Author name: owerslloyd

Below is a section of a session working on Combinations and Speed of Play in Attack. It is structured as a small sided game (SSG). Please adapt it to suit your own group. Enjoy! Twitter: @LloydOwers

This is a full coaching session plan for Switching Play based on 22 players (including 2 GK’s). The session begins with a conditioned game, moves into a SSG (2 pitches: 11 players on each: GK’s play as outfield players) and finishes with an unconditioned game. I hope you enjoy this switching play session and can …

Switching Play (Full Session) – Whole-Part-Whole Read More »

Enjoy!Twitter: @LloydOwers

This session is aimed to focus on combinations, movement off the ball and playing wide to attack. It starts with a technical unopposed session before moving to 2 SSG’s. It is planned using 16 players, including 2xGK’s. Twitter: @LloydOwers

This is a technical practice which works on a range of technical components as well as cognitive elements (psychological corner). It can be made competitive (social) as well as physical due to changing intensities required. There are 4 variations/progressions shows but there are many ways that this can be adapted and progressed to challenge the …

Technical: Passing, Receiving, Movement, Combinations. Read More »

Below are 3 Small Sided Games (SSG’s) aimed to focus on finishing. Encourage ‘shooting on sight’, and coach the movement off the ball, timing of the runs, weight of supporting pass/cross and type of finish. Enjoy! Twitter – @LloydOwers

This is a session aimed to focus on the principles of pressing from the front. We kept it simple without an information overload but wanted to emphasise key points. We had 20 players (inc. 2 GK’s) so with the 10v10, took off a red ST and blue CB. Adapt it as necessary for your groups …

Pressing from the Front (5v5 SSG to 10v10) Read More »

This is a session that I delivered with my University team last night. We have switched to a 3-5-2 so wanted to work on some shape work in possession. The first part of the session was SSG based with end zones but a focus on moving the ball quickly in overloaded situations. This then moved …

3-5-2 Possession Focus (and in-possession shape ideas) Read More »

This is a session based on combining centrally, planned for 16 players but easily adaptable. @LloydOwers – Twitter

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