Three

WORLD CLASS COACHING Winning With Inverted Fullbacks - Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE HIGH PRESSURE AND COUNTER PRESSING DRILLS AND EXERCISES A need: the first kind of inverted fullback But again, we must "thank" Pep Guardiola for believing in principles of play rather than in the roles on the field. Principles of

0 Winning With Inverted Fullbacks Defending - Part Four

WORLD CLASS COACHING Winning With Inverted Fullbacks - Defending By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR DRILLS AND EXERCISES Exercise 1: Alternate 2 v 2 small sided game with goalkeepers A rectangular small sided pitch is divided into different areas: • two center areas • two first/final thirds • four corner areas • two flanks

0 Throw Catch – Getting Pressure on the Ball

By Sean Reed - Objective This session will focus on getting pressure on the ball using throw-catch (directional), which can be used within the warm-up. The session can used to engage the players, work on their movements, working together giving players responsibility to manage and organize a way of playing (strategy). Set Up • 2

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1 Man Utds Random Transfer Policy

Manchester Utd's Random Transfer Policy Weekly English Premier League Opinion #21 Jonny Carter gives his opinion on what seems to be a very random transfer policy of Manchester United. What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Please let us know by commenting below.

0 Number 9s movements towards their own half

By Alex Trukan Number 9’s position is usually associated with playing as high as possible and looking to threaten centre backs at all times. With the emergence of a ‘false nine’ position and its’ benefits, even the traditional type number 9’s became more flexible and looking to receive deeper into the centre of the pitch.

0 Central – Wide and OVER

By Mike Smith Do your players try to do too much, force play or actually play themselves out of opportunities? I see this a lot, especially in high school soccer. This session is built on the simple concept of teaching players to recognize when the pieces for an attack are in place. The idea is to

1 Why Chelsea Could Fall Out of the Top Four

Why Chelsea Could Fall Out of the Top Four Weekly English Premier League Opinion #20 Jonny Carter gives his opinion on why Willian is critical if Chelsea are to be successful this season. What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Please let us know by commenting below.

1 Diamond Passing and Movement

By Mike Smith This session contains several simple patterns of passing and movement, based on a diamond shape, which are especially good for training midfield and attacking movement in the offensive third. Lesson 1 Two Ball Pass and Move Set Up Groups of 4 players set up in a diamond made of 8 cones spaced 7-10

0 6v3 Possession Game - Visit the Corners

By Alex Trukan This conditioning element of this practice is aimed at maintaining quick recovery between high intensity actions. This will help players to produce more high intensity bursts and recover between them quicker even towards the end of the match. The practice also improves players’ understanding how and when to run into spaces as

0 Crossing Free Zones

By Steven Smith Setup: Two free zones are set up outside a 36 by 30-yard field. Zones are free from defenders. Grid size can be up to half field depending on age of players and functional desire of coach. The free zone sizes can also be adjusted. Execution: Flat back four defend groups of attackers who

3 Pogba is Being Misused Tactically

Has Pogba Just Lost the English Premier League Championship for Manchester Utd? Weekly English Premier League Opinion #15 Jonny Carter gives his opinion on how Pogba's red card could have cost them any chance of winning the EPL. What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Please let us know by commenting below.

0 Reactions with Second Phase Saves

By Scott Housden - Being able to deal with the unpredictable including reaction saves is a vital component in goalkeeping. In order to be effective in these situations it is paramount that the goalkeeper remember and use the basic factors of goalkeeping, including; having relaxed shoulders in your balanced ‘set’ position, the size of your steps

0 Scenarios – Set Plays

By Sean Reed - Objective This session will focus on set plays within the theme of scenarios. The players will be challenged within a range of set plays from both a defending and attacking position. They will manage, organize and plan for each of these. Set Up • There are two teams, ideally 11v11 •

0 Triangle Play on the Line

By Mike Smith Several years ago I realized what General Patton said was very true – “ A good plan now is better than the perfect plan tomorrow.” While I really love to see my team get set up and swing the ball the entire width of the field at will, sometimes the opponent is just

0 Winning with Inverted Fullbacks - Attacking eBook

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0 Winning With Inverted Fullbacks Attacking - Part One

WORLD CLASS COACHING Winning With Inverted Fullbacks - Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART ONE WHY INVERTED FULLBACKS THE ADVANTAGE OF INVERTED FULLBACKS THE NEW CONCEPT OF INVERTED FULLBACKS PART TWO BUILDING UP FROM THE BACK HOW TO COACH INVERTED FULLBACKS DRILLS AND EXERCISES PART THREE POSSESSION PHASE PART FOUR DRILLS AND EXERCISES A

0 Winning With Inverted Fullbacks Attacking - Part Two

WORLD CLASS COACHING Winning With Inverted Fullbacks - Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART TWO BUILDING UP FROM THE BACK HOW TO COACH INVERTED FULLBACKS DRILLS AND EXERCISES The "inverted fullback" and "La salida lavolpiana"; how to build up from the back From this point of view, it's very interesting to analyze how this

1 Winning With Inverted Fullbacks Attacking - Part Three

WORLD CLASS COACHING Winning With Inverted Fullbacks - Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART THREE POSSESSION PHASE Exercise 3: from 1 v 2 to 2 v 1 duels to finish or 2 v 2 Two squares are placed inside and outside the penalty area. One defender is outnumbered, playing 1 v 2 inside the

0 Winning With Inverted Fullbacks Attacking - Part Four

WORLD CLASS COACHING Winning With Inverted Fullbacks - Attacking By Luca Bertolini Table of Contents PART FOUR DRILLS AND EXERCISES 1 v 1 wide duels Having the numerical advantage and high density of players in the center area of the middle third, there should be more space out wide, as the opposition wingers must run inside

0 How Not to Beat Manchester City

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0 Favorite Shooting and Finishing SSG

By Mike Saif Diamond Shooting I was talking with someone recently who wasn't happy with the shooting and finishing drills he was using with his team. Most of them included having players in lines. My recommendation to him was to change his line drills and use more small-sided games for shooting to make it more game

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