50+ Sessions from Professional Clubs

the methods of professional football clubs. Every session has been tested at the top level. Each one is set out so that coaches at any level can understand it, set it up and deliver it with confidence.

The book covers every key part of the modern game:

• Building from the back: play through pressure with composure and purpose
• Pressing and counter-pressing: win the ball back high and fast as a team
• Transitions: react first when the ball changes hands, in attack and in defence
• Possession and positional play: create overloads, find the free player and control the game
• Finishing and final-third play: create chances and score more of them
• Defensive organisation: stay compact, keep your shape and make good decisions out of possession
• Small-sided and conditioned games: realistic, intense practices that carry over to match day

Each session includes:

• Clear, full-colour diagrams
• The aims of the session and the key coaching points
• Organisation, area sizes and player numbers
• Progressions and variations to make it harder or easier
• Tips on how the professionals coach it

This book suits grassroots coaches looking for fresh ideas, academy coaches working towards their next badge and experienced coaches who want to stay current. It shows not only what the top clubs train but why they train it, so you can build better players and better teams.

Bring a professional standard to your training this season.