12-Week Curriculum | Defensive Constraints
Depending on the pitch area & the defensive structure, the team may or may not have the advantage.
One constraint I like to use is the defensive funnel to guide players to protect the center once that advantage is lost during pressing.
Whole-Part-Whole: defending the penalty area
1) constraints game:
low block principles
2) defending to
keep play in front
3) defending crosses & box entries
4) preventing the cross
5) defending the area
6) 11v11 themed game
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Tactical Principle: Follow the Press
Do: Follow the opposition as soon as they try to put pressure on your teammate. However, make sure to stay slightly behind them.
Don’t: Follow your opposition but move into a position where they can both see you and the ball at the same time.
What is the next individual tactic you want us to cover?
Defensive Master | Defensive Decision-Making
Defending is a constant interaction between:
✅ Marking a player
✅ Pressing the ball
✅ Protecting the space
Every moment requires a decision:
Press, protect, or cover.
A hands-on demonstration of how to play out against a high press. 🧠
Blues Assistant Manager, Ben Petty, recently led a mic'd up session with the Under-18s in an @LMA_Managers event for current and aspiring coaches!
🏃🏽➡️⚽️ Sharpen the detail. Increase the threat. Elevate the end product.
This unit-specific practice reveals the detail behind elite forward and winger development — equipping them to dominate 1v1 moments, create real attacking danger, and finish with confidence under pressure.
Inside this practice, we break down:
➡️ Explosive, game-changing wide play
➡️ How to create and exploit space with intelligence
➡️ Dynamic final-third combinations
➡️ Finishing actions under realistic pressure
➡️ Rapid decision-making at elite speed
Designed for coaches who want more than just drills — this is for those who want purpose, creativity, and tactical clarity behind every attacking action.
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LOW BACK PAIN? SI JOINT AREA?
Try these 12 exercises to apply some movement and tension to help relieve and create some robustness in that area!
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Switching the Point of Attack!
➡️Positional Awareness
➡️Individual Technique
➡️Game Understanding
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If it's helpful to anyone - here is one of my filmed B License training sessions.
Topic: Switching the point of attack
Behavior Objective: Improve the positioning and scanning of the 6/8 in order to be able to switch the play and find a 2v1 on opposite side
Activity 1: 3v2
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Develop Those 3rd Man Runs to Finish | 66-P2
This drill focuses on creating and capitalising on goal-scoring opportunities through well-timed third-man runs. A must for attackers looking to sharpen their attacking instincts! 🔥
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