Author: Soccer Tutor Pages:168 Drills: 82 Practices Level: U14-Pro PDF Preview of "Xabi Alonso" 82 Passing, Positional Possession, Games, Patterns, and Attacking Practices Direct from Bayer Leverkusen Training Sessions + Tactical Analysis Learn and apply Xabi Alonso’s exact training methods to improve your team's tactical understanding of positional build up play, possession, midfield control, and attacking play. Alonso took over Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 when they were in 17th position in the league, and he masterminded their rise to a 6th place finish and the DFB-Pokal German Cup. The very next season (2023-24), they became undefeated Bundesliga champions (28 wins, 6 draws), won the DFB-Pokal again, and reached the Europa League Final. Alonso's groundbreaking tactics and attacking style of play powered an incredible record-breaking 51-match unbeaten run in all competitions. The 82 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen training sessions. You will also gain valuable insights with over 30+ pages of tactical analysis on Alonso’s methodical build up, midfield control, and efficient attacking play. This Book Teaches You How to: Replicate Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen’s playing style Coach your team to build up play and dominate possession Implement positional patterns of play into your training sessions Instruct your players with key coaching points Create goal scoring chances with an unpredictable attack Score more goals! Learn Xabi Alonso’s Coaching Philosophy and Tactics: Use different build up shapes (4-2-4, 3-2-5, 2-3-5) against different opponents Dominate possession and midfield area with precision, patience, and control Draw in the press and break the lines of the opposition Create overloads around the ball to progress play forward Positional play with movement, rotations, and interchanges Utilise innovative and dynamic wing back play in attack Implement incisive attacking play with attacking overloads in the final third 82 Passing, Positional Possession, Games, Patterns, and Attacking Practices Included: Warm Ups Passing Combinations Positional Build Up Play Combinations Positional Possession Games Attacking Positional Patterns of Play Attacking and Finishing Positional Training Games Attacking Set Plays The 82 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Xabo Alonso’s training sessions at Bayer Leverkusen between 2022 and 2024. Xabi Alonso Practice Examples: Positional Build Up/Combinations Through Blocked Lanes Passing Circuit Build Up in 3-2 Shape and Play Through the Lines Positional Possession Game Switch Play Combinations, Wide Through Pass for Cut Back Finish + 2nd Ball Finish Crossing and Finishing with Different Types of Delivery Team Scoring Competition Combination Play from Defence to Attack Zonal 8v8 (+1) +GKs Conditioned Game Xabi Alonso: Bayer Leverkusen Manager Achieved status as Elite Manager and Coach Innovative Tactics with a Dynamic Attacking Style of Play Tactically Versatile with Various Team Shapes Established Bayer Leverkusen as a Formidable Force in European football Exceptional Consistency, Tactical Intelligence, and Mental Resilience Achievements Undefeated Bundesliga Champions (2023-24) Broke Bayern Munich's 11-year dominance in the Bundesliga 51 Match Unbeaten Run in All Competitions (2023-24) 2 x DFB-Pokal German Cups (2023 & 2024) Europa League Finalists (2024)

Author: Darren Bowman Pages:148 Drills: 68 Practices Level: U12-U18 PDF Preview of "Elite Academy Coaching" The Secrets Behind the Development Program for Pep Guardiola's Methodology This book provides you with a rare opportunity to learn the secrets behind the development program at Manchester City’s Academy for Pep Guardiola’s Methodology and game model.Darren Bowman (former Manchester City U13, U14, and U15 Coach) has used his incredible experience to provide you with the full Manchester City Academy Program, ideal for all coaches who want to take this unique chance to develop players to world leading standards and improve your team's performances with 17 Manchester City Academy Training Sessions (68 Practices).Darren spent 9 years at Manchester City Academy, and worked with Rodolfo Borrell (Pep's Guardiola's Assistant Coach) during his time there, where they seamlessly integrated Pep Guardiola's style of play.Now you can learn and use the same Development Program, Methodology, and Training Sessions from Manchester City’s Academy! This book teaches you: Learn the Manchester City Academy Development Program and Methodology. Implement Manchester City's key actions and patterns to develop players capable of playing for a Pep Guardiola team. Practice and apply Manchester City Academy’s exact game principles and training methods from Darren’s training sessions, which never change. Learn how Manchester City produce their highly successful, dominant, and consistent style of play with 17 Manchester City Academy Training Sessions (68 Practices). High Profile Players Developed in the Manchester City Academy Darren helped develop players such as Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jadon Sancho (Manchester United), Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), and many more… 17 Training Sessions (68 Practices) Topics: Build-up Phase 1: Short Build-up Play from the GK Build-up Phase 2: Midfield Combination Play Build-up Phase 3: Finishing the Attack (Final Third) Pressing from the Front Defending in Midfield Defending Around the Box The Development Program, Methodology, and the 17 Training Sessions (68 Practices) included in this book are all taken directly from Darren Bowman’s Manchester City Academy training sessions. Manchester City Academy Practice Examples: Break Past Opponent and Play Final Pass in a Technical Triangle Drill with Finish Play Inside and Outside to Break the Line in a 3v3 (+2) Directional Possession Game Game Related Position Specific Attacking Overloads in a Functional Practice with Channels Pressing from the Front to "Set the Trap" in a Dynamic 6v8 (+GK) Phase of Play Break Lines and Create Attacking Overloads in a Position Specific 7v7 (+GKs) 2-Zone SSG Pressing from the Front & Defending Through the Thirds in a Multi-Zone End to End Game About the Author Darren Bowman "The knowledge shared in this book has been instrumental to my success and has proven rewarding in terms of the development of some of the top players in today’s professional game." Former Manchester City Academy Coach (U13, U14, U15) UEFA ‘A’ Coaching Licence Sport, Fitness & Coaching BSc (Hons) Foundation Degree in Coach Development for Elite Coaches Studied at FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Málaga, & Atalanta Lee Man FC Academy Director (2022-present) Founder of @DB7K, a Football Consultancy Business in Hong Kong and Shanghai Professional playing career at West Bromwich Albion, Grantham Town, Ramsbottom United, Rossendale United & Stalybridge Celtic

Author: Soccer Tutor Pages:152 Pages Drills: 92 Practices Level: U14-PRO PDF Preview of "Roberto De Zerbi" 92 Build Up, Passing Combinations and Attacking Positional Practices Direct from De Zerbi’s Training Sessions Learn and apply Roberto De Zerbi’s exact training methods, so your team can reproduce his unique build up play patterns and attacking style of play to dominate your opponents. Referring to the way Roberto De Zerbi coaches his teams to play with the innovative build up play tactics included in this book, Pep Guardiola said "I think Brighton is playing something unique, special,” and “he monopolises the ball in a way I haven’t seen for a long, long time.” Roberto De Zerbi has earned the reputation of being one of the most exciting young coaches in the world by playing attractive attacking football, and this is your chance to implement his style of play into your team's training sessions. In his first season with Brighton, he led them to their highest ever Premier League finish (6th) and their first ever qualification for European competition. This followed his previous successes at Shakhtar Donetsk, Benevento, Foggia, and most notably with Sassuolo in Serie A, where he over achieved by finishing in 8th position twice. This Book Teaches You How to: Replicate Roberto De Zerbi's playing style Train your players with a possession-based attacking style of play Implement fundamental training elements to improve your team with De Zerbi's unique build up play patterns Break the lines with positional build up play and attacking positional patterns of play practices Coach your team to control the ball and dominate your opponents Learn Roberto De Zerbi’s Key Principles and Tactics: Learn how to bait the press (draw opponents forward and out of position) Coach your team to control the ball and dominate opponents by keeping possession Give your players confidence to play out from the back with fast and intricate passing combinations Use third man link players to break through pressure and lines Create space and overloads high up the pitch Implement creativity, movement, rotations, and positional interchanges to break down defences Use supporting runs to finish attacks quickly and efficiently Increase your team's output by creating more chances and scoring more goals! 92 Build Up, Passing & Attacking Positional Practices Included: Rondos Passing Combinations Positional Possession Games Positional Build Up Play Attacking Positional Patterns of Play Attacking Combinations and Finishing The 92 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Roberto De Zerbi’s training sessions at Brighton, Shakhtar Donetsk,and Sassuolo between 2018 and 2023. Roberto De Zerbi Practice Examples: Receiving Angles for Build Up Through Lines Support Play Passing Circuit Positional Build Up Play Possession Game in Centre of the Pitch Bait the Press and Find the Right Moment to Advance Build Up Play Combination Play Wide, Reset to Centre Back, and Attack Through Flank Passing Across Back Line and Attacking Through Centre with Inverted Forwards Short Passing Combination Play and Finishing 3-Stations Circuit About Roberto De Zerbi Roberto De Zerbi, Brighton Manager One of the best young coaches in world football Innovative build up play tactics have made a huge impact on coaching Gained high praise and recognition for possession-based attacking style of play Impacted changes from top managers and teams to replicate De Zerbi's tactics Achievements Led Brighton to highest ever Premier League finish (6th) Achieved Brighton's first ever European competition qualification (Europa League) Qualified for Last 16 of Europa League finishing top of qualifying group Over achieved with Sassuolo, finishing 8th in Serie A twice Reached semi-finals of the Coppa Italia with Sassuolo, a notable achievement for the club Ukrainian Super Cup winner with Shakhtar Donetsk Left Shakhtar Donetsk top of their doemstic league before it was cut short due to war in Ukraine Serie C Promotion with Foggia which led to appointment as manager of Benevento in Serie A

Author: Steven Turek Pages: 64 Pages Drills: 35 Practices Level: U11-PRO PDF Preview of  "Pressing - Games" Pressing Mastery: Practices, Insights, Tips and Tricks by Steven Turek "Pressing Games" is a practical eBook for soccer coaches, written by Coach Steven Turek. It offers 35 effective drills focused on pressing and counter-pressing, inspired by successful teams like FC Barcelona, FC Liverpool, and those coached by Mourinho and Simeone. This book provides straightforward coaching tips and game principles, aiming to enhance players' skills in high-intensity play. It's a valuable resource for coaches looking to improve their team's performance in pressing, with accessible, impactful training methods that will elevate your team's game. Steven Turek during a coaching seminar Defensive Dynamics: Mastering Opponent Possession The book focuses on the "Opponent Possession" phase in soccer, emphasizing defensive strategies when the opponent controls the ball. It outlines key principles of play, serving as a practical framework for training and communication between coaches and players. The guide features game forms, from 1v1 to 11v11, structured around these principles to simulate real-match scenarios. Key defensive tactics covered Applying Pressure Building and Defending Lines Altering Lines Recovering Lines Man Marking/Block Preparing Counters These principles are essential for a team's defensive strategy, adapting to the game's dynamics. The book also offers coaching tips for anticipating plays and positioning players for effective defense and quick offensive transitions. About the Author Steven TurekBorn in 1990, Steven is a coach in professional youth football. Since 2016, he has contributed to dozens of coaching resources (books, eVideos, and more), published in numerous international coaching magazines, and is a sought-after speaker both domestically and abroad. Since 2019, he has been a co-founder of the coaching platform Coach2 – Academy, which offers online courses for coaches.

PDF Preview of "Jürgen Klopp - Vol. 2" Author: Soccer Tutor Pages: 140 Practices & Variations: 80 Level: U14-Pro Learn, and apply Jürgen Klopp’s exact training methods direct from his Liverpool training sessions, so your team can reproduce his highly successful high tempo attacking and counter-pressing style of play. Following the hugely popular Volume 1 book, Volume 2 provides you with another rare opportunity to learn from an additional 80 Jürgen Klopp Practices taken directly from Liverpool’s Training Sessions. Among other great practices included in this book, find out how Jürgen Klopp trains his team with high tempo multi-ball patterns of play, attacking combinations, finishing drills and transition games. They are a fundamental training element for Liverpool’s attacking intensity and this is your chance to replicate Klopp’s all-action high tempo attacking and constant pressure style of play. Jürgen Klopp 80 Practices Include: 11 Attacking Positional Patterns of Play 3 Attacking Positional Patterns of Play + Counter-Pressing (2-Balls) 5 Positional Patterns of Play with 2nd/3rd Ball Attacks 19 Attacking Combinations & Finishing 16 Multi-Ball Attacking Combinations & Finishing 14 Small to Large Sided Games 12 Multi-Ball Transition Games The 80 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Klopp's training sessions with Liverpool F.C. between 2016 and 2022. Jürgen Klopp Practices Examples: Switch Play Wide, Give & Go, and Cross for Timed Runs/Box Finishing Attacking Pattern of Play, Counter-pressing, and Fast Break Attack in a 2-Ball Practice 3 Forwards Continuous Finishing from Various Types of Assists (7-Balls) Positional One-touch Combination Play in and Around the Box in a 4-Ball Finishing Drill Possession Play in Zones + Fast Break Attack Combinations and Finishing Supporting Runs to Score Quickly in a Dynamic 2v1 Attack / 3v2 Transition Game Playing in Behind + Attacking Against a Low Block in a SSG with Changing Conditions Crossing & Finishing with Side Zones + 5v4/5v8 Transition Game 3-Team 5v5v5 +GKs 2-Zone Counter Attack Transition Game Attacking and Defending Corner Kicks + Counter Attacks in an 8v8 (+GKs) Game 8v8 (+3) + GKs ”5-Second Rule“ Fast Counter Attack Transition Game Jürgen Klopp Achievements: Honours (Europe/World) UEFA Champions League (2019) UEFA Champions League Runner-up x 2 (2013, 2018) UEFA Europa League Runner-up (2016) FIFA Club World Cup (2019) UEFA Super Cup (2019) Honours (Domestic Leagues / Cups) English Premier League (2020) English FA Cup (2022) EFL Cup (2022) German Bundesliga x 2 (2011, 2012) German DFB-Pokal (2012) German DFL-Supercup x 2 (2013, 2014) Individual Awards The Best FIFA Men’s Coach x 2 (2019, 2020) Onze d’Or Coach of the Year (2019) IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach (2019) World Soccer Awards World Manager of the Year (2019) Globe Soccer Awards Best Coach of the Year (2019) Premier League Manager of the Season (2020) LMA Manager of the Year (2020) BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (2019) German Football Manager of the Year (2011, 2012, 2019)

PDF Preview of "Build-Up and score goals with the 3rd man" Author: Athanasios Terzis  Publisher: Institute for Youth-Soccer (IFJ96) Pages: 107 Graphics: 79 Drills: 12 The tactics about the 3rd man and the 3rd man’s run which is analyzed in this book, is part of the tactics used by Jurgen Klopp with Liverpool, Julian Nagelsmann with Bayern Munich, Marcelo Bielsa with Leeds United, Pep Guardiola with Manchester City and Luciano Spalletti with Napoli.  Specifically, the 3rd man combination is an important element of positional play, in which three attacking players are involved. The objective is to create a free player with available space in advanced position, behind the line of pressure and then move the ball to him. So, when it is applied successfully it can lead in breaking at least one line of pressure. Diagram: 3rd man combination during the execution phase – Moving the ball to the free player The 3rd man combination can be used in several match situations such as when building up from the back in order to break through the pressure applied straight to the GK or to the central defenders. It can also be used against a medium or a low defensive block to help the attacking team break a line of pressure and move the ball to a free player between the lines. Diagram: Breaking through the pressure applied to the GK Except for the 3rd man combination, the book analyses the patterns of the 3rd man’s run that are most frequently used during matches, either in the central areas or wide. The 3rd man’s run, like the 3rd man is also a combination which involves three players. The objective is not to create a free player and move the ball to him, but to move the ball to an attacking player who is on the run, usually behind the defensive line of the opponents. Diagram: 3rd man’s run – 2nd pattern So, if the application of the combination is successful, a goal scoring opportunity can be created. The book will present the most frequently used patterns and the match situations that each specific pattern can be used, as well as how each pattern can be adapted to various formations. Diagram: Pattern 2 of the 3rd man’s run –Applied with the 1-4-2-3-1 formation The analysis of the two combinations (3rd man and 3rd man’s run) is followed by several drills to help coaches apply the analyzed tactics to their teams, by simply adding or adjusting them to their own training sessions.   

PDF Preview of "Jürgen Klopp - Passing, Counter-Pressing Games" Author: Soccer Tutor Pages: 140 Practices & Variations: 102 Level: U14-Pro Learn, and apply Jürgen Klopp’s exact training methods direct from his Liverpool training sessions, so your team can reproduce his highly successful all-action pressing and attacking style of play. This FULL COLOUR book provides you with a rare and great opportunity to use 102 Jürgen Klopp Practices and learn from one of the best coaches in world football. Find out how Jürgen Klopp prepares his players physically, improves their speed, agility and power, fast passing combinations, high intensity pressing, and extremely effective counter-pressing style. Jürgen Klopp 102 Practices Include: Full Liverpool Pre-Match Warm-up 8 Pre-season Training Practices 13 Warm-up Exercises (With and Without a Ball) 17 Speed & Agility Exercises 41 Passing Combinations 22 Pressing and Counter-pressing Rondos and Possession Games The 102 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Klopp's training sessions with Liverpool F.C. between 2017 and 2022. Jürgen Klopp Practices Examples: Pre-season Passing Circuit with One-Twos + Pass into Target Goal Warm-up Competition Game with Speed, Pass, Receive + Shoot Fast Reactions to Multiple Signals in a Speed of Movement Race Breaking the Lines with Angled Support, Lay-offs and Forward Runs Possession Play + Quick Transition to Score in Target Goals "Hunt the Ball” 3 (+3) v 3 Tactical Rondo to Train Counter-pressing Pressing & Counter-pressing in a 3-Team 4 (+4) v 4 Possession Game Jürgen Klopp Achievements: Honours (Europe/World) UEFA Champions League (2019) UEFA Champions League Runner-up x 2 (2013, 2018) UEFA Europa League Runner-up (2016) FIFA Club World Cup (2019) UEFA Super Cup (2019) Honours (Domestic Leagues / Cups) English Premier League (2020) English FA Cup (2022) EFL Cup (2022) German Bundesliga x 2 (2011, 2012) German DFB-Pokal (2012) German DFL-Supercup x 2 (2013, 2014) Individual Awards The Best FIFA Men’s Coach x 2 (2019, 2020) Onze d’Or Coach of the Year (2019) IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach (2019) World Soccer Awards World Manager of the Year (2019) Globe Soccer Awards Best Coach of the Year (2019) Premier League Manager of the Season (2020) LMA Manager of the Year (2020) BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (2019) German Football Manager of the Year (2011, 2012, 2019)      

Author: Steven Turek Pages: 60 - Graphics: 53 Pressing-Resistance​ Tactical Principles – Match Solutions - Drills​ Steven Turek: „Pressing-Resistance is the ability to identify the opposing pressing, resist it and purposefully outplay it.“ Every coach knows the situation: The own team builds up the play and is early pressured on. Passes are desperately played from one player to the other, until one clears the ball long. What’s needed in these situations is call pressing-resistance. The ability to identify the opposing pressing, break it and purposefully outplay it! In order that your team becomes individually as well as team-tactically more pressing-resistant, you’ll find the following chapters in the eBook:​ Tactical principles to identify the opposing pressing Valuable changes of perspectives Fundamentals for an individual skillset to break pressing Specific Strategies to solve a blocked goal-kick Match solutions for the play on the wing and in the center Practical training exercises for a perfect transfer onto the pitch A core element of most offensive strategies, is usually the attempt to press the opponent into motion, more precisely, into sprinting. Pressing distinguishes itself by players creating high pressure on the ball carrier. Why don’t we consequently consider that opposing pressure in a positive way and use it for our own strategy? That’s exactly the aspect I want to discuss in “Pressing-Resistance”. „The opponent only has ten players as well. If he creates numerical advantage somewhere on the pitch, somewhere else has to be a numerical disadvantage - that’s simple logic.” (Carlo Ancelotti) Exploit the weak points of the pressing! “If a coach considers the opposing pressing in a positive way, strategic aspects become more important, because: Behind every good pressing strategy is an idea, how the ball is supposed to be won. To counter that strategy, I developed all kinds of match solutions, which orient on common pressing strategies and specifically focus on weak spots. To focus on these weak spots, it can happen that specific types of players find themselves in unfamiliar positions on the pitch. Therewith, I purposefully want to provide suggestions and break up common thinking patterns.” (Steven Turek) Chances and Risks If Pressing-Resistance is successfully implemented, different advantages emerge: A favorable ratio of players in the attack after successfully outplaying the first pressing-line Adjustment-Mechanisms of the opponent (for example quick dropping towards their own goal, strategic fouls and so on) Demoralization of the opponent, when pressing-strategies don’t work

PDF Preview of "• Individual practices for midfielders" Italian Training Concepts - Part 9 Individual practices for midfielders Author: Luca BertoliniPages: 71Graphics: 48Exercises: 46 There is an era of midfielders before Pep Guardiola and another era after his seasons at Barcelona; Busquets, Xavi, and Iniesta have changed the positions in the field and the meaning of the word, and the role. Following the word, midfielders are the players who stand and act in the middle third of the field; from this point of view, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard have already changed the role, creating the box-to-box midfielders. On the other side, Guardiola's Tiki-taka is over at this stage of tactical developments. However, the consequences of this period are still affecting soccer, as he created the attacking midfielders, "using" Busquets as holding and defensive midfielder in front of the defensive line. In his proper definition, a holding midfielder is probably the purest form of a defensive midfielder, as he holds his position close to the team's defense. There are 3 types of midfielders that protect the back defensive line, launch the building-up phase, and support the consolidation and possession phases of play. The proper defensive midfielder, the holding or deep-lying midfielder, and the deep-lying playmaker. Other types of categorized midfielders are the hybrid midfielder, who doesn't help the defense as a first task, but he acts as the game's flow requires, or the box-to-box midfielder, who plays with excellent Positioning, defensively and offensively. Are the wingers midfielders? Or do these players act in a completely different role? Are the inverted fullbacks midfielders? The wingers become "Mezzale" in the building up and defensive phases of the 1-4-4-2. If the mezzale are destructive players, they become Mediano(s). Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have created the final review of the midfielder's role definition in Germany and England; the inverted fullbacks allowed the midfielders to act as attackers and push up fullbacks have required the wide midfielders to patrol the half-spaces and the flanks at the back. The No.10s are now midfielders, attacking and pressing midfielders. Even though they are not frequently immediately involved in the building up phases, they are now points of reference in the possession, consolidation, and finishing stages of the moves. Eventually, technical skills, flexibility, awareness, and peripheral vision are the main requirements for a midfielder who must: Support the building-up phase Allow a center back to stand wider Move the ball at the back Allow a center back to stand wider Cut off the pressure lines Allow a center back to stand wider. Use the goalkeeper as a back apex to create a 3 v 2 duel Manage the ball in the middle third (possession and consolidation phases) Back apex, behind the attacking lanes, and in front of the defensive line. Support the finishing stages of the moves. These are the situations of play which the book aims to coach.

Author: Spiros Koulouris Edited by: Peter Schreiner Publisher: Institute for Youth-Soccer, (IFJ96) Pages: 51Graphics: 30Exercises: 30 In this eBook, coach Spiros Koulouris shows you the best 30 rondos for your next training session. With the help of rondos, improve your players communication and timing, peripheral vision, reaction, speed and the ability to make the right decision faster! Train every football habit on the pitch, with game like situations, challenging objectives and rules, that will motivate your players to mentally and physically give it their best! The rondos in this eBook are suitable for any age group and can be implemented anytime during the season. Every rondo is described and illustrated in great detail, with training objectives (technical, tactical and mental) and specific rules for each position (possession players and defenders). Topics The FootballMind Philosophy The Importance of Rondos The rondo is the best way to introduce these important habits to your players in a simple way and with the opponent’s resistance.  The Importance of Rondos  FootballMind Innovative Rondos  When to Use a Rondo?  Emphasis on the Details & Rules  Number of Players - Size of the Rondo  Opponents in the Rondo  Repeat Successful  The Meaning of “X” Passes  Points - Change Roles  Peripheral Vision  Communication Timing  Decision Speed  About the Author Spiros Koulouris was born in Skydra (Greece). He graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the field of science of physical education and sport with specialization in football, holds the UEFA A Licence and since an early age, decided to dedicate himself to coaching. He is the founder of FootballMind. Experience as a Football player: Different clubs until 4th division in Greece Experience as a Football Coach: Former Technical Director at Toumba FC, currently Youth-Football Coach at PAOK FC Teaching Experience Sport Teacher at College of DeLaSalle, Greece Education UEFA A Diploma Degree Physical Education and Sports of Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki ,Greece Conferences Coaching methodology of Futsal football for ages 16 and up (Thessaloniki 2015) Science and football Conference 2015 (England) 2nd Footballabout Conference (Athens) First Aids Conference , Lung and heart function support - use of an automatic external defibrillator (Thessaloniki 2019) 1st Medical Conference by Paok Fc – Groin Pain in Football A-Z (Thessaloniki 2019)

144 Pages FULL COLOUR Print 60 Game Situations 6 Extensive Sessions 42 Practices & Variations U12-Pro Level   Creative Attacking Play From the Tactics of Conte, Allegri, Simeone, Mourinho, Wenger & Klopp Learn to Coach: "Creative Attacking Play" - with 42 Practices & Variations based on 60 Game Situations from the Tactics of: Conte, Allegri, Simeone, Mourinho, Wenger & Klopp This incredible fullcolor book will help you complete guide for using Creative Attacking Play against teams that defend within the middle or defensive third. Learn the tactics of several of the world’s top coaches with analysis of Antonio Conte, Massimiliano Allegri, Diego Simeone, Jose Mourinho, Arsène Wenger and Jürgen Klopp with the 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2, 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 formations. This book provides 60 game situations based on tactical analysis of Conte, Allegri, Simeone, Mourinho, Wenger & Klopp's tactics. Athanasios Terzis is a UEFA ‘A’ Licence coach and has used this analysis to produce 6 full extensive sessions (42 practices & variations) including: Tactical Attacking Game Situations Including: Intelligent Positioning to Receive Between the Lines (Wenger) Exploiting 3 v 2 in Midfield to Receive Between the Lines (Klopp) Receiving in Behind on the Blind Side of Defenders (Simeone) Creating & Exploiting Space in the Final Third (Allegri) Creating & Exploiting an Overload with a Forward Shifting Across (Conte) Creating & Exploiting an Overload with a Winger Shifting Inside (Mourinho) You can use these ready-made sessions to practice these top coaches' tactics and find solutions for every tactical situation. 60 Tactical Analysis including: Arsène Wenger: Receiving the Ball within Available Space in the Centre Against One/Two Forwards Jurgen Klopp: No.10 Drops Back to Act as a 'Link Player' & Move the Ball to the Free Player in the Final Third Diego Simeone: Potential Overloads Created by the Wingers Moving Inside Massimiliano Allegri: Exploiting Space in Behind with Quick Passing Combination Antonio Conte: Attacking Options to Exploit a 5 v 4 Situation in the Final Third Jose Mourinho: The Winger on the Strong Side Shifts Inside and Creates an Overload 42 Practices & Variations (6 Extensive Sessions) including: Build-Up to Receive Between the Lines and Attack in a Functional Practice Reading the Tactical Situation to Play the Ball Forward in a Functional Practice Reading the Tactical Situation to Pass in Between the Lines or in Behind in a Restricted Game Creating & Exploiting Space Out Wide with the Winger Dropping Back in Between the Lines Creating & Exploiting an Overload with a Forward Shifting Across in a Zonal Game Reading the Tactical Situation when Creating an Overload with a Winger in a Functional Practice Each chapter has extensive analysis for a tactical situation based on Marcelo Bielsa's tactics and is then followed by a full session to help all coaches adapt the tactics into training sessions for their team. Chapter 1: Building Up Play from the Back Against 2 Forwards Chapter 2: Moving the Ball to the Target Player on the Weak Side Chapter 3: Building Up Play from the Back Against 1 Forward Chapter 4: Creating and Exploiting 3 v 2 Situations Near the Sideline Chapter 5: Attacking Solutions with a 3 v 3 Situation Near the Sideline Chapter 6: Creating and Exploiting Space in a 4 v 3 (or 4 v 4) Situation Around the Ball Area Chapter 7: Building Up Play Against Ultra-Offensive Pressing

PDF Preview of "Rondos and Positional Games for Coaching of Tactical" German Top Level Tactics - Part 8Rondos and Positional Games for Coaching of Tactical Authors: Levent Sürme, Martin WengPages: 87Graphics: 61Exercises: 50 50 Rondos and Positional Games It is well known, that each training session consists of several parts. Rondos are now a firmly planned element in almost every session. There are probably very few coaches in the world who don’t include them in practices. Usually built in a rectangle, for example exercises in 4:4 + 2 or similar take place. In particular, Pep Guardiola, during in his time at FC Barcelona and later at FC Bayern Munich, made positional games more and more popular in many variations. But each Rondo has its own details and outcomes. This eBook includes: 10 Rondos for pressing 10 Rondos for offensive transitions 10 Rondos for playing deep 10 Rondos for attacking the final third 10 Rondos for speed up decision making Of particular value is the information regarding coaching, organization and possible variations. Peter Schreiner - IFJ96 The ebook by Levent Sürme and Martin Weng is something quite special. Very good, tactical preliminary remarks clarify the authors’objective: Five main topics (pressing, going on the offensive, in-depth playing, playing in the final third and swiftness of action) are introduced using vivid examples from professional soccer and impeccably rehearsed on the basis of 10 game forms. Of particular value is the information regarding coaching, organization and possible variations. This allows every coach to implement the rondos and game forms presented in targeted fashion during training, and thus prepare his players in motivated and diversified fashion for the demands of the 11 against 11 game. About the authors Levent Sürme Levent Sürme joined FC Augsburg at the age of 7 until he was 19. 2003, after he had to quit due to an injury, he started working for FC Augsburg as a youth coach for the U8 team. He has got the UEFA “A” Licence and worked under Thomas Tuchel and Manuel Baum who were head of the academy. He was head coach at FC Augsburg for 15 years. U8-U17. Last three years head coach of the U17 Bundesliga-Team. From 2018 to 2020 he was the head coach of the U15-Team at RB Leipzig.  With the beginning of this season he works for SKY as an analyst for the Champions League matches. He also holds seminars for some Football-Associations in Germany and the Turkish-Football-Federation. Martin Weng Martin Weng joined FC Augsburg at the age of 11 and played there until the U19 team. After that he played for several years in the amateur field and started his coaching career at the age of 28 as a player-coach. He has got the UEFA “A” Licence and studied business administration (diploma thesis was the marketing of FC Augsburg). From 2016 to 2018 he was assistant coach of the FC Augsburg U17 Bundesliga-Team.  Since 2018 he is head coach of the first team at the bavarian amateur club FC Gundelfingen. He is also coach at the talent development programm from the german football association (U11-U14).

PEP GUARDIOLA Attacking Tactics from Manchester City’s 4-3-3 Author Athanasios Terzis 180 Pages 56 Tactical Analysis 12 Sessions 70 Practices & Variations U14-Pro Level Learn to Coach "Pep Guardiola’s Innovative Attacking Tactics" - to Create Chances and Score Goals - with 12 Full Sessions (70 Practices & Variations) based on 12 Tactical Situations from Manchester City’s 4-3-3 This FULL COLOUR ebook provides a tactical analysis of Pep Guardiola’s 4-3-3 Attacking Tactics (56 Tactical Examples) for you the coach to learn from one of the best coaches in the world. The aim of the ebook is to use the innovative attacking tactics of Pep Guardiola to create chances and score goals, with variations depending on the opposition players’ positioning and reactions within their formation (4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3 and teams with a back 5). Athanasios Terzis is a UEFA 'A' Licence Coach and has used this analysis to produce 12 Full Training Sessions (70 Practices and Variations). You can use these ready-made sessions to practice Pep Guardiola’s attacking tactics and implement them into your training sessions. Pep Guardiola’s Tactical Analysis: Overcoming the Pressing of the Opposing Forwards Positioning and Rotations with Inverted Full Backs Creating and Exploiting Overloads in Wide Areas Attacking Options when the Overload Out Wide is Blocked Moving the Ball Wide and Receiving in Behind the Full Back (or Create Space for Inside Pass) Combination Play Out Wide when the Overload is Blocked Stretching the Opposition’s Defence and Switching Play Attacking Options when the Attacking Midfielder Receives Between the Lines Exploiting Space Created when the Opposing Centre Back Pushes Out to Press the Ball Attacking Through the Centre with the Forward Dropping Back to Receive Switching Play to the Weak Side when the Overload is Blocked Against the 4-3-3 Attacking Against a Back 5 Each Tactical Situation has analysis of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City attacking tactics and is followed by a full training session to help you adapt the tactics into your training sessions. Tactical Analysis and Session Topic Examples: Positioning and Rotations with Inverted Full Backs Creating and Exploiting Overloads in Wide Areas Moving the Ball Wide and Receiving in Behind the Full Back Stretching the Opposition’s Defence and Switching Play Attacking Through the Centre with a Third Man Run Practice Examples: Rotating Movements with Inverted Full Backs in a Passing Rotation Practice Reading the Opponent’s Reactions to Best Exploit Overloads in Wide Areas Moving the Ball Wide and Receiving in Behind the Full Back in a Dynamic Game Attacking Through the Centre with a Third Man Run in a Functional Practice Stretching the Opposition’s Defence and Switching Play in a Conditioned Game

Author: Timo Jankowski Pages: 250 Graphics: 150 Photos: 100   Coaching Soccer Like Guardiola and Mourinho The Concept of Tactical Periodization A soccer player is more than the sum of his parts: endurance, speed, shooting technique, passing technique, and many more. All of these factors need to be turned into one system to create good players. Traditional training theory doesn’t achieve that because each skill is trained individually. This is why the concept of Tactical Periodization has become the preferred training theory for many of the current most successful soccer coaches: Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Diego Simeone, André Villas-Boas, and many others train according to these principles. By creating match-like situations in practice, players learn to link their technical, tactical, and athletic abilities to match intelligence. They will learn to transfer their skills to soccer matches and they can improve endurance, technique, and tactics all at the same time while enjoying the practice sessions more. For this book, the author has evaluated and analyzed hundreds of training sessions and has tailored exercises to specific demands. All exercises are performed with a ball so that players learn to apply each skill to the game. Every coach will find numerous exercises in this book to help them create better and more efficient practice sessions so they can improve their players’ and the team’s performance. With Tactical Periodization, your team will become better and be successful on the next match day!

PDF Preview of "SCANNING - How to Train it and Develop Game Awareness" Author: Kevin McGreskinPages: 216Tactical Examples: 16Practices: 53 SCANNING - How to Train it and Develop Game Awareness See More, Think Quicker, Play better The Soccer eyeQ methodology is a proven and successful coaching method to increase scanning, improve game awareness, train your players to think quicker and make better decisions. This groundbreaking book is written by Kevin McGreskin (UEFA A Licence and UEFA Coaching Instructor), who noticed the problem that too many players focus intently on the ball, control it, and only then look up to see the options. The Average Player's Limited Decision Making Process: These players fail to be consistently effective for a number of reasons, including: Failure to see opportunities Tempo of their play is too slow Allow the opposition to react and defend effectively Poor support in both attack and defence The Proven Soccer eyeQ Training Methodology Process: The Soccer eyeQ practices force players to scan more frequently and read the game situation by adding visual cues, which the players must spot and call out before receiving. With the "picture" created, your players will: Be quicker and sharper Improve game awareness Make quicker and better decisions in all situations In this book you will learn how to: Train scanning and game awareness through innovative training practices Train your players (and team) to take in information quicker Train your players to create a picture of what's around them Create an essential habit Greatly enhance your players' decision making skills The Soccer eyeQ methods can: Easily be added into your training sessions to increase scanning Make your players faster and more effective in training and matches See More - Think Quicker - Play Better! The book includes these sections: The Soccer eyeQ Methodology Level 1 - Scanning of the Playing Area (Observation) Level 2 - Reading the Game Situation (Realization) Level 3 - Predicting How Play Will Develop (Anticipation) Soccer eyeQ Training Practices Adding the Soccer eyeQ Method to Existing Practices 16 Tactical Examples including: Incorrect and Correct Reading the Game Situation (Attack) Incorrect and Correct Reading the Game Situation (Defence) Incorrect and Correct Predicting How Play will Develop Xavi's "off the Scale" Scanning Match Example Scanning to Defend Effectively: Man City's Laporte Example 53 Practices and Progressions including: Passing Drill Example 2: Short and Long Passing Circuit Passing Drill Example 2: Adding the Soccer eyeQ Method - Progression Possession Game Example 2: End to End 3 Zone Possession Game Possession Game Example 2: Adding the Soccer eyeQ Method - Progression 1 & 2 Small Sided Game Example 1: Scan to Play Forward Bounce Game Small Sided Game Example 1: Adding the Soccer eyeQ Method - Progression 1 About the Author Kevin McGreskin Coaching Qualifications: UEFA 'A' Licence FA Youth Award Modules FA Psychology for Soccer Life Kinetik Team Coach Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Instructor Coaching Roles: Club América Femenil (Mexico) First Team Coach (2021 - Present) Forfar Farmington Women Head Coach (2020 - 2021) Soccer eyeQ Founder (2008 - Present) Cook Islands FA National Technical Director (2019 - 2020) Burlington SC Technical Director (2016 - 2019) Bahamas FA National Director (2015 - 2016) Dundee United First Team Coach (2013 - 2014) Partick Thistle First Team Coach (2011 - 2013) Consultant Performance Coach Roles: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) FK Molde (Norway) SC Heerenveen (Netherlands) Wigan Athletic (2019 - 2020) San Jose Earthquakes (USA)

Pages: 132 Practices & Variations: 85 Level: U14-Pro Learn, and apply Pep Guardiola’s practices direct from his training sessions, to reproduce his magnificent style of play. After the hugely popular Volume 1, Volume 2 gives you rare insight into Pep Guardiola's Training Sessions with another chance to learn from one of the best coaches in the history of football. Pep Guardiola 85 Practices Include: Warm-ups (training and match day) Speed & Agility (without/with ball) Technical Circuits Passing Rondos Juego de Posición (Positional Games) Possession Games Attacking Positional Patterns of Play Small to Large Sided Games Taken directly from Pep's training sessions at Manchester City, Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona. This is your chance to practice and apply Pep Guardiola’s training sessions to develop your players' speed, agility, technique and positional play – a unique opportunity to improve your team's performance using practices from the highest level. Pep Guardiola Practice Topics Include: Training Session Warm-up Exercises (3 Man City) Manchester City Pre-Match Warm-up Speed and Agility Exercises Without a Ball (2 Man City, 1 Bayern) Speed and Agility Exercises With a Ball (7 Barcelona) Technical Circuits (8 Man City, 10 Bayern) Manchester City Passing Practices (6 Man City) Bayern Munich Passing Practices (7 Bayern) FC Barcelona Passing Practices (12 Barcelona) Rondos (5 Man City, 1 Barcelona) "Juego de Posición" (Positional Games) and Possession Games (5 Man City, 4 Bayern, 4 Barcelona) Attacking Positional Patterns of Play (4 Man City) Small to Large Sided Games (2 Man City, 1 Bayern, 2 Barcelona) Pep Guardiola Practice Examples: Combined Actions, Switch of Play, Cross + Finish in a Speed Practice High Intensity Speed, Power and Agility Training Circuit with 3 v 2 Duel 3 v 1 + Quick Passing Combination with Aerial Pass in Behind and Finish 3 v 1 Ground and Aerial Triangle Rondos "Juego de Posición" 8 v 8 (+3) Possession and Transition Game

eBook Series: German Top Level Tactics - Part 3 Tactical Principles Analysis of Situations in the Game A Variety of Practices and How to Coach Them Author: Steven Turek Edited by: Peter Schreiner Translated by: Tjorben Becker Editor: Institute of Youth soccer, Essen - Germany (www.soccer-coaches.com) Pages: 56 - Graphics: 42 Content: The third part of the series “German Top Level Tactics” thematizes attacking with the long ball. In the known pattern “Fundamental Principles - Match-Situation - Exercises”, Steven Turek answers among many others topics, the following questions: What technical and tactical skills requires a team willing to attack with long balls? How can I effectively use the shifting movement of the opposing team for my purposes? Which solutions can precisely be implemented during the match? Which mechanisms are necessary in case of losing the ball? Which coherence exists between attacking with long balls and counterpressing? After these basics, concrete match-situations will be described. The situations will be illustrated with detailed explanations, possible error sources and “what-if-situations”. The book is rounded off by a well balanced practical part in which different exercises for all ages are explicitly described.    

PDF Preview of "René Meulensteen & Man Utd Methods of Success" Author: René MeulensteenPages: 260Graphics: 234Practices: 94 This book written by René Meulensteen gives you the chance to practice and apply René’s exact Manchester United training sessions, enabling your team to reproduce Sir Alex Ferguson’s team’s fantastic attacking style. This fantastic book written by René Meulensteen (UEFA Pro Licence) who spent 12 years at Manchester United and was Sir Alex Ferguson's First Team Coach during the most successful years in the club's history (2007- 2013). René’s expertise provides coaches of all levels a great insight into the key aspects and methods behind Manchester United’s success when they won 1 x UEFA Champions League (+2 Runner-up), 4 x Premier Leagues and 1 x League Cup all within 6 seasons. During this period, René was responsible for creating and coaching all the first team training sessions. He kept a record of every single training session in organised folders, and these Technical and Tactical Practices and Sessions form the basis of this book (94 Practices included). This book Written by René provides you with: A detailed blueprint of the successful structure and organisation of Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson's Management, Leadership, Principles, Tactics and Philosophy of Play How Man Utd produced such a High Speed of Play and created Waves of Attacks How Man Utd scored so many late goals using Scenario Training (“Fergie Time”) René's Exact First Team Training Sessions (94 Practices) used during Man Utd's most successful period René’s Development Model, Coaching Philosophy, and the importance of Specific Technical Training All of this content will provide you with a great understanding of the methods behind Manchester United’s success, from the training pitch to match days. Sir Alex Ferguson's Management, Leadership and Tactics: Sir Alex Ferguson's Management: Expectation, Discipline and Motivation Sir Alex Ferguson: Leadership Sir Alex Ferguson: Video Analysis and Game Plans Against Different Opponents Manchester United's Training Principles and Philosophy of Play: Sir Alex Ferguson: Philosophy of Play Sir Alex Ferguson: Attacking Principles Manchester United Training: The Secrets Behind Creating Winners René Meulensteen: Key Points for Every Training Session Manchester United's Attacking Tactics Examples: Attacking Against a High and Narrow Defensive Line - Pattern of Play Attacking Against a Deep and Narrow Defensive Line - Pattern of Play Attacking Against a Middle and Wide Defensive Line - Pattern of Play Manchester United's High Speed Of Play Training - Waves Of Attacks Examples: 2-Ball Routine (Variation 3): One-Two, Pass in Behind + Cut Back After Overlap Run 3 or 4-Ball Routine (2 Defenders): Combination Through Middle, Cross + 5v4 Attack Attacking Wave Game: 3-Ball Attacking Waves Overload Game "Fergie Time" - How Manchester United Trained To Score Late Goals Phase 1: Wingers are Positioned Inside and the Full Backs Push Up High Phase 2: Extra Forward, Full Back Supports Winger + Opposite Winger Attacks Back Post Phase 3: Flooding the Final Third and Box with Many Bodies to try and Force a Goal René Meulensteen's Development Model And Training Philosophy Analysis of Tactics, Style of Play, and Player Development Applying Analysis and Development Model into Training The 4 Key Qualities Needed to Produce World Class Players René Meulensteen's Specific Technical Training (1v1s And Finishing) Aims and Objectives for Specific Technical Training Sessions with First Team Players Skill Development: Dominating 1v1s in Different Positions on the Pitch Technical Finishing Training with Manchester United First Team Players René Meulensteen's Man Utd Training Session & Practice Examples: BUILD-UP PLAY: Build-up Play Against 3 Forwards with the Central Midfielder "Rotating Out" (9v7) POSSESSION: Possession Specific Conditioned Game (7v7, 8v8, 9v9 or 10v10 + GKs) SWITCHING PLAY: 8v8 (+4) Conditioned Switching Play Game with Limited Touches PLAYING THROUGH THE LINES: Playing Through the Midfield Line in a 3-Zone 8v4 Possession Game ATTACKING OVERLOADS: End to End 4v4 (+3) Three-Zone Possession Game (Warm-up) CROSSES AND BOX RUNS: Crosses and Box Runs in a Dynamic Zonal Game ATTACKING COMBINATION PLAY: Functional Attacking Combination 3-Ball Routine (Pass, Move, Cross and Finish) FINISHING: 8v8 (+2) Speed Finishing and Blocking Game + GKs DEFENSIVE SHAPE, PRESSING AND RECOVERY: Defensive Shape and Recovery in a Dynamic 10v10 Transition Game TRANSITION FROM DEFENCE TO ATTACK: 7v7 (+1) in a Conditioned Wave Transition Game with GKs About the Author René Meulensteen René Meulensteen is a UEFA Pro Licence holder with extensive experience of working with some of the world's best players at the highest level. René spent 12 years at Manchester United and was Sir Alex Ferguson's First Team Coach during the most successful years in the club's history (2007-2013). During this period, he was responsible for all of the first team training sessions. CAREER HONOURS: UEFA Champions League Winner (2008) English Premier League Winner (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013) UEFA Champions League Runner-up (2009, 2011) UEFA World Club Cup Winner (2008) English League Cup Winner (2009, 2010) Arab Cup (now Arab Club Championship) Winner (1999) H.H. Apparent Cup (Qatar) Winner (2000) Emir Cup (Qatar) Winner (2001) PREVIOUS & CURRENT COACHING ROLES: Australia National Team Assistant Manager (2018 - Present) Australia Olympic Team Assistant Manager (2018 - Present) Kerala Blasters (India) Manager (2017 - 2018) Maccabi Haifa (Israel) Manager (2016 - 2017) Philadelphia Union (USA) Technical Consultant (2014 - 2015) Fulham FC (England) Manager (2013 - 2014) Manchester United First Team Coach (2007 - 2013) Manchester United First Team Technical Coach (2007 - 2008) Manchester United Reserve Team Coach (2005 - 2006) Manchester United Skills Development Coach (2001-2006) Al Sadd (Qatar) Manager (2000-2001) Al Etehad (Qatar) Manager (1999 - 2000) Qatar Assistant National Team Coach, Qatar FA Development Coach, and Qatar U-17 Coach (1993-2001)

Take a look inside with our free preview PDF! 124 Pages FULL COLOUR eBook 9 Game Situations 9 Sessions 35 Practices U14-Pro Level MARCELO BIELSA Coaching Build Up Play Against High Pressing Teams Learn to Coach "The Bielsa Way" - Building Up Play Against High Pressing Teams with 9 Full Sessions (35 Practices) based on 9 Game Situations from the Tactics of Marcelo Bielsa. This incredible FULLCOLOUR ebook helps coaches improve improve their training sessions to build up play against high pressing teams, using the tactics of Marcelo Bielsa. . Athanasios Terzis is a UEFA 'A' Licence Coach and has produced extensive analysis of Marcelo Bielsa in 9 different tactical situations, supported with 9 full training sessions (35 practices). Athanasios is the author of some of the best-selling Football Coaching books, most notably 'Jurgen Klopp's Attacking and Defending Tactics', 'Coaching the Juventus 3-5-2' and 'FC Barcelona Training Sessions', which won the Italian FA Award for “Best Coaching Book” in 2014.   The book includes Marcelo Bielsa's tactics (and playing philosophy) for: Building up play from the back against high pressing teams Full analysis of his 4-2-3-1, 3-3-3-1 and 3-4-3 formations Marcelo Bielsa's attacking philosophy includes a mix of: Short and long passing Moving the ball to the free player through 'link players' Creating numerical advantages Dragging opposition players out of position and exploiting the gaps created Marcelo Bielsa is a highly respected coach and is famous for his innovative playing style, tactics and formations. He has had a massive influence on football across the world and on other top coaches, such as Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino, Jorge Sampaoli and Gerardo Martino. The aim of the book is to use the innovative tactics of Marcelo Bielsa to provide a complete guide of how to build up play effectively against high pressing teams. To successfully build up from the back, the team in possession has to follow four steps: Step 1: Provide a free passing option for the goalkeeper Step 2: Move the ball to the target or free player Step 3: Create a numerical advantage in specific areas of the pitch Step 4: Take advantage (exploit) the numerical advantage Each chapter has extensive analysis for a tactical situation based on Marcelo Bielsa's tactics and is then followed by a full session to help all coaches adapt the tactics into training sessions for their team. Chapter 1: Building Up Play from the Back Against 2 Forwards Chapter 2: Moving the Ball to the Target Player on the Weak Side Chapter 3: Building Up Play from the Back Against 1 Forward Chapter 4: Creating and Exploiting 3 v 2 Situations Near the Sideline Chapter 5: Attacking Solutions with a 3 v 3 Situation Near the Sideline Chapter 6: Creating and Exploiting Space in a 4 v 3 (or 4 v 4) Situation Around the Ball Area Chapter 7: Building Up Play Against Ultra-Offensive Pressing

Learn how to coach your team to play like the best counter attacking team in the world with 114 practices organised into 30 ready-made sessions. This book includes: Pages: 210 Practices: 114 Sessions : 30 Print: FULL COLOUR   A large section of this book is based on the transition phase. You can learn how to coach your team to play like the best counter attacking team in the world. There are sessions on the transition from defence to attack in the low, middle and high zones.   Practices included: Functional Technical Practices Phases of Plays Opposed/Unopposed Zone play Counter-Attacking Exercises Transition Games Small Sided Games

PDF Preview of "Individual and Small Group Training for Strikers - 2" Italian Training Concepts - Part 10 Individual and Small Group Training for Strikers - 2 Author: Luca BertoliniPages: 75Graphics: 54Exercises: 34 This book has the goal to coach the strikers from an individual point of view, involving them in 2 v 2, 3 v 2, and 3 v 3 (+ goalkeeper) situations to improve their individual cooperation and technical skills and to let them learn how to play focusing on tactical principles of play: 2 striker v 2 defenders + goalkeeper: striker with the ball at his feet and striker without the ball at the beginning. 3 strikers v 2 defenders + goalkeeper: 1 striker with the ball at his feet and 2 strikers without the ball at the beginning. 3 strikers v 2 defenders + goalkeeper: 3 strikers without the ball at the beginning. 3 strikers v 3 defenders + goalkeeper: 1 striker with the ball at his feet and 2 strikers without the ball at the beginning. 3 strikers v 3 defenders + goalkeeper: 3 strikers without the ball at the beginning. To cooperate and be linked with teammates and to act against more than one defender (numerical advantage or equality situations) are only tools to coach the players as unique actors; there aren't any connections with systems of play but with principles of play. The area of the field where the practices are set up is the final third, considering the division of the field into attacking sub-areas that the positional play philosophy inspires. The final third is divided into three 6 areas (2 along the flanks and 2 in the center). Small-sided games are widely used during soccer practices, and they enable players to experience situations they encounter during matches. On the other hand, small-sided games aren't enough to coach the strikers (and the defenders) despite leading them to develop their technical and tactical skills. Apart from technical skills coaching and individual tactical objectives of the small-sided games, the coach must plan specific tactical exercises to complete the learning and training processes. At this point, we come back to talk about individual training; all the specific tactical skills require individual training first of all. These skills have to be connected to the teammates and related to the opponents to create cooperation (after individual training, both whiles attacking and defending) and connections to beat the opponents. This is what this book aims to coach.

Italian Training Concepts - Part 4 Individual and Small Group Tactics Author: Luca Bertolini Pages: 68 Graphics: 53 Exercises: 44 This first volume is about the basic individual and small groups principles to play in between the lines. Cut a line of two opponents dropping back paying attention to the timing of relation between passer and receiver. Cut a line of two opponents running forward and receiving in behind paying attention to the timing of relation between passer and receiver. Cut two lines of three opponents (defending triangles) dropping back among them and how to manage the possession being outnumbered and under pressure. Cut two lines of three opponents (defending triangles) running forward and receiving in behind and how to manage the possession being outnumbered and under pressure.  The players must be coached on individual tactics when in possession first, before talking about tactical developments from a team or playing situation point of view, which will be the main theme of the second volume.

Author: Luca Bertolini Pages: 72 Illustrations and Figures: 102   If we think about all the systems of play, there are many types of defense tactics; the first big difference can be found among the defense lines with three, four or five players. But these following can be considered deeper differences: How to play during negative transitions How and when to put pressure How and when run back to cover the spaces How and when to try to recover the ball How and when play with counterpressing How and when mark an opponent and when to cover the back spaces to him Who is the first defender among the forwards in the final or in the middle third Who is the defending midfielder or when to follow the opponents or when to try to close him. Or, why not, who is the defender who manage the whole defensive line. But there are common principles of play of defense which every player should know as basic skills. These are the individual tactics principles of defense against one an opponent. These skills should be learned by all players as they are so independent from the systems of play. In this book there is a progression of exercises which starts from some simple sequences, which will lead up to a final exercise where all the principles of play are mixed during its development. All exercises are combined with little goals to save and use as reference point. The final exercises include a regular goal and a goalkeeper who takes active part in it; this is useful to train the players to defend looking always at the opponent, the ball and the goal with his teammate goalkeeper.

PDF Preview of "Diego Simeone Attacking Tactics" Author: Athanasios TerzisPages: 196Graphics: 175Tactical Analysis: 73Practices & Variations: 64 Learn how to Attack and Counter-Attack "from one of the best coaches in the world" with 64 Practices & Variations based on 73 Tactical Situations from Atlético Madrid’s 4-4-2 This FULL COLOUR book provides a full tactical analysis of Diego Simeone's 4-4-2 Attacking Tactics (73 Tactical Sistuation) for you the coach to learn how to attack and counter attack from one of the best coaches in the world. Atlético Madrid’s success during Diego Simeone’s reign has been built with a winning culture of commitment, passion and aggressiveness, and a winning game plan based on excellent tactical organisation. With a fraction of the budget of their rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona, they have consistently been one of the toughest teams to play against in the whole of Europe. Diego Simeone's Atlético Madrid era has produced extremely efficient attacking play and they have had great success in scoring goals with intelligent attacking patterns of play and a counter attacking style. Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid have used these attacking tactics to achieve great success when competing against teams with far greater resources. Examples of their incredible Success Against All Odds La Liga Winners (2014) UEFA Champions League Runners-up (2014 + 2016) UEFA Europa League Winners (2012 + 2018) UEFA Super Cup Winners (2012 + 2018) Copa Del Rey (2013) Athanasios Terzis is a UEFA 'A' Licence Coach and has used the tactical analysis of Diego Simeone's Atlético Madrid to produce 64 Practices and Variations. You can use these ready-made sessions to practice Diego Simeone’s attacking tactics and implement them into your training sessions. Each Tactical Situation has analysis of Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid attacking or counter-attacking tactics and is followed by practices to help you adapt the tactics into your training sessions for your team. Tactical Analysis and Session Topic Examples: Dragging the Centre Back Out of Position to Create and Exploit Space Synchronised Movements of the Full Back and Wide Midfielder Creating an Overload and Attacking Through the Centre Making a Run on Blind Side of Defender to Receive a Long Pass in Behind Counter Attack After Winning the Ball in the Centre (Direct Threat) Practice Examples: Forward Exploits Space Behind Full Back in a Technical Practice with Finish Options for Full Back Receiving High Up the Pitch in a Functional Practice Forward Drops Back to Receive or Create Space in Behind in a Small Sided Game Counter Attack with a Closed Ball Situation in a Dynamic Conditioned Game Exploiting Width During a Counter Attack in a Dynamic Conditioned Game Diego Simeone Achievements Honours Spanish La Liga Primera División (2014) UEFA Champions League Runner-up (2014 & 2016) UEFA Europa League (2012 & 2018) UEFA Super Cup (2012 & 2018) Copa Del Rey (2013) Supercopa de España (2014) Individual Awards European Coach of the Season (2012) La Liga Coach of the Year (2013, 2014 & 2016) IFFHS World's Best Club Coach (2016) Miguel Muñoz Trophy (2014 & 2016) Globe Soccer Master Coach Special Award (2017)

PDF Preview of "Coaching the Inverted Fullbacks" Italian Training Concepts - Part 8 Coaching the Inverted Fullbacks Author: Luca BertoliniPages: 81Graphics: 51Exercises: 38 The definition of the "Inverted Fullbacks" may create a misunderstanding: they are not a right-footed player on the left or left-footed players on the right as for the wingers, but they are fullbacks who join the center space of the midfield, running or carrying the ball in front of the center backs, creating more passing options in the center areas of the field, replacing the right and center midfielders, which can become offensive players close to the center forward and play in between the opposition defense lines. From a defensive point of view, inverted fullbacks ensure balance at the back, in case of loss of possession and allowed the now advanced midfielders to counter-press the opposition through numerical advantages around the ball, together with midfield wingers. The inverted fullbacks' significant and weak points are the low options for overlapping runs to support the finishing stage of the moves, the risk of leaving the wingers along, and overloading the center spaces too much, with no chance to stretch the opposition midfield line. These issues can be fixed anyway by high-speed skilled wingers who can run up and down the flanks, from the middle line to the end line, and by high rhythm possession in the middle to travel the ball to the center final third or out wide. Pep Guardiola is the inventor of this team tactical shape; as already stated, the positional play idea of Guardiola probably took him to use these tactics at Bayern Munich, looking for numerical advantage around the ball all over the attacking half of the field, the chance to exploit the skills of his wingers and for the immediate recovery of the ball after its loss. Inverted fullbacks are linked to Pep's creative invention, the "Half Spaces." As these kinds of fullbacks overload the center and the wingers are asked to be placed as wide and possible, Guardiola has been able to open two channels between the flanks and the center, where the center backs, while building up, and the offensive midfielders, when the team is finishing, often act. Obviously, the "Half Spaces" are the territory of exchanges of positions, many kinds of possible patterns of play between the attacking players; mobility is essential inside these spaces. Inverted fullbacks inside the half-spaces and wingers along the flanks, never placed on the same vertical line, where defenders can easily cover passes, if not time, made this field possible; these spaces call us to mind the positional play. This is the reason for this book; try to coach the inverted fullbacks through the positional game to understand the patterns of play and then with small-sided games to take them into the situations with attacking and defending transitions.

eBook Series: German Top Level Tactics - Part 2 Tactical Principles Analysis of Situations in the Game A Variety of Practices and How to Coach Them Author: Steven Turek Edited by: Peter Schreiner Translated by: Tjorben Becker Editor: Institute of Youth soccer, Essen - Germany (www.soccer-coaches.com) Pages: 52 - Graphics: 41 Content: The second part of the series “German Top Level Tactics” is all about the Back Three. The coach and expert on tactics Steven Turek presents at the beginning theoretical principles and deals especially with the following questions: Which impact has the build up of a back three on the rest of the formation? What is the correct build up of a back three? What advantages and disadvantages come along with a back three? In the second chapter, Steven Turek focuses on concrete situations in competition and describes detailed solutions of the back three. All solutions are described with the definite timing of paths as well as exceptions and specialties. The last part of the book presents practical exercises. The spectrum reaches over practical drills up to complex team-tactical exercises.    

PDF Preview of "Playing Between the Line - Part 2" Italian Training Concepts - Part 5Small groups and team tactics Author: Luca BertoliniPages: 80Graphics: 48Exercises: 44 In the first volume that is made of the first four main points of this book set (1-4), two lines has been shaped by pressing defenders and covering defenders of a same line. These are the main objectives of exercises’ sections that are included in this second volume: Cut a defending line of 4 opponents by dropping back among them and receiving a pass behind them after a triangle combination. Cut two defending lines of 4 + 3 opponents by running between them and receiving a pass behind the last defense line after a triangle combination. Cut two defending lines of 4 + 3 opponents by dropping back, running between them and receiving a pass behind the last defense line after a triangle combination. Cut two defending lines of 4 + 3 opponents by dropping back, running between them and receiving a pass behind the last defense line (4) after a triangle combination. Table of Contents Cycle passing pattern (1) Cycle passing pattern (2) Cycle passing pattern under pressure (1) Cycle passing pattern under pressure (2) Alternate cycle passing patterns under pressure 2 + 2 v 4 with goalkeeper Alternate 2 + 2 v 4 with goalkeepers Cycle passing patterns under pressure (3) Cycle passing patterns under pressure to finish Passing and movements pattern of play to finish (1) 2 + 2 v 4 with goalkeeper (2) Alternate 2 + 2 v 4 with goalkeepers (2) Cycle passing pattern (3) Cycle passing pattern under pressure (3) Passing and movements pattern of play to finish (2) 4 v 3 and 2 v 4 with goalkeeper (1) 4 v 3 and 2 v 4 with goalkeeper (2) 4 v 3 and 2 v 4 with goalkeeper and counter-attacks Alternate 4+3 v 1 Alternate 4+3 v 1 with goalkeepers Alternate 4 v 3 with goalkeepers (1) Alternate 4 v 3 with goalkeepers (2) Cycle passing pattern (4) Cycle passing pattern battle (1) Cycle passing pattern under pressure (4) Cycle passing pattern under pressure and counter-attacks Cycle passing pattern under pressure with goalkeeper and counter-attacks 3 v 3 + 4 v 1 (1 v 2) 4 v 1 and 1 v 4 (+3) with goalkeepers 4 v 1 and 1 v 4 + 3 v 3 with goalkeepers (1) 4 v 1 and 1 v 4 + 3 v 3 with goalkeepers (2) Double 4 v 4 and goalkeepers (1) Double 4 v 4 and goalkeepers (2) Cycle passing pattern (5) Cycle passing pattern battle (2) Alternate cycle passing pattern battle to finish with goalkeeper Cycle passing pattern (6) Alternate cycle passing pattern battle to finish with goalkeepers Passing and movements pattern of play to finish (3) 3 v 3 and 3 v 4 with goalkeeper Alternate 3 v 0 and 3 v 4 with goalkeepers Alternate 3 v 0 and 3 v 4 with goalkeepers and counter attacks 3 v 3 and double 3 v 4 with goalkeepers (1) 3 v 3 and double 3 v 4 with goalkeepers (2)

Author: Steven Turek Pages: 96 Graphics: 87   Attacking Against Low Block Teams Basic Tactical Principles – Match Solutions - Training Exercises​ The fifth part of the series “German Top Level Tactics” discusses how to attack against low block teams. Many teams resort to this tactical element for the purpose of exasperating strong offensive teams. To have apposite answers to that defensive construct, you will find on more than 90 pages’ numerous basic principles, which confer the attacking play an optimal structure. Thereby, the following principles are made us of: The principle of short pass distances Effectively outplay entire lines The manning of strategically important spaces The behavior in and around the penalty box And many more! Farther, numerous changes in perspective, remarks und quotes take care of an easy and simultaneously detailed understanding. Concrete match-solutions and strategies provide amongst others answers to the following questions: Where are the crucial differences in the play against a back four respectively back five? What determines the position of the wing backs and the wing players? In which way contributes counterpressing to a successful finish? The last part provides several competition-like exercises and games - adjusted to the play against a back four or a back five and strategies to improve counterpressing.

136 Pages FULL COLOUR Print 96 Practices U9-12 Level   Spanish Football Federation Coaching Program U9-12 Learn to develop your players the "Spanish way" with 96 Practices from the official coaching program of the Spanish Football Federation This is a rare opportunity to learn how one of the most respected and successful Football federations develop their players. The Spanish Football Federation Coaching Program U9-12 book in FULLCOLOUR provides a program of 96 practices from top coaches at the Spanish FA (RFEF) which outline the Spanish football model. The focus is on developing young players to a high technical level using a ball in all the sessions, from beginning to end. This official RFEF book is written by Eduardo Valcárcel, the Director of the Spanish Football Federation Coaching School. He has used his experience to provide a full program of technical and tactical practices which are ideal for coaches at youth level, who want to develop their players and teams to world leading Spanish standards. There are 11 essential topics included: Running with the Ball at Speed Dribbling Past Opponents and 1 v 1 Duels Duels (2v1, 2v2, 3v1, 3v2, 3v3) Passing Rondos Possession Games Heading Finishing Attacking Combination Play Tactical Development Circuits You can use the official RFEF 96 practices to help develop your players. There are 96 practices including: Quick Decision Making & Dribbling in Different Situations 3 Team Possession Game with 4 Receiving Corners Drop, Turn, Receive & Finish Flank Play, Supporting Runs & Finishing Build Up to Finish in an 8 v 8 Small Sided Game

PDF Preview of "Marcelo Bielsa - Attacking Tactics and Sessions: 4-1-4-1" Author: Athanasios Terzis Pages: 304 Graphics: 273 Tactical Examples: 148 Practices: 93 Learn from one of the most respected and admired coaches in modern football: How to attack and create chances in the final third with Marcelo Bielsa’s 4-1-4-1 formation 93 Practices & Variations based on 148 Tactical Situations This FULL COLOUR book provides a full tactical analysis of Marcelo Bielsa’s 4-1-4-1 attacking tactics (148 Tactical Situations) to provide a complete blueprint for how to attack and create chances in the final third. Marcelo Bielsa is a highly respected coach revered for his innovative playing style, tactics and formations. His influence on football and elite coaches across the world has had a huge impact Marcelo Bielsa’s Attacking Style of Play Exciting and Expansive Attacking Tactics High Tempo Football Constant Off the Ball Movements Moving the Ball to the Free Player via Link Players Creating Numerical Advantages in Key Areas of the Pitch Quick Combination Play Constant Pursuit to Exploit Potential Gaps and Spaces Athanasios Terzis is a UEFA 'A' Licence Coach and Football Tactics Expert. He has used this analysis of Marcelo Bielsa’s tactics at Leeds United (2019-2021) to produce 93 Practices and Variations. You can use these ready-made sessions to practice Marcelo Bielsa’s attacking tactics and implement them into your training sessions. Each Tactical Situation has analysis of Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United team’s attacking tactics and is followed by practices (progressive sessions) to help you adapt the tactics into your training sessions for your team. Tactical Analysis and Training Session Topics: Effective Positioning Between the Lines to Move the Ball to a Free Player Receiving Between the Lines After Switching Positions Forward Drops Back to Get Free of Marking or Create Space for Teammates Positioning of the Wingers to Receive in Behind the Defensive Line Positioning and Runs to Score from Crosses

Tactical Analysis and Sessions: Attacking This ebook includes: 232 Pages FULLCOLOUR Print 51 Tactical Analysis Topics 21 Sessions 64 Practices U14-Pro Level This long awaited book in FULL COLOUR contains a full and extensive analysis of the most successful team using the 3-5-2 formation in modern football. This tactical blueprint is explained clearly with supporting diagrams, notes and detailed descriptions. Juventus have won 4 consecutive Serie A league titles (2012-2015) which included an incredible 49 game unbeaten run. They scored 291 goals (1.91 per match) with a total win percentage of 72%. During this time they also won the Coppa Italia and reached the Champions League final in 2014. THE SUCCESS OF JUVENTUS USING THE 3-5-2   Juventus are a very successful attacking team that focus on exploiting their numerical advantage at the back, patient build up play, pushing many players into advanced positions and finally creating and exploiting space in behind the defensive line. There are 51 tactical analysis topics which have been used to produce 21 sessions (64 practices) including functional practices, opposed/unopposed zone play, game situations, transition games and small sided games. This will enable you to coach your team to attack like one of the most successful teams in Europe. Tactical Analysis Coaching Topic SAMPLES: Finding The Free Player When Building Up Play Creating and Exploiting Space On the Strong Side Making a Run On the Blind Side of the Defender. Receiving Between the Lines and Playing the Final Pass Exploiting Space Between the Centre Back and Wing Back On the Weak Side The 2 Forwards Combining In The Centre Creating and Exploiting Space in Behind the Defence Synchronised Movements To Create Space For The Attacking Midfielder Switching Play Into The Available Space Advantages of the 3-5-2 Against the 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3 Formation Exploiting Space Behind The Full Bac A Chance for You to Learn the Juventus 3-5-2 System of Play, Tactics, Each Player’s Responsibilities, Positioning & Movement With Every Possible Phase of Play     This Juventus 3-5-2 book provides a complete blueprint of the Attacking Phase, the Transition from Attack to Defence and the Transition from Defence to Attack. Discover exactly how Juventus played in these phases of the game, with the positioning and movement of the players in all possible game situations provided. Session and Practice Topic SAMPLES: Dropping Back to Create Space, Quick Change of Direction, Receive and Finish Individual Actions of the Forwards to Create Space in a Dynamic Small Sided Game Making a Run On the Blind Side and Finishing in a Functional Practice Creating a Numerical Advantage Near the Sideline in a Zonal Game Receiving Between the Lines and Playing the Final Pass (Unopposed) Exploiting Space Between the Centre Back and Wing Back On the Strong Side (Opposed) Receiving Between the Lines and Quick One-Two Combination in a Dynamic Small Sided Game Creating an Overload to Receive Unmarked in Between the Lines (Unopposed) Quick Combination With a Lay Off Pass, Final Pass in Behind and Finishing (Opposed) Creating and Exploiting Space With Synchronised Movements and 3rd Man Run in a SSG Creating and Exploiting a Numerical Advantage Near the Sideline in a Functional Practice Balanced Positioning of the Attacking Midfielders and Defensive Reactions in a Transition Game

PDF Preview of "Individual and small Group Training for Strikers" Italian Training Concepts - Part 7 Individual and Small Group Training for Strikers Author: Luca BertoliniPages: 74Graphics: 36Exercises: 33 This book has the goal to coach the strikers from an individual point of view, involving him in 1 v 1 + goalkeeper situations to improve their skills and to let them learn the basic tactical principles of play and to coach them in cooperating with teammates and against more than one defender (numerical advantage and disadvantage situations). This is the summary of the situations of play that the practices aim to coach: 1 striker v 1 defender + goalkeeper: striker with the ball at his feet and striker without the ball at the beginning. 2 strikers v 1 defender + goalkeeper: 1 striker with the ball at his feet and both strikers without the ball at the beginning. The area of the field where the practices are set-up is the final third, taking into consideration the division of the field into attacking sub-areas that it is inspired by the positional play philosophy. The final third is divided into three 6 areas (2 along the flanks and 2 in the center); a team is four times more likely to score a goal playing the ball from zone 14 towards the penalty area than the wings. The recovery of the ball in zone 14 leads to a goal almost 80% of the time. The exercises of the books are set–up and organized as follow: The spaces are set-up with grids that correspond to the attacking areas throughout the field’s final third (18 x 25 metres) each. There is always a regular goal with the goalkeeper to finish, wherever the practice starts. The striker must always beat an opponent (passive at the beginning and then fully active) before shooting. When the defender wins the possession dribbles the ball toward the zone 14 and the striker has 6” to recover the possession and then he can try to score again (to coach the principles of play of recovering the ball in that field’s area). The striker may face also a time pressure, when he must score within a fix limit of time. The strikers (from 2 v 1 to 3 v 3 practices) may start the sequence inside the same grid or inside different grids or they could be required to overload a specific area to create numerical advantage before shooting on goal. When defenders are more than one and they can win the ball, they always have to pass it inside zone 14, as in the 1 v 1 practices, and the strikers have 6” to recover the possession to try to shoot on goal again. Even in the small group practices, the strikers may face also a time pressure, when they must score within a fix limit of time. All the small group practices include the developments of the team’s possession principles of play while attacking (overlaps, underlaps, blind side run, direct and indirect attacks, cut, triangle passing combinations and 1 v 1 duels before passing).

PDF Preview of "The Ultimate Book of Soccer Set-Pieces" The Ultimate Book of Soccer Set-PiecesStrategies for Attack and Defense Restarts Author: Tony EnglundPages: 195Graphics: 128 World Cup 2018 saw a record 66 goals scored from set-piece situations (42% of the 155 total goals scored), a remarkable and emphatic statement regarding the influence of set-pieces on the modern game. In the English Premier League, the number of set-piece goals reached 246 in the 2018-2019 campaign, up 10% over the previous campaign, and part of an evident trend over the past decade. A fascinating, recent study of three seasons in the English Premier League determined that teams were more likely to score from set-pieces (1.8%) as compared with normal possessions (1.1%).ii That same study pointed out that teams significantly improved their overall goals for/goals against ratio by excelling at defending set-pieces, and those same teams often found survival in the Premier League, or demotion, was related to their success at set-pieces. Still, the following two statements apply to many coaches and teams at all levels of the game. Resources for coaches to learn about and refine set-piece training are scant and dated. Coaches tend not to devote a lot of training time to set-piece preparation. Why?Let’s quickly examine the nature and challenges of the dearth of preparation for set-piece success. Very little in the way of guidance for coaches exists to help them prepare their teams to win the set-piece battle. The written literature on the subject is largely dated and thin, and coaching schools generally eschew any in-depth exploration of set-pieces. Indeed, I was told by an instructor that “the selection of set-piece plays and defending thereof are dependent upon level, personnel, and the coaches’ preferences.” True enough. However, the same is often said of systems of play, which most of us debate in detail in coaching courses. Setpieces arguably influence the outcome of matches at a level commensurate with systems of play. Coaches tend to follow one or both of these two patterns in set-piece preparation: Complex plays they witnessed in watching high-level matches, or Coaches like to just give general themes for set-pieces (e.g., serve the ball to the penalty spot on corner kicks and have some runners converge there). The result is that players and coaches often devote very little time to set-piece rehearsal, as this becomes a fairly dry and sometimes frustrating component of practice. Indeed, set-pieces are often one of the last topics added to the training docket, fit in as a necessity shortly before matches begin. Consider, then, that teams average roughly 20 attacking set-pieces (free and penalty kicks, corner kicks and throws in the front third).iv Add on to this the potential damage of defending an average of twenty more set-pieces. If the team could win the set-piece battle, scoring more goals from set-pieces than are allowed, and if the team could achieve an increased proficiency by finishing, for example, two set-pieces per match, what kind of dramatic impact would this have on results? One has to think that if coaches at every level consider the trends and potential impact, there will be much more set-piece preparation going forward. This volume is intended to be a complete exploration of the potential of set-piece situations in modern soccer. The body of the work will be a detailed examination of set-piece considerations on both sides of the ball and hundreds of examples of the most effective plays, as well as how to defend those situations. This book will be the most expansive, thoughtful study ever completed on the subject. It is hoped that coaches of every level will want to have this resource available to help prepare their teams. Contents Acknowledgments Impact: The Influence of Set-Pieces on the Modern Game' Process: Set-Piece Selection Set-Pieces Kick-Offs Attacking Considerations Attacking Plays Focus on Technique: Long Passing Throw-Ins Attacking Considerations Attacking Plays Focus on Technique: Defenders Earning Throw-Ins Attacking Throw-Ins to Goal Focus on Technique: Flicking the Ball Defending Considerations Goal Kicks Attacking Considerations Attacking Plays Defending Considerations A Standard Shape for Defending Goal Kicks Punts Attacking Considerations Attacking Plays Defending Considerations Corner Kicks Attacking Considerations Attacking Plays Focus on Technique: Heading Defending Considerations Free Kicks Attacking Considerations Attacking Plays Defending Considerations Penalty Kicks Attacking Considerations Penalty Kick Shootouts Standard Penalty Kick Defending Considerations Penalty Kick Shootouts Putting It All Together: Winning the Set-Piece Battle Scouting Opponents’ Set-Piece Tendencies Scouting Opponent Set-Pieces: A Checklist Training Set-Piece Domination Conclusion Sources and Recommended Reading Also by Tony Englund Endnotes About the author Tony Englund Tony Englund is a United Soccer Coaches Master Coach and the Inaugural Jeff Tipping Award winner. He is the author of 14 coaching books on soccer, including Soccer Transition Training (2019, with John Pascarella) and the best-seller Style and Domination: A Tactical Analysis of FC Barcelona (2012). Tony's teams have earned more than 600 wins and numerous state and regional championships. He is the ECNL Technical Director at St. Croix Soccer Club in Minnesota. He currently lives in Minnesota.

eBook Series: German Top Level Tactics  Part 1: Fundamental Attacking Strategies Tactical Principles Analysis of Situations in the Game A Variety of Practices and How to Coach Them Author: Steven Turek (with help and prologue by Ralf Peter) Edited by: Peter Schreiner Translated by: Tjorben Becker Editor: Institute of Youth soccer, Essen - Germany The first part of the new ebook series “German Top Level Tactics” by Steven Turek and Ralf Peters deals with specific attacking strategies to improve the tactical knowledge of your team. It gives detailed information on how to efficiently open and use space against deeply defending opponents and provides concrete solutions for the build-up. Based on the presented solutions, training exercises from simple to complex will be explained with specific emphasize on the right coaching. This literature is recommended for all coaches who want to develop a deeper understanding on the own attacking philosophy and serves as ideal source to acquire soccer-specific expertise.