Advanced Tactical

I always seek to obtain real life experiences from the world of football to support my continued learning and i also like to share my experiences to hopefully support others within the game....

A Monday Morning Session (Following A Day Off)…. 2 of The Goalkeepers played On The Weekend And Will Just Complete The Technical Aspects. The Remaining 2 Goalkeepers Join In With The OutField Group...

The following post establishes some basic principles to team defending in an area of the pitch sectioned to 6 (six) zones. Area 1. PRESS. High reward if you can win the ball back...

Over the early part of the 2014-15 season myself and young son recorded the areas of the pitch from which goals where scored in the Premier League. We broke it down to first...

Information from premierleague.com 28th March 2015 Who’s Dangerous From Set Plays? According to this season’s statistics there is a 3% chance that your team will score from a corner-kick. In total there have...

The following video is a further progression to the technical content in dealing with balls to the front post area. The idea of the practice is to create a realistic ‘function’ from the...

Sport Session Planner AREA SIZE Minimum width 44 yards (Penalty Area) by minimum length 75 Yards Sectioned Into 3 zones, 2 x 30 yard (end zones) and 1 x 10 yards (central shaded...

The modern goalkeeper is thought in recent times to be one, that is both technically and tactically capable of being able to start an attack and build play from inside their own area....

Simon Smith talks about the goalkeeper development course organised by The FA, as they try to develop young goalkeepers into the ‘11th Man’...

  Tactical – Half Pitch Practice Working With The Goalkeeper, Back Four And Two Defensive Midfield Players. The Opposition (Red) includes two forwards (or one Number 9 & one Number 10), and a...