Motivation is a facinating thing. When I started it was to spend time with my son. It turned into seeing how far I could go with my coaching. Now, it's to have a positive impact on others (as you can see in the photos) What's your motivation and has it changed? #SundayShare

The game builds So should training Add opposition Increase decisions

Build-Up Play Explained: How to Play Out from the Back with Confidence youtu.be/pqgAFpg_fik

One of the biggest mistakes in youth football: Acting like development and winning are opposites. ⚽️ I don't think they are. In fact, I think players need both. Here's why 🧵 #SundayShare

⚽️ 🎓 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Short Course 👀 Sneak Peak of Lesson 1 🗓️ Starts 21 June Coaches love sessions, practices, new ideas, but there is so much more to sessions - Register in comments 👇

Your LCB (#5) is boxed in and can’t play the return to the GK. Forward #9 has denied that line — pressure’s coming fast. You’re the left back (#3)… 💡 What movement do you make to help your teammate escape? 🔴 A. Check to down the line 🔴 B. Check away down the line 🔴 C. Check in field behind opponent 🔴 D. Check in field in front of opponent Click here to download our free Tactical Quiz workbook: bit.ly/43ZfjRn @JustCoachMD @Coach_Osku @TheS_Resource @Coach_B_Godwin @AcademySCoach @Coach_Temisan @TacticalPad @Tactica1Thinker

Possession Breakout Practice: ✅Topic: Breaking lines 💠Principle: Receive between lines 💠Time: 4 x 6 minutes 💠Area: 65 x 56 yards 💠Players: 15 outfields 1 GK ✅Set-Up 💠Team Blue: 9 players 💠Team Red: 6 players 💠Team Red starts in the possession area with 3 Blue players pressing, creating a 6v3. ✅How It Works: 💠Phase 1: Team Red completes 6 passes, then 3 Red players break forward to create a 3v2 and try to score. 💠Phase 2: After the attack ends, Team Blue builds out in a 9v6 and tries to score in the mini-goals. ✅Coaching Points 💠Receive between lines with an open body shape. 💠Play forward quickly when the opponent is disorganized. 💠Make sure the 3v2 ends with a shot. @JB_SoccerCoach @power_ray @CoachingFamily @TheS_Resource @JustcoachMD @CoachRobPorter @SessionShareNet @205_Academy @Coach_Osku @rf14coach @playersessionHQ @tom_skeath @CoachDavidBaird @d1kicker

4v4 4 goals T-shape box Teams go north-south/east-west, encourage players to identify pressure and opportunities, switch direction when defenders are committed @TacticalPad video notes: bit.ly/3NIeX82 @JustCoachMD @Coach_Osku @TheS_Resource @Ross_Flintoft

Possession Game | The Space is Wide. 📌 Escaping pressure using wide areas. 🧱 Set Up: ✔️ 30 by 20 pitch space with the shaded zones added. Place two players on the centre line of the pitch (as blockers). 👕 Teams: ✔️⚫️s attcking team play through the zones. ✔️🔴s Defending win the ball and attack the end zones ✔️🟡s Link players for the ⚫️s ✔️🟢 GK- helps the 🔴s 🗣️ How to play: ✔️ ⚫️s connect x3 passes then look to find one of the 🟡s who set the ball back into the practice for the ⚫️s to pass 1st time through central zone = 1 points ✔️🟡s can also receive on the back foot and pass into the other zone without scoring but securing possession. ✔️🔴s win the ball back and score in by dribbling into the end zone. 🚧 Constraints: 🏆Reward: If the ⚫️s can find both 🟡s then score it’s worth 3 points 👨‍🏫 Review: When to set up scoring chances and when to secure the ball ⚽️. 🚫 Restriction: ⚫️s are limited to 2 touch, 🟡s limited to 1 touch. ⚽️ Created On: @SSPlanner @rf14coach @Coach_Osku @LloydOwers @205_Academy @JB_SoccerCoach @TheS_Resource @BreakthruSoccer @PeterPrickett @MoSouisse

Shouting instructions every 10 seconds from the sideline is making your players worse. When players rely on your voice to decide, they stop thinking for themselves. The best coaches are the quietest on matchday. Because the coaching was already done in training.

Warning ⚠️ Something really dramatic needs to change in Grassroots football Have a listen 👇🏻 Consent provided by Amie to share her video below

Defend like a Wall! | Defending in the Defensive 3rd | U11-U12 Players Sharing and Feedback is Welcome! youtu.be/ghmD988uES8?is=bFQp…

3v3 3 3 4 mini-goals GKs Small-sided game 3v3 with facilitators wide and deep, 4 goals provide options to switch away from pressure @TacticalPad video notes: bit.ly/4fFxQVp @JustCoachMD @Coach_Osku @TheS_Resource @Ross_Flintoft

Talent without courage doesn't win games. ⚽️ Over 15 years of coaching, I've seen this again and again. Many players have ability. Far fewer have the courage to use it when it matters. Here's what I mean 🧵

Complex, not complicated. This is the first in a poster series exploring the principles of play — the ideas beneath formations, tactics, styles, and coaching preferences. Part 1: strip the game back to its essential truths. It's Principles.