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Tact-IQ Football Coaching | Elevating your game one mind at a time with tailored, holistic training. Developing the mind behind the player

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It’s not about isolated drills. It’s about connected learning.

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How Coaches Apply the Four Corners

Every practice should touch multiple corners — even if one is the main focus.
A session aimed at technical development can still challenge decision‑making, communication, physical intensity, and tactical understanding.

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When coaches plan with the Four Corners in mind, they build players who can think, decide, and act at speed.

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Why the Four Corners Matter

Today’s players must solve problems under pressure.
That means reading the game, adapting quickly, communicating, and managing emotions — all while executing technical actions.

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It connects technical, tactical, physical, psychological, and social growth into one framework that shapes smarter decision‑makers on the pitch.

Modern football demands thinkers, not just technicians.

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The Four Corners: Building Intelligent, Adaptable Footballers

The FA Four Corner Model helps coaches develop the whole player — not just their technique.

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- Patterns:
- High press
- Counter‑press after losing the ball
- Forcing errors near the box

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The Three-Thirds Model: The Attacking Third

“The zone of creativity, chaos, and goals.”

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🔴 OUT OF POSSESSION

Objective: Regain the ball early and create chances.

Key behaviours:
- Press when CBs/FBs receive facing their own goal
- Angle runs to force play inside or outside
- Compactness behind the press to stop escape
- Win the ball as high as possible

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Patterns:
- Midfield screening
- Forcing play wide
- Winning second balls

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The Three-Thirds Model: The Middle Third

“The engine room, where control, tempo, and transitions live.”

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🔴 OUT OF POSSESSION
Objective: Regain the ball or force the opponent backwards

Key behaviours:
- Mid‑press triggers when ball enters central areas.
- Compactness between lines to deny space.
- Pressing in units.
- Dictate direction of play into pressing traps.

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Common patterns:
• Low‑block organisation
• Screening passes into midfield
• Clearances + recovery runs

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The Three-Thirds Model: The Defensive Third

“Where mistakes hurt the most and where build‑up begins.”

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🔴 OUT OF POSSESSION
Objective: Stop the opponent progressing or playing through.

Key behaviours:
• Stay compact to protect central areas
• Delay + deny forward passes
• Force play wide into pressure
• Emergency defending inside the box