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4 Penetrating into the final third

By Philip Cauchi Total duration: Approximately 90 minutes. Moment of play: In possession. Team task: Scoring. Theme: Penetration from central areas. Aim: To create goal-scoring opportunities. Questions on which the design of the session and its relevant outcomes emerge: Q1 – What do we try to achieve? A1 – We try to play the ball

0 Exercises to Train Visual Perception Part 2

By Philip Cauchi Question - Do you have exercises where I can train "Visual Perception" where the players will be better at scanning the area? In Part 1, I shared some exercises.  Here are some more. Exercise 5: Four quadrant passing with spatial awareness. Area: 16 yards x 16 yards divided into four equally quadrants.

1 Defending and Pressing Against a 4-3-3

By Philip Cauchi The following is a training session which complements the video analysis done by coach Evert van Zoelen from WORLD CLASS COACHING. It is about defending and pressing in a 1-4-4-2 system of play against an opposition playing in a 1-4-3-3. The key principles and sub-principles of play are highlighted in the following

0 Exercises to Train Visual Perception Part 1

By Philip Cauchi Question - Do you have exercises where I can train "Visual Perception" where the players will be better at scanning the area? Try these exercises and see how they work for you. Exercise 1: Passing by numbers. Area: 8 yards x 8 yards with cones or poles marking the corners. Load: 6

0 Playing Through the Opponents Defense

By Philip Cauchi In this session we identify how through securing possession we can play through the opponents’ defence. We start our plan by asking ourselves structured questions which will guide us on designing the training session. The same questions can be asked to the players so that they themselves arrive to the solutions of

0 The Benefits of Wing Play

By Philip Cauchi Question - What are the benefits of good wing play and attacking from wide? Our main aim in soccer is to score more goals than our opponents to win the match. It is therefore imperative that in possession we aim to play vertically as much as possible to break defensive lines and

7 Defensive Communication

By Philip Cauchi The practices that form this session target to develop the communication levels between the defenders and to recognise when to remain compact and delay play and when to be more aggressive in order to win the ball. To keep things simpler and highlight the details that both the players and the coach

0 What Are Some Good 9v9 Formations?

By Philip Cauchi Question - What are some good 9v9 formations? Here is a breakdown of some 9v9 formations and their pro's and con's.  Hope it helps. 1-3-3-2 system of play. Progression to the 11v11 game: 1-4-4-2 by adding a player in both the defensive and midfield lines. 1-3-5-2 by adding the two wing backs

0 Various Ways to Penetrate the Opposition

By Philip Cauchi The aim of this session is to achieve penetration. Penetration can be achieved through various means but the most important outcomes are to have width in attack, length, movement off-the-ball, timing of passes through seams in the defence and timing of runs behind the defence. Session title: Achieve penetration. Total duration: Approximately

0 What Are Good Club Curriculum Practices?

By Philip Cauchi Question - What are some good club curriculum practices? Introduction. Having a club curriculum aids in having a direction. Coaches will know what is required of them and what content should their players be experiencing throughout their developmental process. Dividing this curriculum into smaller outcomes for each age group makes it more

0 Communication Between Different Lines

By Philip Cauchi This session is designed towards improving the team’s collaboration during the build-up phase. High levels of communication between the different lines and sectors of the team are highly required for a successful outcome. The players are put in situations that are challenging and which requires them to perceive, select and execute the

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0 Principles of Defending in Youth Soccer

By Philip Cauchi Introduction: In our sixth session on the series about the principles of defending, we focus on denying the opponents the opportunity of constructing a well-executed build-up. This requires our players to identify how to deny the opponents space and cut off the supply of passes to the forwards. It is of great

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0 Communication Between Midfielders and Forwards

By Philip Cauchi The following training session aims to develop the communication links between the central midfielders, lateral midfielder, full back and striker during the creative phase of the build-up and the finalization phase. We derive this from our point of reference which is our style of play and the principles and sub-principles that form

0 Group Defending In Youth Soccer

By Philip Cauchi Introduction: In today’s session our focus will be on group collaboration during the defending phase. This training session challenges the players to work together and apply the correct solutions to the problems they will face. The main aim is to have a compact defensive unit with the intention of forcing the opponents

0 Defending In Youth Soccer

By Philip Cauchi Introduction: In this fourth session the main emphasis is on the collaboration of three defenders working together to prevent conceding a goal and win the ball. We will make use of situations which requires the three defenders to communicate well with each other. They will learn to keep compact, remain patient, mark

2 Principles of Defending Session

By Philip Cauchi Introduction: This session presents the players with various situations and problems where the opponent is in possession of the ball. There is no need to over complicate exercises. We want to create situations that stimulate our players to apply the principles of defending thus prevent the opponents from scoring. Players will also

0 Communication between the full back lateral midfield and central midfielder

By Philip Cauchi Introduction: In the second part of this series we look at a training session example of how to develop the communication channels between the full back, the closest midfielder and the lateral midfielder. This is known as the right or left vertical chain in the team setup. Figure 1 – The communication

2 Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 - Part One

WORLD CLASS COACHING Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 By Philip Cauchi Table of Contents PART ONE Progressive Sessions PART TWO Progressive Sessions PART THREE Progressive Sessions PART FOUR Progressive Sessions Progressive Sessions Session number: 12. Moment of the game: In possession. Team task: Build-up. Aim: Create and exploit the space to play forward.

0 Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 - Part Two

WORLD CLASS COACHING Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 By Philip Cauchi Table of Contents PART TWO Progressive Sessions   Progressive Sessions Session number: 15. Moment of the game: In possession. Team task: Scoring. Aim: Create and exploit space in attack to score. Technical-tactical outcomes: 1. Staggered angles. 2. Look to play vertically. 3.

1 Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 - Part Three

WORLD CLASS COACHING Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 By Philip Cauchi Table of Contents PART THREE Progressive Sessions   Progressive Sessions Session number: 18. Moment of the game: Opponents in possession. Team task: Prevent scoring. Aim: Prevent opponents from scoring, win the ball and initiate the counter. Technical-tactical outcomes: 1. Closest (first) defender

0 Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 - Part Four

WORLD CLASS COACHING Developing Soccer Intelligence Through 4v4 Vol 3 By Philip Cauchi Table of Contents PART FOUR Progressive Sessions Progressive Sessions Session number: 21. Moment of the game: In possession. Team task: Build-up. Aim: Build-up from the first stage to the creative stage. Macro principle: Establish options in the middle vertical channel to play

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