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BOLTON WANDERERS SCUNTHORPE UNITED LMA AMBASSADOR ABERDEEN PHIL STUART MARK TONY PARKINSON & McCALL BOWEN DOCHERTY JULIAN DARBY Switching play Defending Switching the Improving the defence to score crosses point of attack

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Email: Dear Coach, 4 elitesoccer@ ROY greenstarmedia.net Welcome to the February issue of Elite Soccermagazine, HODGSON which this month features another five training sessions CRYSTALPALACE Editor: that have been tried and tested by the best of this country’s Chris Hunt Attacking Contributing Editor: professional football coaches. combinations Mark Farthing Kicking off this issueisasession on attacking combinations, Consultant Coach: Dave Clarke (Editor, as used on the Crystal Palace training ground by former Soccer Coach Weekly) England manager . It will certainly help your 7 Illustrator: attackers to create space in andaround the penalty area. PHIL Richard Palmer PARKINSON Design: We also have an intensive defending practice written for us by &JULIAN AT Graphics Wanderers manager Phil Parkinsonandhis first team DARBY Customer Services: coach, Julian Darby. It’s asession that covers all manner of BOLTON WANDERERS Duncan Heard Photography: defensive situations, including how to deal with the threat of Improving Reuters attacking wide players. the defence Stuart McCall has shared asession he uses to show his Scunthorpe United players how and when to switch play to create goal scoring chances. Meanwhile,Aberdeenassistant 11 Publishedinpartnershipwith: manager, Tony Docherty, has written aseries of activities STUART aimed at teaching players how to switch the pointofattack at McCALL pace, particularly when playing against ateam with anarrow SCUNTHORPE League Managers back three and adiamond midfield. Switching Association Mark Bowenhasbeenassistant manager of manyclubs, play to St George’s Park National Football Centre, includingSouthampton, Manchester City, Crystal Palace score Newborough Road, andStoke City. For this issue of Elite Soccer, he has shareda Needwood, Burton upon Trent, session aimed at developing thedecision-making of defenders DE13 9PD when facedwithdangerous balls crossed into the penaltyarea. Tel: +44 (0)1283 576350 Ihope youfindthatthe training sessions in this month’s issue 15 Email:[email protected] MARK Chairman: are of use to you. Elite Soccer will returnnextmonthwithfive BOWEN more fully developed practices to help ease the pressure of LMAAMBASSADOR Chief Executive: your busy coaching week. Richard Bevan Defending crosses This publication is protected by national and international copyright laws. Elite Soccer will take legal action against any individuals or organisations found to be infringing our rights, and 18 will make that action public. TONY Elite Soccer members who HowardWilkinson,LMAChairman DOCHERTY have purchased this report ABERDEEN may circulate electronic or hard copies to members of Switching their own club or school, provided this is done without the point commercial gain. However, no part or whole of this report of attack may be circulated elsewhere or displayed on any website EliteSoccer isamonthlypublicationfor or distributed commercially professional,semi-professionalandaspiring except under licence from the EXTRA-TIME copyright owners. soccer coachesandisavailablebysubscriptiononly. 22 © Green Star Media Ltd. All [email protected] …with Sunderland rights reserved To subscribe email manager Jack Ross

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PHIL PARKINSON the Champions League qualifiers ROY HODGSON & JULIAN DARBY forthefirst time. He wontheSPL CRYSTAL PALACE BOLTON WANDERERS Manager of the Year Awardin 2013. One of the most experienced coaches in world After ending his playing career at After ashort stint as manager of football, Roy Hodgson is currently the manager Reading in 2003, Rangers, he returned to Valley of Crystal Palace, the club where he started as first movedintomanagement with Parade foranotherspellasBradford a youth player in the mid 1960s. Although he ColchesterUnited.Heenjoyed bossin 2016, taking the club to the didn’t make it as aplayer at Palace, by the time success with the U’s, leading them to League One playoff final. He joined he was 23 he had qualified as acoach and he promotion as League One runners Scunthorpe in August2018. took his first position as assistant manager of up in 2006 beforetaking overas non-league Maidstone United, combining his manager of Championship rivals duties with aplaying role. Hull City. LMA AMBASSADOR Hodgson’s coaching career started in earnest After astint at Charlton Athletic, he Adefender who played forSpurs, in 1976, when he became manager of Swedish was appointed manager of Bradford City and United, side, Halmstad. Spending five years at the club, City and he ledtheclubto the final of Mark Bowenbeganhiscoaching he quickly made aname for himself by winning the League Cup in 2013. In doing so, career with the Walesnationalside, the league title at his first attempt. He went on he became the onlymanager to take as amember of ’s back to repeat the feat three years later. He did even an English fourth-tier league club to room team. better when appointed manager of Malmo in the final of amajor cup competition He subsequentlyserved as Steve 1985, topping the league for five consecutive at Wembley.City finished runnersup Bruce’sassistant manager at both seasons, winning two play-off style Swedish in the final but he oversaw promotion CrystalPalaceand Birmingham City, championships, and two Swedish Cups. via the playoffs in the same . earning promotion to the Premier Hodgson’s first foray into international To recognise these achievements, League with the latter. he received an LMA Special Merit management came in 1992, when he was HeteamedupwithHughes Award. He was also votedtheLMA’s appointed manager of Switzerland and againasassistantmanager FA Cup Manager of the Year in 2015. transformed the team from unfancied atBlackburn,Manchester He became manager of Bolton in underdogs into contenders. The Swiss hadn’t City,Fulham,QPR,Stokeand the summer of 2016 and helped been to amajor international tournament Southampton. He also enjoyedone the club achieve promotion to the since 1966, but under Hodgson they reached game as caretakermanagerofQPR Championship in his first season. the knockout rounds of the 1994 World Cup and fortheclub’s2012 qualified for the finals of Euro 96 with ease. Julian Darby made nearly350 fixturewith ManchesterUnited. With his reputation forged in and appearances forBoltonasaplayer and is currentlythe club’sfirst-team Switzerland, Hodgson became an in demand coach. He has also served as first- TONY DOCHERTY manager and has since travelled around the ABERDEEN team coach at Preston, Nottingham world to coach. In addition to Switzerland, he Forest and Leeds United. Currentlyassistant manager of has managed the national teams of the United Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier Arab Emirates, Finland and England, who he League, Tony Docherty began his took to the finals of one World Cup and two STUART McCALL SCUNTHORPE UNITED coaching career in 2002 at Falkirk, European Championships. He has managed in initiallyas acommunity coach but Italy’s , with twostints at and Stuart McCall enjoyedhisfirst tasteof management whilestill a later as assistant manager. one at Udinese; he won the He subsequentlyserved as first- with Copenhagen in 2001; and he has managed player with BradfordCity, the club he represented nearly450 times. team coach at Dundee United, before in the English Premier League with Blackburn being appointed assistant manager Rovers, Liverpool, West Brom, Crystal Palace, First serving as caretakerplayer- manager in 2000, he returned to of Scottish First Division side St and Fulham, taking the latter to the 2010 Bradfordin 2007 as manager after Johnstone and helping the club to Europa League final. aspellatSheffieldUnitedasNeil promotion to the topflight. Highlyrespected by his peers, he was voted Warnock’sassistant. In 2011 he became assistant LMA Manager of the Year in 2010 for his work He subsequentlyjoined Motherwell, manager of BristolCity,before with Fulham. He is also much-valued as a twicefinishing as Scottish Premier moving to Aberdeen in 2013. He has regular adviser on technical matters by FIFA League runnersup. He also took the also worked with Scotland’snational and UEFA. club to the final and into team under .

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CRYSTAL PALACE Overview on aregular basis at Crystal KEY Palace, running them, or Ball Roy Hodgson This training session is all movement about developing patterns of variations on them, at least Player Attacking movement attacking play and movement once or twice aweek. Dribble combinations that will create space in wide areas and goal scoring What do Iget the players to SET-UP opportunities in and around the do? AREA penalty box. Patterns of play Up to full pitch EQUIPMENT The opening practice allows We set up on half apitch with Balls, bibs, cones, 4mannequins, for acontinuous rehearsal of a goal and agoalkeeper in 2 full size goals player movements, while the their normal position at one NUMBER OF PLAYERS subsequent small-sided game end and another goalkeeper Up to 19 players +2goalkeepers offers overload situations in to start play at the other end. SESSION TIME both central and wide areas, Four mannequins represent Patterns of play: 40mins and allows for chances to be defenders and are positioned as Around and around: 40mins created in the final third. a back four, as shown [1]. We use both of these practices We’re using eight outfield

A goalkeeper starts play The striker holds the ball with apass out to one of the up and combines with the The opposite winger blues, who plays the ball midfielder to work the ball to also makes aback post run forward to astriker the wide player in the channel

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The two strikers make runs to attack the cross

The wide man runs around the mannequin and crosses into the penalty area

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“This session is all about developing patterns of play and will create space in wide areas and goal scoring opportunities in and around the penalty box”

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To progress the practice, we replace the mannequins with real defenders, who are conditioned to press the attackers without preventing the crosses

Players can make occasional variations to the combination play and the movement. Here the midfielder makes aforward run to combine with the striker

players who combine unopposed to mannequins with actual defenders, depending on how many different get the ball out wide, creating space though these may need to be patterns of play we need to cover. in the box that can be exploited by the conditioned in the coach’s favour to forwards. The wide player crosses ensure that the crosses reach the What do Iget the players to do next? into the penalty area, where the two strikers. Around and around strikers and the opposite winger are In the diagram, we have replaced the Using the full width of the pitch, we making runs to attack the cross. mannequins with four defenders, as set up between the two 18-yard lines. After each attack, players should shown [2]. These defenders pressure We have agoal and agoalkeeper at reset and run the drill again. We the attackers without preventing each end. We mark out a15-yard alternate the side of attack so all the cross. Here we are running the penalty area in front of each goal and the players get tested. We can run same passing combinations on the a 10-yard unopposed wide zone on variations of this pattern of play. left flank but have given the players each wing of the pitch. the freedom to make occasional We’re using 19 outfield players, How do Iprogress the session? variations. split into two team of eight and three The previous practice can easily be We run the initial set-up followed by neutrals. The neutrals play for made more realistic by replacing the the progression for up to 40 minutes, the team in possession –one

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ROY HODGSON: ATTACKING COMBINATIONS is afloating midfielder to give the and the neutral wingers, play is also opponents and to create the space possession team an overload in the dictated by the positions taken by the needed in the box to score goals. centre of the pitch, while the other opposition. two are wingers who create overloads We play for up to 40 minutes but are What are the typical mistakes that in the unopposed wide zones. flexible with timings due to the heavy player might make, and how do I Play starts and restarts with apass workload of the attacking players. avoid them? out from the goalkeeper. We expect Typically players can make poorly players to recreate the passing What are the key things to look out timed movements. Attackers can moves from the first part of the for? also fail to get across the blocking session, with the aim of combining to We are looking for players to use defenders to meet crosses, and they get the ball into the unopposed wide high quality passing and crossing, can take too long to get shots away channels for across, as shown [3]. and efficient finishing. Tactically we or fail to follow up on rebounds. Use While this is obviously helped by the want to see players executing well coaching breaks in the session to pick presence of the floating midfielder timed movements to get in behind up on these points when they arise.

“Tactically we want to see players executing well-timed movements to get in behind opponents and to create the space needed to score”

The ball is passed to aneutral It’s 8v8 in the main playing winger in the unopposed wide area and the possession team zone. The winger then plays a should try to attack using the cross into the penalty area passing combinations worked on in the opening activity

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Play starts and restarts from the goalkeeper

The forwards A floating make runs into midfielder gives the penalty the possession 15 area to attack team an overload 15 the cross in the centre

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BOLTON WANDERERS KEY Ball Phil Parkinson & movement If the defender Striker Areceives a Player Julian Darby movement wins possession, he ball from the coach and Dribble Improving the can counter-attack attacks the opposite the striker’s cone defender in a1v1 defence Once the ball is dead, the drill is repeated with the SET-UP coach playing astarting pass AREA 1 to Striker B, who attacks Up to half pitch Defender Bin a1v1 EQUIPMENT Balls, bibs, cones, 1full size goal, 3 small target goals NUMBER OF PLAYERS Up to 13 players +1goalkeeper Defender B Striker B SESSION TIME Simple defending 1v1: 10mins Simple defending 2v2: 10mins Defending centrally: 15mins Defending centrally &wide: 15mins Defending full width: 15mins 11 Defender A Overview We use this session fairly regularly at Bolton as we find Striker A it works well. It’s quite an intensive session that deals with all manner of defensive situations. It begins with simple 1v1 and 2v2 defending exercises in order to rehearse players in the basics. It then progresses 11 through practices designed to As soon as the The striker show defenders how to deal ball is played, scores if he hits Defender Acloses Defender A’s cone with attacking wide players and down the striker how to prevent crosses. It also teaches individual The strikers receive apass defenders to play their part in As soon as the ball is from the coach and attack the played, both defenders a compact defensive unit, and opposite cones in a2v2, scoring if close down the strikers they hit acone with the ball it shows them how to work with their midfield team mates 2 Striker B Defender B to ruthlessly close down goal scoring opportunities.

What do Iget the players to do? Simple defending 1v1 Here Defender Bwins Defender A We set up aplaying area of possession and sets up Defender Ato knock over an 11x11 yards with acone at the opponent’s cone to score 14 midway point of each of the four sides. We’re using four players, with two defenders and Striker A two strikers each starting on a different cone, as shown [1]. The coach starts play with a pass out from one corner to Striker Aat the top of the square. As soon as the ball 20 is played, Defender Aquickly enters the playing area from the opposite side and closes “This is quite an intensive defending down the striker. The striker dribbles into the area and goes session that deals with all manner up against the defender in a1v1. The striker attempts to score by of defensive situations” hitting the defender’s cone with

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The five reds are attackers. They must try to score in the main goal but they should be alert as the offside rule applies Play starts and restarts from the deep lying midfielder, who acts as apivot for the red attackers to play the ball through 44

If the four blue defenders win possession, they have up to four passes to shoot into one of the small goals to score 40

the ball. If the defender wins the ball, play by showing the striker the way is played both defenders close down he can counter-attack the striker’s they want them to go. the strikers, who attack in a2v2. cone. Both players must defend their When the time is right to make the The strikers score by hitting either respective cones. initial contact, they must be sure that of the defenders’ cones and the When the ball is dead, repeat the it is firm and aggressive. However, defenders counter-attack if they win drill but this time the coach plays if the striker has his back to the possession of the ball. The strikers the starting ball to Striker Bwho is defender, they must be careful that must defend their cones if they lose opposed by Defender B. the striker doesn’t turn them. possession. We can use more than four players When the ball goes dead, reset and if necessary, with fresh strikers and What do Iget the players to do next? repeat, varying the starting pass. defenders at each cone waiting to Simple defending 2v2 take aturn. We set up an area of 20x14 yards What are the key things to look out with two cones on each side. We’re for? What are the key things to look out using four players, split evenly into The key things we look for are the for? defenders and strikers. The two same as in the previous activity. In We want to see defenders making the defenders start on the cones on one addition, as this is a2v2, when one initial approach with speed but they side of the area and the two strikers defender presses we want to see must know when to slow down and start on the cones on the opposite the other cover, so that both cones inch forwards. They should always side, as shown [2]. are protected. We also want to see carefully watch the ball and approach The coach starts play by passing to good communication between the from the correct angle, dictating the one of the strikers. As soon as the ball defenders.

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What do Iget the players to do next? attackers trying to score in the main the attacker goes. We also want Defending centrally goal. If the defenders win possession to see good covering and balance We set up in an area of 44x40 yards they are allowed amaximum of four from the other defenders and the with afull size goal and goalkeeper at passes to play the ball into one of the keeper. Defenders must be firm and one end and three small target goals target goals. aggressive in the tackle and show a at the other. We’re using nine outfield The offside rule applies. We strong mental attitude. players, split into four defenders encourage the attackers to cause and five attackers, but other waiting problems with their movement and How do Iprogress the activity? players can roll on and roll off if passing. Defending centrally &wide necessary. We use the same set-up as in The defenders are protecting the full What are the key things to look out diagram 3, but start by opening up size goal, while the attackers are set for? one of the wide areas. We also add up with adeep lying midfield player We want to see good communication two midfielders to the defending who acts as apivot to play the ball between the four defenders and the team and amidfielder to the through, as shown [3]. He starts and goalkeeper. The initial press must attacking team, making it a6v6 game, restarts play. be fast, using the correct angle as shown [4]. The two teams play a5v4 with the of approach to dictate which way As before, the attackers must try to

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We also add a midfielder to the red attacking team, making it a 6v6 practice We add two midfielders to the blue defending team

40 In this progression The blues are defending the main we open up one of goal but if they win possession, as the wide channels here, they have up to four passes to score in one of the target goals

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This progression is on The blue back half apitch and the red four remain attacking team tries to compact and move find an opening to attack as aunit to protect the main goal, with play the main goal starting from the deep lying midfield player

If the blue defending team wins possession, they have up to four passes to play the ball into one of the small goals

Here the blue defenders give the red winger no option but to recycle the ball

“We want to see the defending team displaying high levels of concentration and aruthless determination not to concede”

score past the goalkeeper in the main dictating the direction of play when the attacking team tries to score in goal but we make sure we work on the possible. If the ball does get crossed, the main goal and the blue defending positioning of the full backs and their we want to see good positioning and team tries to win possession. If the ability to prevent crosses from the body shapes, with players defending defending team regains the ball, they wide channel. We also work on the the full width of the goal. attempt to score in one of the small positioning and responsibilities of the We also want to see defending goals in four passes or less. other defenders so they can deal with midfielders tracking runners to deal Play with throw-ins and corners. the cross when it comes. with dangerous pull-back crosses. On winning possession, the defending What are the key things to look out team should try to pass the ball into How do Iprogress the activity for? one of the small goals in four passes further? We want to see the defending or less. Defending full width team displaying high levels of We can progress this activity by We set up on half apitch with agoal concentration and aruthless opening up the other wide channel to and goalkeeper at one end and with determination not to concede. use the full width of the pitch. three small target goals at the other. The defenders should keep compact, We’re using 13 outfield players both between individual players What are the key things to look out divided into adefending team of six and between the different units. for? and an attacking team of seven, as Additionally, we want to see the back The distances between the defenders shown [5]. four managing the space between and the midfielders are important. Play starts and restarts from the themselves and the midfield pair. Also, we want to see the full back deep lying midfield player for the red The defenders must work the closing down on the winger using the attacking team and he acts as apivot attackers, pushing up and dropping correct speed and angle of approach, to pass the ball through. As before, off accordingly.

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SCUNTHORPE UNITED Overview We tend to run this session KEY This session is all about coaching whenever we think we are Ball Stuart McCall movement players how and when to switch coming up against ateam that is Player movement Switching play to play to create goal-scoring really organised and compact. Dribble score opportunities. The different There might not be any space activities have alot of technical, to play through the opposition, SET-UP tactical, physical, social and so we have to understand that AREA physiological elements within switching play regularly will Up to 70x50 yards EQUIPMENT them. These keep the players move their units and create Balls, bibs, cones, 3mannequins, focused, while also maintaining space and problems in different 2 full size goals the sense of competition, which areas. NUMBER OF PLAYERS we think is vital to the success of 18 players +2goalkeepers the session. What do Iget the players to SESSION TIME Winning is really important so it do? Passing &movement: 15mins Possession &switching: 20mins has to be afactor in our training, Passing &movement Possession to switch play: 20mins but we also need to know that We set up an area of 25x25 9v9 game: 20mins learning is taking place so that yards. We are using 18 players the players can achieve the split into two teams of nine. We targets set for them. The losing set up as shown [1], with each “We will run this team might be asked to perform team positioning two players session whenever little forfeits, as we find this on cones about ten yards apart keeps standards high while at each end. The remaining we are coming up keeping the players engaged. players begin in the centre. against ateam that is really organised and compact” When the ball has been transferred across the 1 area, the two receiving end players go into the At the same time, centre and their nearest the blues work the team mates replace them ball across the area. Here they start with a pass between the two end players

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The red team works the ball unopposed from one side to the other, using good passing, movement and combination play

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When the ball enters Play starts with the opposite end zone, two a pass into the end outside yellow players can zone from the coach enter that zone to press

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The possession team must make To transfer the ball to the five passes under pressure from other end, it must be passed two yellow pressers before they between the mannequins can switch the ball to the other end

Each team starts with aball at one What are the key things to look out centre zone. We’re using 18 players end and has to work it across the for? split into three teams of six. Two of square unopposed. In the diagram we We find this activity gets the players the teams start in opposite end zones, have the reds moving the ball from thinking about moving the ball while the third team waits outside the the bottom of the area to the top and quickly and switching it from side to centre zone. the blues are passing it from one side side with atempo and quality that we Play starts with the coach serving to the other. would expect to see from them on to one of the end teams. They must Each team uses good passing, quick match day. make five passes before they can movement and effective combination We want the players to think about transfer the ball to the opposite play to move the ball from end to end. their passing skills, particularly end by passing through or over the When the ball reaches the opposite the type and weight of their passes. mannequins, as shown [2]. This pass end, the two outside players at that We also want them to work on their serves as atrigger for two players end join the play in the centre and are receiving skills and see that they are from outside the centre zone to enter replaced by their two nearest team checking over their shoulders. the end zone and press. The new mates. This introductory practice should get possession team must then make five We can progress this activity in a them focusing on the themes that we passes before transfering the ball number of ways: by limiting the want to see from them throughout the back again through the mannequins. touches to just two or three, or by session. We can progress this practice by conditioning players to move after limiting players to two touches, or by they pass. We can also insist they What do Iget the players to do next? conditioning them to make 10 passes have to perform aone-two before Possession &switching before transferring the ball. passing to the end player. We set up in an area of 48x16 yards, Play for 20 minutes in blocks of two We play for 15 minutes in blocks of divided into three 16x16-yard zones minutes. Each team has to have at three minutes. and with three mannequins in the least two goes at pressing.

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What are the key things to look out split into two teams of nine. Each What are the key things to look out for? team has two end players standing for? This activity should make the in gates on opposite sides and the One of the most important things possession players think about when remaining seven players from each to look for in this practice is good and how to switch the play while being team start in the central area, as decision making. After regaining pressed. As it’s 6v2, we expect they shown [3]. the ball, we need to see players should be able to keep possession The aim is for the team in possession understanding when they need to but their decision making is now to use clever movement and passing build play in order to create openings being tested –after the five passes to move the ball across the area from to switch, and when they can do it have been made, look to see what one end player to the other. immediately and switch the play in kind of pass players use to transfer The opposition must press to less passes –or even in one pass. the ball from end to end, and whether turnover possession and if they they force play despite knowing the succeed, they should play the ball to How would you put this into agame defenders can press the other zone one of their end players as quickly as situation? straightaway. possible and then try to switch it to 9v9 +goalkeepers the opposite side. We set up an area of 70x50 yards, What do Iget the players to do next? We can progress the practice by with agoal and agoalkeeper at each Possession to switch play limiting touches and by restricting end. We have two 15-yard wide zones We set up an area of 40x40 yards with passes to under head height. marked out down the length of the 10-yard gates marked out with cones Play for 20 minutes and make sure all area and a20-yard centre zone. We’re on each side. We are using 18 players players have two turns on the outside. using 18 outfield players divided into

After passing it to their end player, the blues now The reds press and try to switch the play to the try to regain the ball opposite end player using good passing and movement

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It’s 7v7 inside the main area. Each team has The ball must stay under head two wide players height and it must be switched outside the area from one zone to the next before ashot can be taken

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“Players will take extra passes when amore direct switch is needed. That’s why decision making is so important” two teams of nine. It’s 7v7 in the main the first game, but we make everyone so decision making has to become area and each team has two wingers two-touch for the second game to quicker and better. stationed outside the playing area at promote quick thinking and swift their team’s attacking end, as shown combination play. In the third game, What are the typical mistakes that in the diagram [4]. we allow the ball to go over head players might make, and how do I We expect players to take all the height. Also, on regaining possession avoid them? information from the previous we allow teams to pass from any zone Players will often try the switch when practices into this game to see if straight to the far wide man and we it is not on –they will try to force play learning has taken place –we want to award two points if they score from when maybe an extra pass might be see if they can switch play with quality the cross. We do this to encourage the better option. And sometimes at the correct time. switching play over longer distances. they will take extra passes when a We play anormal game but the ball We play for 20 minutes, making the more direct switch is needed. That’s must stay under head height. To score losing team do aforfeit after each why decision making is so important. a goal, the ball must be passed from game. It’s also vital that players understand one zone to another before the shot their roles once the play has been and is worth one point. To encourage How do Iprogress the session? switched. They should know the switching play, we award two points As coaches, we need to keep positions they should take up to offer for agoal scored after the ball has challenging the players. We usually another passing option. been passed through all three zones progress the activities when we see To avoid any mistakes, after each and has been crossed by one of the that players have grasped what we activity we will talk to the players wide players outside the playing area. want from them. We do this by taking about the key points we want to We play three games, adding different away touches, or we may make achieve, as we believe the more we conditions for the second and third the area sizes smaller –this gives drip-feed information, the more the games. We play the basic rules for the players less time on the ball, players will learn.

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LMA AMBASSADOR Overview and athletic, but positional KEY This session is designed to awareness and decision making Ball Mark Bowen movement develop the decision making has always got to be worked on Player movement Defending crosses and positional awareness of and reinforced, especially when Dribble defenders when faced with opposing teams are able to get SET-UP a variety of dangerous balls into wide areas. AREA crossed into the penalty area. I would run this session at least Half apitch EQUIPMENT Defenders are always asking every other week and perhaps Balls, bibs, cones, mannequins, questions of the coach, even at more often if we’ve gone 1 full size goal the highest levels of the game through aperiod of conceding NUMBER OF PLAYERS – and this is asession that will extra goals from crosses. Up to 9players +1goalkeeper really get them engaged. I would also run it if different SESSION TIME To one degree or another, the personnel are coming into our 30mins defenders are all physical, quick starting back four or back three.

A striker feeds one of the wide players

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The wide pair play aone- two around the mannequin and one crosses into the area

The three strikers start by combining to work the ball across the pitch

The sole defender is outnumbered and must decide whether to follow the flight of the ball or track the first and most dangerous striker

Two of the strikers run into the penalty area to attack the cross

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2 Because it’s a2v2 in the penalty area and the numbers are even, the red defenders can latch onto the blue attackers and track them closely Progress the session by adding an extra defender

Here adefender is able to head the ball clear

“Positional awareness and decision making has always got to be worked on and reinforced”

What do Iget the players to do? cross in pairs, while the sole defender make it 3v2 in favour of the attackers. Defending crosses has adecision to make –whether to We make sure we allow time to talk We set up on the final third of the read the cross and follow the flight of to the defenders about body angles, pitch, with afull size goal and a the ball, or to track the first and most communication with the goalkeeper, goalkeeper. We’re starting with dangerous of the strikers. and making early contact with the six outfield players, split into one We alternate wings so the cross is attackers. defender and an attacking team of delivered from different sides of the For the final progression, we play five. The attackers are made up of pitch. with aback four (or aback three and three central strikers/midfielders a wing back). The goal is attacked in and two wide men, who start on the How do Iprogress the session? the same manner, with crosses into same wing, as shown [1]. Using the same basic set-up, the the penalty area for the attacking Play begins with the strikers, who session develops and progresses pair, as shown [3]. However, when combine to work the ball across the with the addition of an extra defender. the full back goes to press the winger, pitch before passing out to one of the That would make it 2v2 in the penalty it must be passive so the winger can wide players. The two wide men play area when the strikers attack the cross the ball. We don’t want the full a one-two around the mannequin and cross, as shown [2]. back stopping the cross because the then cross the ball into the penalty The session can be progressed session is about the decisions of area. The strikers must attack the further by adding an extra striker to the three defenders in the box.

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What are the key things to look out are equal (1v1, 2v2), we want to see It is important that the defenders for? defenders latching on to attackers in make contact with the strikers and The point of the session is to make the penalty area to stop them scoring. “mess them about”, rather than just the defenders realise the danger is run alongside them –this is to delay not the ball, or the delivery, or the What are the typical mistakes that their entry into the penalty area and wingers, it is the central striker who players might make, and how do I to affect their runs. Failing to do this can head the ball into the net. avoid them? can be acommon mistake. For the defenders, it is all about Defenders can make the mistake decision making. We want to see that of getting drawn to the ball, or they How long does the session last? they are counting the attackers to can choose to race back to defend We progress the session every five work out if they are outnumbered. We the goal line. But if the numbers are minutes, from 1v1 to 2v2 to 3v2 and to want to see them getting into good equal, then we need to make sure defending with aback four. But when areas and using the appropriate body that our defenders latch on to the coaching this session, we must be shape and angle, so they can see both attackers in the box, especially the flexible, depending on how long the the man and the ball. If the numbers most dangerous of the strikers. defenders need to take on the info.

To ensure plenty of crosses into the penalty area, the red full back that presses the blue winger must be passive

3

Progress the session further by defending with four at the back

The defenders pick up the strikers as they attack the penalty area. They must also position themselves to watch the flight of the ball

“The key is to make the defenders realise the danger is not the ball, or the delivery, or the wingers, it is the central striker”

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ABERDEEN Overview that will make players think KEY Ball Tony Docherty This is all about encouraging about switching the point of movement players to switch the point of attack at speed and making Player Switching the point movement attack at pace. We would run supporting runs into the penalty Dribble of attack this if we were playing against area to meet crosses delivered a team with narrow support, from the wide channels. SET-UP such as anarrow back three and AREA a diamond midfield. The idea What do Iget the players to do? Up to 60x70 yards behind the session is to get the Warm-up EQUIPMENT ball into wide areas of the pitch, We set up ahexagon-shaped Balls, bibs, cones, 4mannequins, 4 mini target goals, 2full size goals enabling teams to cross into the area with each of its six sides NUMBER OF PLAYERS runs of the attackers. measuring seven yards in Up to 16 players +2goalkeepers As we like to get the tempo length. We’re using 10 players, SESSION TIME of the session as high as split into two teams of five. Warm-up: 10mins possible straight from the Three players from each team Switch play: 15mins start, we warm up with an are positioned on the outside Switching to cross: 15mins Runs to attack cross: 15mins intense possession practice. edges of the hexagon, leaving Conditioned game: 20mins The session then progresses two players from each team in through aseries of activities the centre, as shown [1].

The reds can use their team mates on the outside to help them keep the ball, making it 5v2 when in possession

1

7 The blues in the centre press and try to win possession

7

It’s 2v2 in the centre of the hexagon. The reds pass the ball to keep possession

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One team passes under Play starts with apass pressure, with the inside from the coach to the blue possession team of six players linking up with their The possession team mates on the outside to team must make keep hold of the ball, creating four passes 2a before scoring in a a 5v2 in favour of the team in target goal. If they possession. score they keep We can progress the warm-up The four possession and by increasing the dimensions reds press the switch the play again to score in of the hexagon to eight yards on possession team and try the other goal each side and by adding aplayer to win the ball to each team, making it 3v3 in the centre. We rotate players every minute, giving everyone the opportunity 50 to play in the centre of the hexagon.

Switch play We set up an area of 50x30 yards with arow of mannequins between the two halves. Two target goals are positioned at an angle on each side of the pitch, level with the mannequins. We’re using 13 players divided into two teams of six, plus a 30 The blues link up floater. with the yellow floater The possession team starts to switch the ball from After scoring, the blues with all of their players in one side to side at pace retain possession and play half, while their opponents have restarts from the coach four players in that half and two players in the other half. The 2b possession team links with the Four of floater to keep hold of the ball The reds win the the six blues ball and quickly should also and they must make at least switch the play by follow the four passes before attempting passing through ball into the to score in one of the target the mannequins to other half to goals, as shown [2a]. their team mates become the in the other half new pressing If they score in one goal, the team coach serves another ball to the possession team and they continue to pass, switching 50 the play to the other side of the same half so they can score in the second goal. The defending team attempts to win the ball and if successful, they must quickly switch the play to their two team mates in the other half by passing through the mannequins, as shown [2b]. The four pressers then join their team mates in the other half, along with the floater. Four of 30 their opponents also change ends, creating anew 7v4 in the The four reds and the floater follow other half. They are now the new the ball into the other half and become possession team and together the new possession team. Play continues with the floater they should pass with the reds now trying to score the ball under pressure and try

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TONY DOCHERTY: SWITCHING THE POINT OF ATTACK to score in one of the mini goals. The pass to the It is important for the success of wide man triggers two The reds keep the the activity that teams switch the attackers to break out ball with the help of The blues press of the central box. If the yellow floater. They the ball and try to play from side to side with pace. they score they keep must make six passes, gain possession possession when play including aswitch of play Switching to cross restarts again This activity is all about switching the point of attack and scoring from across. 3 We set up an area of 60x40 yards with a20x20-yard box marked 20 out in the centre and afull size goal and goalkeeper at each end. Four mannequins are positioned as shown [3]. We’re using 15 outfield players, 20 40 split into two teams of seven and one floater, who plays for the team in possession. It’s 5v5 plus the floater in the central box and each team has two unopposed wingers outside the box in the half they are attacking. The team in possession must make six passes incorporating 60 a switch of play and then pass to After six passes the one of the wide players outside reds can pass out to the winger, who dribbles past the box. On receiving the pass, the mannequin to cross the wide player dribbles past the mannequin, while two Players 2, 3and Player 1 attackers make runs out of the 4 make runs to crosses into the central box to attack the cross. attack the cross penalty area If the possession team scores and try to score from the cross, they restart with the ball. If they don’t score, the other team gains 4 possession with astarting pass 1 into the central box from their goalkeeper. 4 3 2

Runs to attack cross We set up on half apitch, with a goal and agoalkeeper at one end. We’re using four outfield Player 2passes players for this crossing drill, to either player 3 set up as shown [4]. or 4, who combine Player 1starts with apass to to work the ball to player 2and then makes an player 1on the wing overlapping run into the wide channel. Player 2receives and passes to either player 3or player 4, who combine to work the ball out to player 1in the wide channel. Player 1crosses Player 1starts the drill and players 2, 3and 4make with apass to player 2and runs into the penalty area to then makes an overlapping attack the cross. run into the wide channel Repeat the drill on the left so crosses come from both sides of the pitch.

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“The players are encouraged to pass the ball into the unopposed wide channels as quickly as possible”

Play an 8v8 game and condition players to pass into one of the wide channels as quickly as possible

5

One wide player can go into the unopposed wide channel to receive the pass. He then beats the mannequin and crosses

60

10 50 10

The forwards attack the cross and attempt to score

How would you put this into agame at each end. Four mannequins are set channels as quickly as possible. situation? up in the wide channels, as shown [5]. Only one wide player can go into the Conditioned game We’re using 16 outfield players in an channel to receive the ball and he We set up an area of 60x50 yards with 8v8 game. must beat the mannequin and cross additional 10-yard wide channels on The players are encouraged to pass into the box, where his team mates either side and agoal and goalkeeper the ball into the unopposed wide attempt to score.

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EXTRA-TIME INTERVIEW: JACK ROSS JACK OFALL TRADES When Sunderland’s Jack Ross commits himself to achieving something he sees it through, whether it’s graduating in economics or becoming asoccer coach…

ack Rosshails from alarge, Given the choice, though, hischosen FIRST STEPS working classfamilyin subject would havebeen English.“Itwas Rosswent on to have acareer of around Scotland. His father worked always my favourite at school and I’m 12 yearsas aprofessionalsenior Jthroughout his youth as a still fascinatedbylanguageandlove to player, withone shortperiod outside labourer,marriedandstarted a watch talented public speakers at work,” of Scotland,at Hartlepool United.He family, before thenimpressivelygoing says Ross,whohasevenwrittenand admits that whilehe washardworking on to start hisownbusiness.“Howhe self-published two children’sbooks. and professional as aplayer, he wasn’t dealt with life’schallenges anddid “I wanted to write stories one to sit backand mindlesslydo as alright forhimselfin theendreally that were educational he was told, at leastnot unless he inspires me,” saysRoss. “I think it also and that had some kindof understood the reasoningbehind it. instilled in me many of the core values moral to them,” he says. “I always had an opinion Ihave today, values that have shaped “Each of thebooks takes about howthe team should who Iamasapersonandamanager.” adifferent problemthat As aplayer Ialways developandprogress,and Foremost among those values are youngchildrenmight had an opinion Iwanted to knowhowand asteelydetermination to succeed in experience at school and why we were doing certain whateverchallenge he sets himself thenuses an attribute of a about how the team things and what we were andthe hardwork ethic to make it successful footballer to help working towards,” says happen.When, as ayouth, hisplaying overcome the problem. ‘Alfie should develop Ross,whowasalready apprenticeshipwithDundee came TheAdventurous Winger’, preparing forhisnext to an end it hit Ross hard,buthaving forexample, is about healthy and progress, and I move.“Itook my UEFAA stayed on at school and worked hard, eating and trying newthings, wanted to know how and Blicences whilestill a he had something to fall backon. anddrawsonthe fact that player,because Iwanted “Atthattime,there wasn’t much in wingers tend to not be afraid and why we were to be fullyprepared should the way of career adviceor support to try newthings on the pitch. any opportunitiesarise forplayers who had been released ‘Callum The Courageous doing certain things towards the end of my from clubs, but luckilyIhad enough Keeper’, meanwhile, is playing career.” qualificationsto get aplace on certain about dealing with bullying.” When the time came to degree courses,andIstarted a Seeing such an endeavour through hangup his boots, he took degree in economicsatHeriot-Watt to completion takestime,patience and apart-timejobwith the Scottish PFA, University,”he says.“Ididn’t love the drive, but Ross sayswhen he starts working on asports betting integrity subject, but Iwas determined andit something he’s determined to finish project, arolethat laterevolved into a taught me discipline, perseverance it. “I’m glad Idid,” he says. “It was full-time position encompassing other and other skillssuchasIT and something Ireally enjoyeddoingandit aspectsofplayerwelfare, such as communication.” was greatto see the books in print.” mentalhealthandcareer transition.

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INTO THE DUGOUT staff, butas the manager it wasa While Ross was career minded, he completelydifferent experience. wasn’tfixed only on management SuddenlyIwas totallyresponsible. and his skillsand qualifications could Iwassurprised at howsurrealand easilyhavetakenhiminanumber of different it felt. different directions. However, when he “Otherwise,in termsofdealingwith got his first taste of proper coaching, the overall transition to management, as assistant manager at then semi- Ithinkmy coaching experience had professional Dumbarton, he relished prepared me well and Ifelt very the challenge and the responsibility, comfortablein the role.” and knew it wassomethinghe wanted After being unable to prevent Alloa’s to pursue further. slide to Scottish League One in his first “My time at Dumbarton, which season in charge,Rossledthemto a included astint as caretakermanager, record 10-game winning streak early was incrediblyimportant, as it gave me on in his secondseason. The club was agreatfoundation in the skills I’dneed comfortably second in theleague when as amanager,” he says. “Atthattime,I his next career move came, in October was itchingto pushmyself as hardas I 2016, to Scottish Championship side could, to question andlearn,but Iwas St.Mirren. also acutelyawareof howimportant it Asuccessful first season, where would be to findtherightopportunity at RossledSt. Mirrento aseventh-place the righttime.” finish, was followedbyan outstanding His first full-time coaching one, culminating in the Scottish opportunitycame in 2014, when he Championshiptitle and promotion was askedto join the coaching staff at to the .“Iwas Heart of Midlothian. “It wasadifficult so delighted fortheplayers, thestaff decision to accept the role,asIwas and thebrilliant fans, because they enjoying my work and travel with the put so much hard work, support and Scottish PFA, but it felt like therightfit passion into it. It’smy job as manager for me,”hhe says. While avaluable experience, it was to be arelativelyshort one. After leaving Heartsin2015,Ross took a fewmonthsto weigh up hisoptions. “I gave some seriousthought to whethermanagementwas whatIwantedto pursueor if Ishould look at othercareer paths. Ultimately,IknewI’d be able to tell very quicklyduring the earlyperiod in the role if management wasfor me,”saysRoss, who was appointedmanager of Alloa Athletic in December 2015. Concurrently, he did some work for “The thing that stands out FIFPro, the worldwide representative mostin my memoryfromthose union forprofessional football players, earlydayswastheexperience which ledindirectlyto anotheravenue of being in the technical area,” of self-improvement. he says. “I’d been there many “In my role forFIFProI’d attend times before as assistant meetings overseas andoften I’dfeel manager at Dumbarton alittleembarrassed thatIcouldonly and as part of speak English,while otherspresent the Hearts were multi-lingual,” he says.“I was coaching keen to try to learnasecondlanguage, so Iattended one-to-one lessons at a language school over aperiod of eight months.IfoundIreally enjoyedthem and got to thestage whereIfelt my Spanish was pretty good. It improved evenmore,though,sometimelater whenIjoined Heartsand we signed a Spanish player who spokevery little English.Iwas able to converse with him and help him, and in turnmy Spanish got stronger.”

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EXTRA-TIME INTERVIEW: JACK ROSS to bring all of that togetherandIhave design thetraining sessions andeach timetogether, there also hasto be some an enormous amountof passion for dayIput whatwe’ll be doingup on the commongroundbetween youandyour whatIdo,”saysRoss, addingthat it was monitorsaroundthetrainingground, backroom team, but it’smoreimportant an important achievementin really includingin thechanging rooms. It that they complement you, ratherthan validating hisdecisionto go down the means that as soon as the being the same as you,” he says. path of management. players arrivethey can “I wouldn’twantmy staff “It takesalot to faze me,but winning start to think about what to agree withme all the the Scottish Manager of theYear award we’ll be doingthat day. There has to be time, as having avariety of thatyear genuinely shocked me, “Hopefully, it feeds charactersandopinionsis especially given thestandardof the their thirst forknowledge common ground important.Ialso liketo have managersIwas up against–the likes and gets them talkingto one between you and staff around me who are of , Neil Lennonand another about the session, ambitious, so I’m always ,”he recalls. “I turned up perhapsevenquestioning your backroom encouragingthem to learn at the awardsnight withno idea that I’d it. If it helps themto develop andimprovethemselves.” win it and Iwas fantastically honoured as playersand gives them team, but it’s Throughout his life, and humbled when Idid. My onlyregret abetterunderstanding of important they letalone his coaching is that Ididn’t enjoythemomentas the gamethen that’sagood career, Rosshas shown much as Icould have, becauseIwas thing.I’vealways worked on complement you, himselfto be determined, so takenaback.Ithink it’sin my nature the basis that if you’reopen focused andrelentless to notappreciatethings as much as I with your players andkeep rather than being in his pursuitof success, should at thetime,because I’m always theminformed then there’s but there’slittleof the thinking about what lies ahead.” no excuse forthem to be the same as you hard, clinicaledge you Whatlayahead wasanew phase unprepared.” sometimes find alongside in his career –inEnglishfootball. In Empoweringtheplayersin this way, suchqualities.Rather, May 2018, he wasappointed manager he adds, is alsocrucialbecause the Rossprides himselfon his people of League OnesideSunderland who, players areall architects of the club’s skills.“I always try to remember that under Ross’s leadership madeavery culture. “Certainly, when Iwas aplayer, everyone Ideal with,whether they’re confident and promising start to the Ialways wantedto feel empowered in theplaying or non-playing team, is a 2018-19 season. and I’d thriveon responsibility,” he humanbeing and they’resusceptibleto says. “I think if youhaveplayersthat the samestresses,worries, concerns TRUST AND OPENNESS candeal with that then it canbe avery andupsand downs as everyone else.” Looking back overhis career so far, good thing. But central to that is trust Likeall able andambitious people, Rosssays he canalready see how within the team –the trustIhavein the Rossis alwayslooking ahead, buthe his approach to managementhas players,the trusttheyhave in what is grounded with it, perhaps helped by evolved since he startedout. “I’m less we’redoing, and the trusttheyhavein the fact he stillspeakswithhis dad on controlling than Iwas,say, fiveyearsago eachother.” the phoneeach morningon the way and the experienceI’vegained has given Trustis alsovital, he adds, between to training. Agentledaily reminder of me more confidencein my methods,” he the manager andhis or her support wherehe came from and what inspired says. “AtSunderland, forexample, Istill staff.“Given that you’respendingalot of him to succeed in the first place.

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