Lewis Maclean

Coaching Points:

- Type of run beyond
- Timing of movement
- Receiving facing forward to play

Advent Day 5

A break out rondo I’ve used a few times. Can be used for a range of topics.

8v4, defenders rotate if they clear the ball out the box. 6 passes then the attacking team can play a ball in behind for an attacker to run through and shoot. New ball played in immediately.

Coaching Points:

- 10s attacking the space (runs beyond to drag defenders/receive ball)
- Combination play - players supporting the play
- Types of pass from 10 (cut back, driven, floated)

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Advent Day 4

Another one focusing on the Create Phase, specifically the 10s attacking the half space.

X2 teams of 5 + 2 floaters (10s) who play in the half space and play 2 touch.

Normal game - progressions can include removing/adding touch limit, allowing rotations between channels.

Coaching points:

- Shape to build (in this FB inverts)
- Movement to receive (angles & timing) + Support play
- Pass appreciation
- Transition to defend (Pressure on the ball + Compactness)

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Advent Day 3

A build exercise with a transition. Red team looks to build in a 7v6 to either of the yellow neutrals.

Once this happens the yellows with the blues attack the big goal in a 7v8. If the Reds win the ball back they can attack the 3 small white goals.

Coaching Points:

- Who presses (angle of approach)
- Cover + Balance rest of unit
- Individual body shape (Side on)
- Movement with feet
- Communication between defenders.

Who combine & score (2 touch) Then the blue team goes and tries the same. The opposition must stay within their box and try and intercept the pass. If they do, they keep and score.

Progression - remove boxes + add recovery defenders.

Advent Day 2

A bit of a classic which I enjoy using to either introduce basics of defending as a ‘unit’ or to coach more specific details as an individual within a unit.

Boxes are roughly 8x6 steps.

Red team looks to pass the ball between them and find a pass through to the ST’s.

Coaching points:
- How ST receives (side on) and his touch (1st time or takes touches to drag in defenders) Can depend on quality of pass
- Support runs from the midfield (3rd man runs, timing and movement)
- Decisive on the ball, hunger to attack.

Red team comes and supports in a 3v2. Same side goes twice, then the blue team plays twice.

Progression allows for opp ST to try and block pass, and becomes recovery defender.

Area size can be dependent on age group. First to 12 goals wins the game

Advent Day 1:

Setting myself a challenge to post an exercise a day till Christmas.

For Day 1, I am showing an activity I used last week for attacking combinations. After the warm up we went straight into this.

Red team passes to ST, once he takes his touch the defenders are live

Thanks Gary, fingers crossed. Received lots of constructive feedback from my developer during the course so fingers crossed 🤞🏻

As mentioned yesterday, A Licence session plan posted below.

A focus on progressing the ball from behind the half way line up to the box.

I was happy with how it went - would there be anything you would have changed? ⚽️

Really pleased with how the session went. It flowed well and I got everything across that the session aimed to do. I would have changed one small thing but that happens ⚽️

I will look to upload the session tomorrow 💪🏻

Tonight I am filming my UEFA A Licence Final Assessment. Been hit with a wave of nerves this afternoon but looking forward after a good practice last week ⚽️

Create the Attack (playing through midfield)

Players start in zones, as ball progresses players can move

1 goal to score in mini goals, 3 goals in goal

2 touch in crossing area

Start points:
Goal kick
Throw in
Natural transition
Random serve from coach

Created on TacticalPad

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After sharing IP pitch plans yesterday, this is a document we share with players in the YDP for create. Would be good to hear what other coaches share with their players?

A discussion we are having now - is a 3-2-5 shape more effective than 2-3-5? @sundayshare10.bsky.social

Cognitively faithful training exercises:

✅ Mirror real-game demands
✅ Boost decision-making
✅ Enhance transfer of skills

Train to play. Play to train.

#TOVO

When you think of a standard 4-3-3 there is very little space between the CBs & DM during build ups.

When teams build in the 3-2 shape this space increases as the middle CB drops deep, making it easier for the opposition to counter.

See Carlos & Mateta’s positioning here during Villa vs Palace

Defending the long ball & attacking the second ball.
Long ball in. Red team clear it. If yellow or blue win the clearance they attack.
If reds drop too early the coach can pass to either the yellow or blue for them to attack.
Progress to having one team compete for the long ball with the reds.

Thanks Mark 💪🏻

Like it as well. What’s the thought process if they go man for man, do you play 7v6? Does the movements further up change?

I have never really been an active poster on social media, but I have decided that is going to change on BlueSky.

Below I have attached my ‘In Possession’ pitch plans on how I coach my players to play. Would be great to hear opinions/changes ⚽️