The 5-Minute Football Coach #122

Protect the ball, Press for success, Better interventions

Hi there,

I hope you’re all well! Here are your latest tips:

⚽️ Warmup of the week

Let’s start with this neat, nicely competitive warmup / practice:

Coach David Baird @CoachDavidBaird

Protect The Ball Throwback to one of the first drills I shared on social media. 5 players, 3 footballs Outside players aim to hit the central ball, success results in being in the middle next. Aim to set the record for times you protect the ball @SundayShare10 - #SundayShare

🥅 Game of the week

Next, courtesy of the English FA, a simple game to work on the high press:

England Football Learning @EnglandLearning

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 ➡️⚽ Help your team to win the ball high up the pitch with this session idea 👇

💡 Idea of the week

Last but not leat, a great thread of 10 tips to improve your observations and coach interventions, during training:

Plan It Coach @PlanItCoach

1. What is the session objective? Plan in detail what you are going to help your primary players learn during this session. Tip: Break down your session title into bite-size chunks for your players to learn (narrow focus).

I hope you enjoyed this. Until next time!

Fabrice

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