#075 When It's Just Not Working
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Continue readingBy Sean Pearson Area Size: 30 x 30 yards Teams: 2 teams (4 v 4) Time: 15 Minutes Objectives To be aware of where your team is and the position of opposing players To understand when, where and why to decide to switch the ball Set-Up Place 4 goals in each corner of the area, 2
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video shows a very flexible five-goal game format. I've used it as a warm-up or a small-sided game that progresses from a certain technical or tactical topic. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please feel free to share this
Continue readingBy Sean Pearson Area Size: 18-yard and surrounding area up to 30 yards Teams: 2 teams (7 v 5) Time: 20 Minutes Objectives To get the ball wide as quickly as possible To beat the full back with pace/skill and find a pass in the 18-yard area. Sometimes when coaching a game, you will come up
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - Objective This session is 3 games in 1. At any point within the session the coach can switch from one game to another. It will challenge the player’s focus, ability to manage the change of conditions and the ability to adapt their game. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up The players are
Continue readingBy Alex Trukan This practice is designed to improve players’ ability to maintain quantity of actions throughout the whole game. By improving aerobic capacity, the oxygen supply to muscles will be more efficient what will in turn help with sustaining exercise. This physical quality is a base for developing further conditioning abilities such as speed,
Continue readingBy Alex Trukan It can be often witnessed when a team plays the ball endlessly between the centre backs and across the back line. Fans often associate this situation with a boring moment of the game and encourage the team to play forwards earlier. However, there is often a purpose to this patience way of
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video includes some practice footage of an exercise I use to train my players to open-up and be available for a pass. It's not a diamond drill but is similar. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please feel free
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video is a session that will show your players how they can build out of the back. It's useful whether you're coaching a 7v7 team playing a 2-3-1 formation, a 9v9 team playing 4-3-1 or a full-sided team playing 4-3-3. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - Objective This session is a 3-team game with an overload possession of 4v2. The game focuses on the team in possession keeping the ball and working a pathway to play the ball across into the other team, whilst having 2 players defending against them. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up The players
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video looks at a practice the uses a progressions of the 2 v 2 + 3 exercise that I shared in a previous video. This can be used after a diamond passing warm-up and offers a complete training session that focuses on support, shape and possession. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is
Continue readingBy Wayne Henderson - Joe Hart being replaced at English Premier League side Manchester City by Claudio Bravo is the latest example of the changing demands and expectations on today's Goalkeepers. Possession of the ball is now rightly looked upon as being a fundamental aspect in the modern game, teams at all levels are “playing out
Continue readingBy Alex Trukan This 5v5 conditioned game is focused on developing anaerobic endurance – the ability of the body to produce repetitive high intensity actions without loses in their quality (speed/strength). This will help players to be explosive even towards the end of the match. The tactical element of this game is aimed towards counter-attacking
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - Objective This session is pure possession using outside and target players. Maintaining possession, using the outside players and creating opportunities to play forward passes. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Players are divided into two teams. The size of the pitch is dependent on the coach and the number of players involved
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video is a 1v1 activity in the Cogi Training Pattern. There are also many different variation that you can use from this basic pattern. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please share your ideas for variations of this
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - Objective This session is pure possession. As the sessions develop conditions are set for different ways to score a goal. This is will challenge the players, encourage them to think, be creative and be adaptable. It is important to emphasis that the team out of possession must work hard when defending. Session
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video includes a video of one of my teams playing 'The Hoops Game'. This is a fun and engaging activity that is perfect for a warm-up. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please share your ideas for variations
Continue readingBy Sean Pearson Area Size: 45 x 38 yards (Channel Areas: 45 x 3) Teams: 5 v 5 + 4 Time: 15 Minutes Objectives To understand when and where to use the space for the underlap To use movement to clear space for the underlap of the full back Execution In order to perform the underlapping
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video looks at the 'Cross' CogiTraining pattern. This is a powerful format for training players to think and move. They always have to be concentrating and thinking about their next action. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please
Continue readingBy Alex Trukan The practice is aimed at developing players’ anaerobic endurance which is the ability to repeat and maintain the quantity of actions throughout the whole game. This means that players will be able to be highly involved even towards the end of the game. In addition to that, the practice contains elements of
Continue readingBy Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Women’s Soccer Coach – Georgia Gwinnett College In these activities we are working on players recognizing and exploiting numbers up situations. 2 v 1 + 1 Varied Pressure Set Up There are two
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - Objective These sessions are working on crossing and finishing. Which include looking at players playing a diagonal pass into a wide player, for them combine to set for a cross into an area for players to attack. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Using 16 players + 2 GKS Pitch is approx
Continue readingThis week's Animated Drill Video includes a very functional passing pattern that can be progressed in many different ways and turned into a shooting pattern as well. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please share your ideas for variations of this exercise in the
Continue readingBy Sean Pearson Area Size: 40 x 50 yards Teams: 7 v 7 Time: 20 Minutes Objectives To build possession from the center backs To work together as a team to create opportunities to move the ball forward Combination play is when 2 or more players combine passes in quick succession to move the ball up the field.
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