Download Session Plan This week I had both the U8’s and U9’s, so had to plan to accommodate the needs of both groups. We started with both groups together for the warm up game of Protect the Bib. This included the progression where players would be protecting a ball instead. As the theme of the session […]
Click here to download the full session plan Welcome to week 14 of the video sessions. Tonight I was with the under 9’s, building on what we’ve done over the last few weeks in terms of playing out from the back. The structure was really simple today, we started with a warm up, then went
“Before kids can play like a pro, they must enjoy playing the game like a kid.” – Steve Locker Grassroots Football is scheduled to return in the UK and the first order of business for the teams that I coach will be 3 weeks of Small Sided Games. Children have had enough going on for
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“Watch the best players in the world, the ones you love to see play, and you will see how well they turn. The best players all have this quality of turning better than the players who are just a level below them.” – Andre Merelle, Former Head of Clairfontaine The best players in the world
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“An opposition team is most vulnerable in the seconds immediately after they lose the ball” – Jose Mourinho A teams’ reaction in the moment there is a turnover in possession has become a key tactical concept in the professional game. The playing style of “Gegenpressing” encourages teams to press immediately after losing the ball and
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Foundation age players are complex. As with adults, any number of triggers can have an impact on them. Just this past week, at our last practice before the 2nd national lockdown in England, a player that I coach couldn’t stop acting up. Anytime practice is off, her behaviour is impacted and I’ve no doubt that
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