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This practice is designed to be used as a warm-up focused upon passing and receiving. Quick Navigation About the Video Additional Information Practice Overview Interpreting the Diagrams Diagrams Objectives Organisation Observations & Interventions About the Video In the video below, Dan will talk you through the structure of the practice, various outcomes and how you can adapt it for your players. Do you want to improve your ability to plan and deliver great sessions? Sign up for our Foundations of Session Design course here. Download this […]

[…] ball. All four grids must always have a player within it. Defenders are looking to win the ball back as soon as possible and score in any of the four small goals provided. Coaching Points Scanning will be crucial, not only for passing and receiving but also knowing when to move off the ball to ensure all 4 grids are filled. Understanding when to release the pass. Scanning whilst moving to look at which square is the best to run into. Defenders looking to set traps […]

[…] around opposition players. This session supports players understanding of space, utilising an 8 v 4 overload in favour of the possession team to find and exploit gaps. The defending team is incentivised with the opportunity to press or screen and subsequently score in the mini goals at each end. As with any PDP session, we strongly encourage you to take this framework and adapt it to suit your players individual and collective needs. Watch More: Part 1: Split Passing Part 3: Breaking Lines to Score

Passing and receiving are fundamental skills for developing players. In this live session, PDP Coaching Advisor, James Coutts shares an interference passing practice warm up which leads in to a session focussed on split passes and some key principles. In this session, James gets this group of U11 players moving with an interference practice designed to give the players high repetition with some elements of traffic and decision-making. The focus of part one is to get the players switched on and working on a range […]

[…] own gate, their partner receives a point. To challenge the players ability to take their first-touch to space, the game is played around the outside of the original 2×3 area, still with a 2-touch restriction. To balance which direction the players are passing and receiving, the players/coach should alternate the direction of play between rounds or games. This example is demonstrating how we can adapt the activity if we have an uneven numbers of players in our session, by making one group of three. The game […]

Quick Navigation About the Video Interpreting the Diagrams Part 1: Skills Circle Part 2: Random Passing Square Part 3: 3v3 With Target Players Part 4: Small Sided Game – Channels Game Moments of the Game The PDP team believes that in football, there are four moments of the game. They are, controlling possession, defending, transition (attacking or defensive) and creating and scoring. In line with this view of the game, we are producing full 60-90 minute training plans on these four topics that you […]

In our latest live session UEFA A licensed coach, Dave Wright shares an opposed passing practice which focusses on body shape when receiving, and playing forward whenever possible. This session can be used as a lead in to a small sided game and is a great way to begin your practice. The structure can also be adapted based on your team shape to focus on midfielders receiving and playing forward. Dave demonstrates how you can adapt the practice for various player numbers and focusses […]

Passing under pressure is a practice designed to create a degree of chaos in tight spaces to encourage sharp movement, transition moments and quick passing. Dave demonstrates the structure of the practice and how coaches can remove restrictions to allow more pressure. The practice can be used to focus on position-specific roles, receiving on the appropriate foot and allows players a chance to receive and retain under pressure. This session is a great lead in or engagement activity for young players and the […]

PDP Video Session Plans are adaptable sessions designed by academy coach, Dave Wright. All sessions show key focus points, set up, and progressions so you can use them in your next practice.

Practicing core soccer skills is essential to the development of young players. Skills like dribbling, passing, and receiving/trapping and retaining/shielding the ball are all learned during the crucial period of ball mastery as kids discover the game. But why are they so important? And how can we coach them effectively? In this Q+A, we look at the most important skills for soccer and some of the best ways to cover them in our sessions. In This Article What Are the Core Skills for Soccer? […]

PDP Video Session Plans are adaptable sessions designed by academy coach, Dave Wright. All sessions show key focus points, set up, and progressions so you can use them in your next practice.

PDP Video Session Plans are adaptable sessions designed by academy coach, Dave Wright. All sessions show key focus points, set up, and progressions so you can use them in your next practice.

PDP Video Session Plans are adaptable sessions designed by academy coach, Dave Wright. All sessions show key focus points, set up, and progressions so you can use them in your next practice.

[…] the practices, contact the PDP Team or share your views on the Player Development Project Coaching Community. Key For Diagrams Diagrams Area set up to accommodate a central channel 4 yards deep. The figure shows an example of the attacking players (yellow) passing, receiving and moving with the ball out the top end of the central channel before finishing on a target goal. This figure shows a smaller receiving area. This may reduce the challenge point for the receiving players as there is less […]

[…] session provides insights into Ric Marchioli’s approach to coach and player development at Victorian NPL2 club, Brunswick City. Ric shares insights into the club’s methodology, coaching culture and the rationale for his approach as well as insights into a high tempo player-led warm up which focusses on quick passing and receiving skills. To view additional videos from the Brunswick City SC live sessions, click the links below this video. Brunswick City SC: 11 v 11 Conditioning Game Brunswick City SC: Positional Game 4 v 4 + 2