Mike Saif, Author at WORLD CLASS COACHING Training Center

0 Attacking Runs in the 3-5-2

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares different types of attacking runs with the 3-5-2.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Get Your Goalkeeper Involved In the Possession Phase Part 3

By Jakub Pietrzak, Goalkeeper involvement during the possession phase is growing. Most coaches try to make their teams play out from the back, straight from goal kicks, using their goalkeeper. That makes the ability to receive and pass the ball very important for the goalkeepers aspiring to make it at the highest level. In the

0 Defending in the 3-5-2

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares different defending tactics you can do with the 3-5-2These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Games Are Won and Lost in Transition - Part One

By Soren Schamberg Transitions are where games of football can be won and lost. Coaches are familiar with the four phases of a game - 1.) Attacking with the Ball 2.) Losing the Ball 3.) Defending without the ball and 4.) Winning the ball back. There are two additional phases coaches may not be familiar

0 High Pressing in the 3-5-2

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares different methods you can use to press high with the 3-5-2. These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Small-Sided Game for Communicating

By Søren Schamberg - Communication can be a difficult thing to decide on when working with growing a team, but one thing is for certain and that is everyone needs to know what each of their teammates mean when trying to communicate in game situations. The simple game of Tic Tac Toe can help open

0 A Training Session for the 3-5-2

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares a training session designed for the 3-5-2 formation.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Transition Press Game

By Matt Carroll - The transition press game is an effective game for simulating beating high intensity pressing. It challenges players to either utilize effective one touch passing, or to use the dribble to create passing lanes under pressure. The drill starts with two grids next to each other. Where each of the grids meet

0 The 3-1-3-1 Formation for 9v9 Age Groups

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares his 3-1-3-1 formation for use with U11 and U12 teams.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 How to Get the Best Out of Twin Strikers

By Danny Carvalho Question - “Our team plays with two strikers. One is really good with his back to goal and the other is pretty quick and makes great runs into space. How can I best utilize both strikers?" Many teams throughout history made the best out of playing with two men forward. Digging up

0 How to Win Games With Defensive Pressure

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to win more games by applying defensive pressure. With high pressure defending, you will force your opponent to give up possession more often which in turn will give your own team more possession and more goal chances.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach

0 Move the Opponent's Defense to Create Scoring Opportunities - Part 2

By Soren Schamberg Brentford vs. Wolves - 1/22/2022 - See Part 1 Here Wolves second goal again utilizes the right channel in its build up and again finishes in the half space, proving how dangerous leaving these areas exposed can be. Derdoncker again makes a run into the right corner for Wolves and

0 Build a Team of Winners With Advanced 1v1 Training

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to build a team of winners with advanced 1v1 training techniques. Advanced 1v1 Training reveals how to run progressive sessions that will help you to create a team of elite duelists able to dominate play all over the pitch.These diagrams are created with the Academy

0 Correct Spacing to Build Out of the Back

By Danny Carvalho Warm up – Activity 1 Start with small-sided scrimmages (3v3 or 4v4) to get them enthusiastic and excited about the practice. This is a great format to get loads of touches and build from the back a lot of times. As they get on fire, you move on to the next activity.

0 How to Use Inverted Fullbacks When Attacking

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to get the best out of your inverted fullbacks when attacking. Playing with inverted fullbacks is a major reason Pep Guardiola has dominated the soccer world with Barcelona and now Manchester City. These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at

0 Small-Sided Transition Game For Conditioning

By Danny Carvalho - This Small Sided-game was applied to a group of seven players aged 15 to 23 and two coaches. Have a player be a Goalkeeper and split the rest into two teams of three. Have them sort out which team starts attacking and which team starts defending. The game is going to

0 How to Use Inverted Fullbacks When Defending

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how to get the best out of your inverted fullbacks when defending. Playing with inverted fullbacks is a major reason Pep Guardiola has dominated the soccer world with Barcelona and now Manchester City. These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at

0 Get Your Goalkeeper Involved In the Possession Phase Part 2

0 Better Tactics for Attacking in the 4-2-3-1

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares the many different ways to play the 4-2-3-1, especially when attacking. 4-2-3-1 Attacking, takes a look at the different options you have with the 4-2-3-1 when in possession of the ball and when attacking.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Wide Back players Role in the 4-3-3 Formation

By Soren Schamberg It doesn’t take a fan of the game long to see a team implementing the 4-3-3 formation these days. From Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, Liverpool and many others, the 4-3-3 has been a successful formation of choice. It’s versatility in attack and strength in defense makes it a balance most coaches enjoy,

0 Attack at Speed to Overwhelm Your Opponents

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll examines the attacking tactics of Klopp and Liverpool by looking at both of the 2018/2019 EPL games of Liverpool v Manchester City.These diagrams are created with the Academy Soccer Coach software. See more at https://www.academysoccercoach.co.uk/

0 Game-Like Small-Sided Game for Finishing

By Søren Schamberg - Creating quality finishing scenarios can be a challenge. Small goals are great but can’t replace taking shots on a full sized goal with a keeper. This drill is meant to provide scenarios that are as game-like as possible and for a coach, focus can be put on a number of elements

0 From Rondos to Real Games

In this week's Animated Drills Video, Matthew Carroll shares how you can make that all important transition from the training field to the game. It will show you how to set up rondos and progress them into real game-like situations during your training session, and how this can be critical and helpful when your team

1 3v2+4 Small-Sided Game for Transition Training

By Matt Carroll - In this small sided game players look to find transitional passes through the middle of the field to break defensive lines, utilize a directional first touch into space, and transition roles in real time. The game starts with a grid and four of the attacking players patrolling one of each of

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