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Practice: Turn on the switch

Use this three-part session to create gaps in the defence by switching play and then making the killer pass.

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Small-sided game: Turn on the switch

Use this small-sided game to create gaps in the defence by switching play and then making the killer pass

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Warm up: Turn on the switch

Use this three-part session to create gaps in the defence by switching play and then making the killer pass.

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Side-to-side switch

Improve players’ ability to identify opportunities to exploit space by using long balls, a series of short passes or both.

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Understanding passing patterns

What are passing patterns? How and when should they be used? And how can you coach them? Find out in this mini overview

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Exploit space behind

Short, sharp passes are pretty. But sometimes the quickest way to expose a defence or switch play is via lofted passes.

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Practice 2: Switch suppliers

Develop your team’s ability and awareness when it comes to changing direction of play.

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Practice 1: Switch suppliers

Develop your team’s ability and awareness when it comes to changing direction of play.

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Prepare players for the move to 11-a-side

Bigger goals, a bigger pitch, more players and space... there is a fair amount for youngsters to adapt to in the full-sized format of the ...

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Short into long

In this activity, played learn to keep control of possession before they can hit a more direct pass.

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Developing soccer skills: Intercepting

Moritz Kossmann explains to Steph Fairbairn the technical and tactical theories of successfully cutting out passes.

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Pass around and across

Encourages a variety of passes and demonstrates how movement can create options.

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Developing soccer skills: passing

Moritz Kossmann discusses the secret language of transferring the ball with Steph Fairbairn.

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Long pass to switch play

A ‘piggy in the middle’-style game in which players learn when to go direct to team-mates while under pressure.

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What is passing?

Carl Wild takes novice coaches on a deep dive into the various ways to get the ball to team-mates and how to successfully teach the ...

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Practice: Passing to break from midfield

With limited passes before a shot must be made, players learn how to break from midfield with pace and precision

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Fast with the pass

Fast passing games help teams to keep the ball when they play in matches. This unopposed game helps develop first touch, movement and ...

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Go forward or switch

Players need to be able to create space to either play forward or switch play.

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Win the ball back in 6 seconds

A high pressing game gives teams a huge advantage when they win the ball back because you are close to your opponents goal. Lose the ball, ...

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Accurate long passes

Use this session to train your players to hit a team-mate with pinpoint accuracy. Good long passing from side to side or to an advancing ...

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Engine room passing

Once your midfielders have won the ball, this session will show them what to do with it so they can quickly create goalscoring chances.

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Break For The Line

This session combines specific moves to help players understand team play and decision-making by playing out from the back.

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Create space - game

This game encourages teams to switch play and to create space away from the ball – it is a condition of the game that teams must switch ...

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Hit wide areas

This session focuses on hitting wide areas with the use of group attacks and switching. It works on the basic play used to develop ...

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