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Positional games

Drills to work on space occupation, passing lanes and the team’s collective organisation.

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Diagram of the 3rd man run positional drill

3rd man run positional

Positional games

3rd man run exercise to goal- (Unopposed to opposed) -complete all 6 patterns and ensure you also start from the right to work both sides while all balls done.. again start from right side. - complete the 3rd man run pattern and then go 2v1 against the defender who can only defend inside the box. -The attacking 2 players will rotate with each other after every go as well as 2 defenders. -Defenders transition to any player not currently in for 1pt. Progress: 1. Remove mannequin and cones and make the attackers free to make their moves 2. Make 3v2 in the d box allow one central player to move and another defender in the box.

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Diagram of the 8v6 pressing drill

8v6 pressing

Positional games

This drill is 7v7 pressing where one team has 6 defenders and 1 keeper another team has 7 attackers. There will 2small post. If the keeper start the ball the attackers should start pressfast and finishit. The defenders must finish in the 2 goal post . The attackers if recover they must finish it within 5 sec. Starting ppoint is the goal keeper. Key coaching point Passing, Pressing, Awarness, Team work, Communication,Decision making,Scan, Finishing,Clear the ball, Accuracy

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Diagram of the Attack - defense drill

Attack - defense

Positional games

Attack-defense situation 6v5 + P. The ball will be put into play by E1 with a long delivery towards the defensive line to clear the ball to the sides, structuring in 1-3 (jump coverage). If the punt stays inside, the attack-defense occurs and if it goes outside, E2 scores the second ball. The defenders must recover the ball and make long movements to zones (1 point) or move to mini-goals (2 points), while the attackers will try to score a goal and avoid the transition.

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Diagram of the Attack against deep and narrow defense drill

Attack against deep and narrow defense

Positional games

Here red team is 4-3-3 and the mannequins set deep from attacking 3rd The keeper will start the 1st move then coach will pass to keeper after the outs and next moves. The players here should be mobile and come asks for a pass which shows the communication in body too. Attack 1: The keeper will pass to CM where cm will come down for support and ask the ball and two wings will move deep front and 2 CB will be the LB and RB. now CM will pass to the LB and LB dribbles the ball and pass to the LM which beats the opponents forward line. now LM passes to the LF and now LF to CF and now CF gives a throughs pass beating the defensive line and RF attends and finish it. Attack 2: Now the same start by moves go through the LWB to LF and the same finishing. Themannequins can remove and passive and active defenders can be included based on the team's drill adaptation Key coaching point Mobile players, Communication, support, timing of pass. scan, commnunication, finishing, positions without ball. Quality of pass.

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Diagram of the Attack against high and narrow defense drill

Attack against high and narrow defense

Positional games

The red team position 4-4-2 the session is created by inspiration of alex ferguson manu positional play. Firstly the keeper starts and other 2 moves coach will give a long air pass to keeper and keeper recevies and pass to defender. the mannequins were set as an opponent initially, Later can change into passive defenders according to the drill adapted by the team , Finally match with active defenders to see how the tactics are working in reality Attack1: Keeper pass to left center back , he passes to Right back , THe RB to give a long air pass to the left wing half , then left wing half dribbles fast and finish it by scoring or shooting in target. Attack2: Keeper to LCB ,LCB to Left center mid,LCM to penetrating ground pass to RWH and he dribbles and finish it. Attack 3: GK to LCB, LCB to LCM, LCM to Striker by a penetrating pass . then dribble and goal Here keeper can change the pass by starting to RCB and also changing the whole driections. Key coaching points Passing accuracy, QUality,weight, Long pass, air pass, throughs, Communication,First touch,Turning,speed, acceleration, ball control, using both feets, scanning

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Diagram of the Attack against middle and narrow defense drill

Attack against middle and narrow defense

Positional games

Red team is in positiona 4-3-3 opponent is the manneuqin the same position. Here the mannequin can change to passive defenders and later to active defenders depends upon the teams adaptation to the drills. The keeper starts the drill by passing and then all moves will start by coach by passing to keeper and then moving farward. The drills is in the middle of the ground where its a breaking the defense in middle Attack 1: Keeper to RB , RB to CB now LWB and RWB goes overlapi and now the side half will interchage the postion for the overlp defense the side half will be the wing backs and now ball transfer to CM ,CM now swithes the ball to wing back and now the one mid half will support the farward and the wings backs who receives the ball gives the cross or throughs ball at the attacking 3rd area. the strikers /Farwards receive or ontercept and finish the move by shooting in target. The next move the change of direction and the move starts from the other side Key coaching points. Team mobile, Scan, decision making, positional change, timing of run and pass, Quality, Finishing.

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Diagram of the Attack against very deep and narrrow defense drill

Attack against very deep and narrrow defense

Positional games

This drill takes place is very deep goal area and Dbox moves where mannequins set inside d box and near to d box. The red team 4-3-3 and opponents/mannequins 4-4-2. Here coach will supply the ball once the ball is passed to the LF then the LWB and RWB starts the overlapping in all 3 attacks. FIrst coach starts in left side dominant then after three attacks we can shift from right side dominant. attack 1: Coach to LF .LF to overlapLWB.LWB cross to goal area and RF or Striker will intercept to finish it. Attack 2 :COach to LF ,LF to CM. CM to RM.RM dribbles between the space and shoot in the target. attack 3: Coach to LF ,LF directly crosses in goal area where RWB,Strikers, RF Intercepts and finish it. Maneequins can change according to teams improvement and can challenge by placing passive player and later active players. Key coaching points PAssing , accuracy, long and air passes, communication, finishing, shooting, crossing,Decision making,scan, quality pass, Awarness, support, timing of the run.

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Diagram of the Attackers shoot finishing drill

Attackers shoot finishing

Positional games

This finishing drill is set up near the penalty area (D-box), with three attackers positioned on the left side and three on the right side, along with a goalkeeper in goal. A mannequin or passive defender is placed inside the box to simulate defensive pressure. The coach initiates the play by passing the ball to one of the attackers. The group of three must then complete a quick three-touch passing combination—including movement off the ball—to beat the mannequin and finish with a shot on goal. After the left-side group completes their turn, the coach plays a pass to the right-side trio, who repeat the sequence. The focus is on sharp combination play, timing, and clinical finishing under realistic pressure. Key coaching point Timing of Pass and Movement Quality of the Final Pass Sharp First Touch Composed and Accurate Finishing Awareness of the Defender (Mannequin) Communication and Support Play

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Diagram of the Build from GK drill

Build from GK

Positional games

1. Set up three small goals a few meters from the middle of the field. Form a defensive backline with 3 or 4 players, with a couple of midfielders for support. Put out 4-5 attacking players to put pressure on during goal kicks. Adjust the number of players depending on your team’s tactical vision. 2. The ball begins with the goalkeeper (or one of the defenders) making a pass like a goal kick. The players then need to pass through the pressure from the attacking players and aim to get the ball into one of the three goals up the pitch. If the attacking team wins the ball, their goal is to score on the defenders and goalkeeper. The small goals represent the successful play through the pressure, marking the transition to the attacking players and the next phase of the game. This is the core objective of the drill. Experiment with different methods and strategies to pass through the pressure. Below, we’ve provided two examples for inspiration on how to build up against the pressure with a backline of 4 or 3 defenders. 3. The players aim to pass through the pressure, utilizing the full-back’s runs along the wide lines. The midfielders move around the pitch to open up space for the full-backs. 4. The focus here is on one of the defenders making a run up the pitch, either with or without the ball, aiming to create unexpected space against the pressing team. 5. Modify the player numbers on each team to suit your preferred playing style. Encourage players to stay on their toes, maintaining a state of readiness to receive the ball. The drill should be seen as inspiration. So feel free to adapt the drill to suit your team’s specific needs or focus areas.

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Diagram of the Center mid penetration play drill

Center mid penetration play

Positional games

This drill is the penetration play from the middle and making 5 touches in the grid of center mid where making penetration in the mid phase. After 5 touches inside the grid the players can make a flexible move to finish it. Defenders if recovers can clear the ball out. This drill mainly focus on the mid players. Key caoching points Touches, passing, scan, communicate,team work, decision making,accuacy,penetration move from center,finishing.

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Diagram of the Full shape movement drill

Full shape movement

Positional games

This positional drill is working on whole shape of the team of wing area, midhalf, defendce and striker. They have to maintain possession and finish in the goal post Every players should not go out with their positional area where possession holding is happen if the attackers moves towards the goal area they can move outside their respective grids. The defenders can move outside the any grids.. Key coaching point passing,possession,decision making,team work. communication,long pass, finishing

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Diagram of the Playing back under pressure drill

Playing back under pressure

Positional games

This drill is mainly focusing on defensive positional play under the pressure. Coach start passing to the keeper and keeper give advance passes low to defender where defenders receives and start playing. the attackers starts defending if they recover it they will score or the defenders will maintain the possession and also finish the game in 2 small post. Coaching points Passing, Pressing, Playing under pressure, Decision making,Communication,Team work,Finishing, passing, Shooting,Scanning,Speed,Accelerate.

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