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Small-sided game: Transition at speed

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Help players to get to know each other

Steph Fairbairn provides her tips for integration and building relationships.

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End-to-end and back

Put a string of passes together in this activity, with the focus on connectivity and receiving.

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Combat 2v2

Players are challenged to attack quickly, and be compact when defending, in this activity.

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The RAMP warm-up

Prepare your players for training, reduce injury risk and support them mentally and physically as well. By strength and conditioning coach A...

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Advice for moving from coaching youth soccer to coaching adults

Small-sided game: Transition at speed

10 tips when giving a half-time team talk

The four phases of play in soccer

What to include in your pre-season sessions

John Allpress, a former Tottenham Hotspur and Football Association player development coach, explores the elements that make up a ...

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Building your team's pre-season schedule

What to include, on and off the pitch, to prepare players for the new campaign.

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A soccer coach's guide to interventions

John Allpress, formerly of Tottenham Hotspur and the Football Association, takes a deep dive into the delicate art of stepping in during ...

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How to use the game as the teacher

The game, contrary to the popular phrase, is not necessarily the teacher. However, it does provide a valuable vehicle for youngsters to ...

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Advice for moving from coaching youth soccer to coaching adults

When you have been a youth coach, stepping up to the senior game can feel very different, but the basic principles remain the same

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10 tips when giving a half-time team talk

From accentuating positives and using visual aids, to explaining changes and keeping parents away, Steph Fairbairn on what to say and do in ...

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The four phases of play in soccer

We explain in possession, out of possession, transition to attack and transition to defence.

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9-aside formation: 3-1-2-1-1

Why choose this 9-aside formation? Find out in an overview of the 3-1-2-1-1, including the pros and cons for player development, both in ...

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Soccer Warm-Ups

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Warm up: Transition at speed

This three-part practice encourages players to work as a unit and switch the point of attack.

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Warm-up: Breaking the lines

Play through the thirds and create attacking overloads in this three-part session.

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Connecting

A practice encouraging players to indicate how and where they want the ball passed to them.

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Running with the ball

A simple way to practice an important technique that every age group and ability level needs.

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Practice 1: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two ...

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Practice 2: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two ...

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Practice 1: Out from the back

Three-part session to familiarise players with moving the ball forward from defence.

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Practice 2: Out from the back

Three-part session to familiarise players with moving the ball forward from defence.

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Small-sided game: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two ...

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Small-sided game: Transition at speed

This three-part practice encourages players to work as a unit and switch the point of attack.

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Your number’s up

You can really challenge your players’ concentration and reaction skills in this fun and fast-paced activity.

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Small-sided game: Breaking the lines

Play through the thirds and create attacking overloads in this three-part session.

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Movements to lose a defender

This session is designed to improve movement off the ball in order to lose a defender and receive a pass.

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The shield

This session is crucial to develop a competitive edge in your players. Learning how to challenge for the ball and shield it from an ...

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England’s number one

Goalkeeping is not simply about making eye-catching dives to the top corner of the goal. This session will help improve your goalkeepers’ ...

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Coping with pressure

Players can find the game mentally tiring and it is important they retain their composure. This session will help them pass and receive the ...

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