Every tactic and practice suggested in this book has been fully tried and tested at professional academy level. Furthermore, all the likely problems and challenges you may face when implementing this philosophy are described and specific solutions are then explained in an easy to follow format. This distinguishes this book from other coaching books and makes it an invaluable resource for coaches. It’s vital to have a philosophy, but it’s equally vital to know how to turn that philosophy into reality!

We present a commitment to “playing out” from the keeper and advancing with good possession using coordinated movement patterns through the 4 phases of play (Build Up, Consolidation, Incision and Finishing phases) including 40 tactical game situations and 66 practices.

• 160 Pages
• FULLCOLOUR Print
• 40 Game Situations
• 66 Practices
• U12-18+ Level

There are detailed chapters to outline the 4 phases of play and additional chapters for Supplementary Technical Training and Set Pieces.

40 Game Situations analysed including:

• Midfield Rotation: Coordinated Movement Patterns
• Playing Out from the Back
• Creating Space to Play Through Pressure
• Creating Scoring Opportunities
• Key Attacking Runs to Finish

66 practices including:

• Exploring “Opening Up” to Receive & One-Touch Passing
• Rotation of the Midfield 3 in a Pass & Move Practice
• Exploring the Third Man Run & the Classic One-Two Combination
• Playing Through the Thirds with Two-Way Pressure in a Zonal Possession Game
• Switching Play to Create Goal Chances in a Small Sided Game