Assessment UEFA B
19 Jun 2016
Waves – Shooting and finishing game – Progression 1
Second in the series of progressive waves, pass, support and finishing games.
25 May 2016
UEFA football coaching session on combine to finish
On a UEFA football coaching course from a couple of years ago, Alan Walker the then lead Tutor of Kent Football Association, coached a functional session on combination play to finish.
20 May 2016
6 key triggers for coaching switching play effectively
Switching play is a very effective way of dragging and pulling an organised defence around the pitch and creating holes and space that your team can exploit to create goalscoring opportunities.
11 May 2016
Grassroots football coaches – Counter attacking tactics
Grassroots football coaches - Counter attacking tactics. Counter attacking is a very effective attacking football tactic. Once the ball is won, the counter attack has to be positive and 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.
09 May 2016
UEFA B Coaching midfield combination play with strikers
UEFA B Coaching. This is a rotating football training drill which I have used on a UEFA B football coaching courses and is designed to help midfield players develop their attacking football skills and combine with their strikers in the attacking third. The midfield have to work together for an agreed number of passes, before they can break out and look to combine with and support their forward and try and score. If the opposition win it, they can immediately break out and counter attack by playing through their midfield.
17 Apr 2016
Defending – Improve defensive organisation
Defending. In this functional practice, we are looking at how the defensive unit in a functional game, get organised, work together as unit and keep their compactness and defensive shape.
30 Mar 2016
8 simple steps to effective defending
8 simple steps Grassroots football coaches can take and make a huge difference to the defensive effectiveness of your team.
29 Mar 2016
Coach forwards to run behind the defence
Leicester City and England's Jamie Vardy is a real counter attack threat, because he shows the desire, pace and intelligence to make these key forward runs behind defenders.