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My Football Philosophy
A 12 slide presentation covering technical requirements and demands of each position Download from Dropbox
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BUILDING FROM THE BACK...
The FA's blueprint 'The Future Game' outlines the playing philosophy for British youth football. It tells us that coaches must help to develop young players who possess certain technical, physical and...
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Running with the ball (RWTB)
This session gives players lots of opportunities to develop dribbling and running with the ball technique. It also teaches players when to dribble and when to run with the ball...and the differences!...
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SKILL: Playing through the thirds...
" Players in all areas of the pitch should be encouraged to retain possession by building play through the three-thirds of the pitch. Put simply: this begins by encouraging players to refrain from...
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Switching Play
Download the PDF hereHere is a session based on switching the play, its something I've tweaked and tried a few times and found these progressions work.
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FINISHING PRACTICES
A few finishing sessions, as always modify and adapt as you see fit. Download the PDF
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A PRACTICE TO IMPROVE CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS
This is a practice designed to improve players understanding of playing in central midfield. The SSG looks to show the following pictures;Receive and play forwards'Set' back into the defensive...
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INTERVIEW WITH 'BLUEPRINT FOR FOOTBALL'
"This is the art of coaching, seeing the problem, knowing your players and then picking the right technique to communicate it successfully."Here is an interview I did with Paul Grech from 'Blueprint...
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COMBINATIONS
Here are a few ideas of combinations that can be used in and around the box. As ever adapt and interpret to suit your players.You can download a PDF of this here
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CAN WE PLAY A GAME?
This week I've coached a group of U7 and U8, they are very capable bunch with 3 or 4 training with professional football clubs. These players have a decent understanding and boundless enthusiasm for...
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PLAYING THROUGH MIDFIELD
Here are a few session ideas looking at 'Playing through midfield'. Download the PDF here
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Guest Session: Counter Attacking by Ben Trinder
The Coaching Family was founded in 2010 by Ben Trinder, with the help of a handful of coaches who met via social networking site,Twitter. Ben and Liam Donovan work together to run the @CoachingFamily...
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DEFENDING 1V1 AND 2V2
This is a session to build basic understanding of defending, firstly in a 1v1 situation and then progressing to a 2v2. To start the session I introduced the topic to the players and we discussed what...
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Guest Session by Gareth Byres; Playing through the thirds
I have known Gareth for a few years, he is a great coach who I have seen first hand develop and inspire young footballers. Gareth currently works as teacher in a specialist school in Hampshire, his...
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GUEST SESSION BY LUKE HUSSEY: MIDFIELD ROTATION
This guest session from Luke Hussey looks at 'Midfield Rotation'. Luke has vast experience working in football and currently coaches youth at grassroots, adults in non-league and U13's at a Category 2...
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WHOLE - PART - WHOLE
Download the PDF This presentation looks at WHOLE - PART - WHOLE and how it can be used when coaching football. The presentation covers;What is WHOLE - PART - WHOLE?What are the steps of WHOLE - PART...
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Guest Session by Neil Cooper: Changes in Tempo
Neil Cooper is originally from Orpington, Kent but now lives in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. He currently works at The Lebanon School District as an Elementary School PE Teacher and coaches Soccer for the...
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Less Talk...More Action
"The best way to predict the future is to create it". Peter Drucker England have lost to Uruguay, at the time of writing it is highly likely that they will be knocked out of the World Cup in the group...
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