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Tactics

Soccer tactics range from the way a player stands or moves to the pace, style, positioning, and movement of the entire team.

 

How those concepts are conveyed is a language of its own, which can be baffling to a new coach and even to some experienced ones.

 

The drills, games, and activities in this section will help you build a team that can adapt to different playing styles.

 

You can use these sessions and advice to coach tactics to your players. How do you train them to cope with a team that presses high up the pitch? Or one that sits deep and invites pressure?

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Practice 1: Through the thirds

Practice 1: Through the thirds

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Game: Through the thirds

Game: Through the thirds

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Practice 2: Through the thirds

Practice 2: Through the thirds

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Small-sided game: Third-man running

Small-sided game: Third-man running

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Practice: Third-man running

Practice: Third-man running

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Warm-up: Third-man running

Warm-up: Third-man running

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Small-sided game: Crossing and finishing

Small-sided game: Crossing and finishing

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Practice 1: Play out from defence

Practice 1: Play out from defence

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Practice 2: Play out from defence

Practice 2: Play out from defence

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Small-sided game: Play out from defence

Small-sided game: Play out from defence

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Practice 1: Out from the back

Practice 1: Out from the back

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Practice 2: Out from the back

Practice 2: Out from the back

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Small-sided game: Out from the back

Small-sided game: Out from the back

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Make a break with a quickly taken throw

Make a break with a quickly taken throw

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Practice: Breaking the lines

Practice: Breaking the lines

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Small-sided game: Breaking the lines

Small-sided game: Breaking the lines

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Soccer Coach Weekly Issue 180

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Soccer Coach Weekly Issue 180
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Flying full-backs

Flying full-backs

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Practice 1: Exploiting overloads

Practice 1: Exploiting overloads

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Practice 2: Exploiting overloads

Practice 2: Exploiting overloads

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Small-sided game: Exploiting overloads

Small-sided game: Exploiting overloads

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Small-sided game: Pressed into action

Small-sided game: Pressed into action

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Practice: Pressed into action

Practice: Pressed into action

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Warm-up: Pressed into action

Warm-up: Pressed into action

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Small-sided game: Movement off the ball

Small-sided game: Movement off the ball

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