Category: Coaching Tips

UEFA B Coaching – Defending Deep to Counter Attack.

UEFA B Coaching – Defending Deep to Counter Attack.

Following on from the previous blog article, we now look at how to coach a team to defend deep and then counter attack. In this UEFA B coaching topic, the defending team are giving up ground and defending deep, in and around their own penalty area. Typically, this might be an away team who are 0-0 or winning the game.

UEFA B Coaching – Defending Against a Counter Attack

I recently received a question on a UEFA B coaching topic, one which is very relevant to the way football has evolved tactically. The question was how do you Coach a team to defend a counter attack.

Imagine game situations where a team will have to defend a counter attack in a game. It is when a team are attacking, they have lost the ball and have committed players forward and the other team gain possession and look to attack quickly and directly. The team now have a problem as they are going to be outnumbered by the attacking team...

Planning – FA Level 2 Coaching Session Part 6

Planning – FA Level 2 Coaching Session Part 6

In this article, I will show you how to plan the 5th and final Progression of the FA Level 2 soccer training session on the topic of 'Improving the Technique of Creating Space'. This is the final article in a series of 6 created to help you pass the FA level 2 course. To get future updates without having to worry, why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and watch some of our great videos on YouTube.


Planning – FA Level 2 Coaching Session – Part 5

In this article, I will show you how to plan the 4th Progression of the FA Level 2 soccer training session on the topic of 'Improving the Technique of Creating Space'. This is the fifth article in a series of 6 created to help you pass the FA level 2 course. To get all the information, why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and watch some of our great videos on YouTube.

Planning – FA Level 2 Coaching Session – Part 4

Planning – FA Level 2 Coaching Session – Part 4

In this article, I will show you how to plan an FA Level 2 football training session on the topic of 'Improving the Technique of Creating Space'. The information in this blog covers progression 3, 'creating space for other players'. This is the fourth article in a series of six designed to help you pass the FA Level 2 course. To get all the information, why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and watch some of our great videos on YouTube.

Planning – FA Level 2 Coaching Session – Part 3

Planning – FA Level 2 Coaching Session – Part 3

In this soccer coaching article, I will show you how to plan and carry out a second progression FA Level 2 football training session on the topic of improving the technique of creating space. Specifically, this post covers "Create Space as Individuals - Progression 2". This is the third article in a series of six designed to help you pass the FA Level 2 course. To get all the information, why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and watch some of our great videos on YouTube.