Topic: ‘Playing 4-3-1, retain and build from the defensive third

with primary players 5+6 by playing through, beyond and around

opponents playing 3-2-3, adapting to the press ’

Technical: Passing & Receiving

Tactical: Playing out from the back, to build the defensive third
Focus In Possession: Retain and Build
Focus Out of Possession: Pressing
4v4 +4
Topic Passing & Receiving Practice Design Opposed
Setup Goals n/a Bibs x2 Balls x4 Other n/a
Execution Setup:

❏ Mark out a 40x40 grid

❏ 3 teams
❏ Have a team of 4 around each side with the pivot in the middle against two pressing
players
❏ The ball starts at the goalkeeper, looking to pass to supporting players or teammates
❏ Players cannot be tackled on their line but can shuffle and use as many touches ideally 3
❏ 5 passes = 1 pts (pass to support does not count)
❏ Pressing team cannot use support players
Coaching Points:

❏ Decision making
❏ Transition
❏ Positioning
❏ Quality and weight of pass

Progressions & Regression

❏ Limit touches or more for possession team

❏ Can only pass to support player a set amount of
time
❏ Overload for possession team
❏ Size of grid enlarged
Key Points and Objectives
Tactical Create angles of support, receive in the half space to open up Areas 40 X 40
Physical Ball starts with same player (GK) Time 10 MINUTES
Physiological Personal targets (commitment) e.g successful entries passed or received Intensity
Technical Create space, passing quality (where, when, weight)
Angled passing & Receiving with awareness
Topic Passing & Receiving Practice Design Opposed
Setup Goals n/a Bibs x2 Balls x4 Other n/a
Execution Setup:

❏ Mark out a 20x20 grid

❏ Have mannequins on angles evenly spaced out x5
❏ 4 players at the start, 1 at the end + 1 at each mannequin
❏ Players receive open body and follow pass
❏ Player at the end must dribble to the opposite side avoiding the next set of passing
Coaching Points:

❏ Pre Movement
❏ Body shape
❏ Quality and weight of pass

Progressions & Regression

❏ Combo between (wall pass) 1-2 etc for variety

❏ Reduce distance
Key Points and Objectives
Tactical Create angles of support, receive in the half space to open up Areas 20 X 20
Physical Ball starts with same player (GK) Time 10 Minutes
Physiological Personal targets (commitment) e.g successful entries passed or received Intensity
Technical Create space, passing quality (where, when, weight)
Social Importance of team - relevance of GK
Group Medium/ high ability
Build and Split
Topic Passing & Receiving Practice Design Opposed
Setup Goals n/a Bibs x2 Balls x4 Other n/a
Execution Setup:

❏ Mark out a 24x12 yard with a middle zone creating two halves
❏ 4v2 in one side and 3v1 in the other
❏ The 4 have to make 5 passes before looking to switch, one of the two defenders then
moves to other pitch
❏ Middle player turns and supports the playing side
❏ If the pressing players wins possession then the nearest player goes an they play 2v1
❏ Defending team wins the ball, pass back out to team mate and repeat
Coaching Points:

❏ Movement
❏ Body shape/ Receiving skills
❏ Quality and weight of pass
❏ Decision making
❏ Scanning

Progressions & Regression

❏ Striving players can use 1 touch (quick receiving

and passing decisions)
❏ Smaller area
❏ Bigger area
❏ Middle player cannot be tackled only intercepted

Key Points and Objectives

Tactical Create angles of support, receive in the half space to open up Areas 24x12
Physical Ball starts with same player (GK) Time 15 MINUTES
Physiological Personal targets (commitment) e.g successful entries passed or received Intensity
Keep it or Knick it
Topic Passing & Receiving Practice Design Opposed
Setup Goals n/a Bibs x2 Balls x4 Other n/a
Execution Setup:

❏ Mark out a 40x25 yard with goal each end

❏ 5v3 and two waiting defenders
❏ 5 receive 1pt by receiving of GK and keep possession switching to other GK
❏ If the defenders win the ball, they can try to score in the half they win the ball in
❏ At any time the defenders can swap with the waiting defenders
Coaching Points:

❏ Pre and post movement

❏ Body shape/ Receiving skills
❏ Quality and weight of pass
❏ Decision making
❏ Scanning

Progressions & Regression

❏ Gk has to play first time pass

❏ Extra defender
❏ Remove defender
Key Points and Objectives
Tactical Create angles of support, receive in the half space to open up Areas 24x12
Physical Ball starts with same player (GK) Time 20 MINUTES
Physiological Personal targets (commitment) e.g successful entries passed or received Intensity
Technical Create space, passing quality (where, when, weight)
Social Importance of team - relevance of GK