A fun, competitive game to improve passing, support, communication and defending skills. A good game to incorporate into a warm up. Organisation Coach or server with a supply of footballs. Two groups of players – 5 or 6 attackers and 1 or 2 defenders in each group. Organise the players as per the graphic – the size of the circles can vary depending on the age, number and ability of the players. Defenders can only try and intercept once the attackers have possession of the ball, not when the ball is transferred from circle to circle Structure Coach or server passes the ball to one of the group ..read more

Counter attacking is a very effective attacking tactic. Once the ball is won, the counter attack has to be quick, to advance down the pitch and attack the opposition, whilst the opposition team still have players forward and are caught out of position and briefly the wrong side of the ball and out of the play. As a tactic, the counter attacking team have to make quick decisions about the best way to counter attack. Sometimes it is simple as pass the ball long and early for runners in behind a disorganised and out of balance defence. Other times it might be a long ball, a flick and a runner. Or ..read more

UEFA B Coaching – Coach defensive compactness . In this UEFA B  coaching session, we are examine how the defensive unit in a functional game, get organised, work together as unit and keep their compactness and defensive shape. The nature of this  UEFA B Coaching functional game means that there will  be lots of Attack v Defence situations created, which will give the defending team lots of opportunities to work on, practice and improve their defensive organisation and  compactness. Organisation Suggested pitch size is age relevant, full width and 10 – 20 yards over the halfway line Full sized ..read more

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Soccer coaching has never been made easier. Access hundreds of soccer coaching videos designed by UEFA A licensed soccer coaches. All the sessions are searchable by topic, age and ability. Watch the video to see a preview of the 60+ ball control and passing football coaching videos available on the site. Why not watch the preview videos and decide for yourself if we can help you become a better soccer coach and make training more exciting and enjoyable for your players. The technique of a player to control the ball, using any surface, in a manner that allows them to instantly make a decision o ..read more

Soccer Coaching Course – Free E book on the skill of creating space Click Below to download your Free E Book on the Skill Creating Space On any Soccer Coaching Course candidates will be asked to coach a session on a skill on a given topic. To help you with this we have put together this free Free E Book on the Skill of Creating Space This follows on from the previous blog, which we offered the Free E Book – Technique of Creating Space, which again is a topic candidates will be asked to coach on a Soccer Coaching Course. So what is a Skill and what will you be asked to coach on a Soccer Coachi ..read more

Goals win matches. We have designed 3 great, progressive Football Shooting drills and games that encourage close range game realistic shooting and finishing to improve your teams firepower in front of goal and you can download all 3 of them for FREE as an E Book. These are Football Shooting drills that are used as practical examples on a Football Association level 2 coaching course. The Football Shooting drills are dynamic, exciting, provide lots and lots of realistic close range shooting and finishing opportunities and really sharpen the finishing techniques and skills of the players. Downloa ..read more

FA Coaching in a small sided game – Free E Book on Creating Space in a small sided game If you are or are thinking about taking an FA Coaching Course, particularly a Level 2 one, you will need to know how to effectively coach and link a specific practice that progresses from a Technique, into a Skill then into a small sided game. To assist you with this and to help you with your general coaching, we have designed this  FA Coaching Free E Book on Creating Space in a small sided game Click below to download. Free E Book on Creating Space in a small sided game COACHING IN A SMALL SIDED GAME Rega ..read more