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EVERTON
Roberto perfecting technical ability
Martinez Key

Perfecting
Ball
movement
Player

technical
movement
Dribble

ability

1
Overview: 12

12
This session is
designed to improve
the technical ability
and decision-making In Phase One, on the left, four reds
of the team, and is pass the ball around one-touch, trying
tested with every pass 12 to keep it away from the yellow who
12
has come into the area attempting
and physical action of to steal possession. Similarly on the
each player. right, reds are protecting the ball
from blacks.
It’s important to
practise this because,
as a team, the better
we are with our
technical ability the
better control of the
ball we will have in
games.
Thesessionwillallow

2
ustobepreciseand
12
ruthlessinourattacking
12

play,itoffersinsight
intocontrollingthe
tempoofthegame,
andevenassistsin Here, the yellow player has
defensiveprinciples. 12 successfully intercepted. He runs
12

out the top of the area and a new

Italsoenhancesteam player will come in. On the right, reds
understandingand continue to retain possession, as the
decision-makingin 20-second timer ticks down
differentphasesofthe
game,andhasbecome
fundamentaltotheway Phase One mate comes in to blues versus reds (in good appreciation
Evertonplay. attempt the same. possession against of the space. And of
Following a good
After all, if you warm-up, we set If blues and reds each other), set 2 is course, when the
dominate possession up as shown, on a keep possession for yellows versus blacks, player in possession
in a game, then add 12x12-yard area, using 20 seconds, the lone and the final phase is has only one touch,
in your team’s sound four teams of five player looking to steal the winner of each set lines of passing will
technical ability, it players. In separate possession leaves going head-to-head in close very quickly
should lead to your boxes, blues and the box and rejoins a ‘final’. so good movement
side being able to have reds are competing the back of the queue of team mates is
What are the key
a big impact on the to be the team that waiting to come back essential.
things to look out
scoreline. retains possession in. for? To progress, we can
for longest. These The exercise finishes begin to change
There should be a high
teams are one-touch, when either the yellow elements of the
focus on the technical
with a player from or black team has practice – for instance
SET-UP action for each player
the yellow and black run out of players to allowing some players
and every pass that
Area
teams entering their chase the possession, to be two-touch
Up to 40x30 yards they make. Smart
respective box to try so whichever team - instead of one-touch.
body position and good
Equipment to steal the ball. If either blues or reds - is This will create
contact with the ball
Balls, cones, goals successful, they exit still in possession has different scenarios
is essential for such
Number of Players the box on the opposite won the set. within the exercise.
control.
Up to 22 side they came in on, There are three sets
Session time then the next team Tactically speaking the
to this phase - set 1 is players need to have
Up to 60mins
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“If you perfecting technical ability

dominate
possession in Key
Ball
movement

a game, then
Player
movement
Dribble

add in your
team’s sound
technical 1
ability, it
should lead
to your side
being able 40
to have a big
30

In Phase Two, blues use support

impact on the options from one-touch reds to

ensure the ball is kept away from

scoreline.” chasing blacks

And here, yellows are also utilised,

with a pass into the keeper and the
move continuing as he plays it back
into the area one-touch, to a blue

40
30

Phase Two Two keepers are now reds or yellows) they What are the key
In this next phase, all introduced, positioned immediately swap with things to look out for?
teams are working in as shown. These are blacks and become We want players to
the same (larger) area always involved in chasers. If a keeper execute different
and at the same time. possession, are never gives the ball away, the technical skills to
To begin, blues are in closed down, and chasers gain a point but enable possession to
possession of the ball have a maximum of carry on chasing. be kept as a team - for
(multi-touch) with the three touches. When We rotate every five instance, having only
aim of completing 20 they receive the ball minutes so that each one touch of the ball,
passes. Reds offer it must be moved on team starts a set as a or two touches without
support to blues, immediately. team in possession. allowing it to stop.
although they are one- If blues’ objective of That said, the duration Each player must
touch. Yellows offer 20 passes is achieved, of the exercise needn’t be aware of the
support in possession then the chasing be fixed regimentally. role he takes in this
from the outside of the team (blacks, in this It depends on player exercise – what are
box with a maximum scenario) are deducted fitness and the desired his opportunities and
of two touches. Blacks one point and carry on intensity for that limitations? We are
are working to try to with the exercise. particularly part of looking for players to
and get the ball cleared Whichever team in the week, month or understand their roles
from the box. possession loses the season. in the context of those
ball (could be blues, around them.

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perfecting technical ability

Key
Ball
movement
Player
movement
Dribble

Roberto
Martinez
EVERTON
Roberto Martinez
1
enjoyed a memorable
first season in charge
of Barclays Premier
League side Everton,
guiding the Toffees
to fifth-placed finish, 40
and with it a place in
30

In Phase Three, goals have been

this season’s Europa added, with the team in possession –
League. here, it’s still blues – looking to score
past the keeper for a point
The popular Spaniard
laughed away
suggestions of a But on this occasion the keeper saves,
transitional period at and now passes out to blacks, who
Goodison Park, having have taken possession, with blues
now the chasing team
joined the club following
four memorable years
at Wigan Athletic, for
whom he won the FA
Cup in 2013.
Prior to that, Martinez
had begun his
management career at
Swansea City, guiding
2
the south Wales club
into the Championship
– the first time they had
featured in the second
tier of English football 40
for 24 years.
30

After the Swans

finished 8th in the
2008/09 season, Wigan
made their move. And
on one of the division’s
smallest budgets,
Martinez earned the Phase Three The functionality of the What are the key ability across the pitch
club four years in the
Goals are now added exercise is the same as things to look out and, particularly, in
Premier League, and phase 2 - one team is for? front of goal.
himself a shot at a major
to the position where
the keepers had in possession, another Although the exercise The decision-making
management post, a team is supporting
position he is relishing been stationed on has a multi-directional of the team with the
the outside of the the play one-touch approach, having ball is tested in relation
now at Everton.
area. The team in but can’t score, and keepers defending two to their contact with
possession can score another team support goals creates the solid ball. How and when
from anywhere using possession from match-related feel, they execute the pass
a one-touch finish the outside with a offering situations and is tested in different
at any time – there two-touch limit. The opportunities to make situations and
are no offsides. If remaining team tries smart decisions. With scenarios but always
the keeper saves an to win the ball back. that in mind, we’re with a competitive
attempt they serve to This time we rotate looking for players to edge.
the chasing team, with every three minutes. make good executions
the shooting team now in play, showing
becoming chasers. excellent technical

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DONCASTER ROVERS
Paul advanced forward movement
Dickov Key

Advanced
Ball
movement
Player

forward
movement
Dribble

movement

1a
Overview:
Playing through the
thirds is a regular
training practice
that has a really
valuable part in
the modern game, 20
given that this sort of
forward progression
is something that 20
will present itself In Step 1, three passes must be
44

multiple times made in the overloaded defensive

zone before the ball can be passed
over 90 minutes. Of
course, while it isn’t 20 forward

always appropriate to
get the ball down and
play – sometimes
it is better to turn
teams or play into
spaces – the idea of
moving through the
thirds underpins the
playing philosophy
at Doncaster Rovers,
and it’s something we
1b
enjoy doing.
With that in mind,
we’ve taken the basis 20
of the principle and
have attempted to
add to it with smart 20
progressions and Once released into the middle
44

third, the attack is more direct,

an eye on the true and the red in the middle zone
technical demands of
20
works well on the half-turn to
this rehearsal. feed the ball on to a player in the
attacking third, who scores
High tempo passing
and movement are
high on our list of SET-UP What do I get the Step 1 – standard from one third to the
priorities, because Area players to do? set-up next, one player from
securing these can Up to 60x44 yards Throughout the So to begin, we set up the previous third can
be the difference Equipment practice there are as shown in a playing make a forward run
between a successful some general rules area that’s 60x44 yards into the new area,
Balls, cones, goals
and an unsuccessful that apply, namely (1a). It’s 2v2 in each end thus creating a crucial
Number of Players
outcome. that defending players zone and 4v4 in the overload situation and,
9v9 incl. keepers at the end, a shot on
Session time
must remain in their middle, plus keepers.
zones at all times. Once goal (1b).
Each step 10mins Three passes must be
a ball has been played made in the defensive What are the key
forwards, one member zone before play can things to look out
of the attacking team move into the middle for?
can advance into the zone, and into the end Players must always
next zone to create an zone, in that order. make themselves
overload. available to receive
Once the ball is moved

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advanced forward movement

Paul Dickov
DONCASTER ROVERS
Paul Dickov first
stepped into
management with
Oldham Athletic in June
2010. He was already an
2
employee at Boundary
Park as a player – his 20
11th club in a 21-year
playing career that
saw him score over 100
goals for the likes of 20
Arsenal, Manchester In Step 3, playing ‘up, back and
44

through’ means the ball must

City, Leicester City and be returned back to the middle
Blackburn Rovers –
and in 2013 guided the
20 third before a (second) pass into
the final third and a shot on goal
Latics to a memorable
FA Cup success against
Liverpool.
Within a week though
he had resigned,
and by the end of the
campaign joined up
with Doncaster Rovers’
promotion party as the
Yorkshire club clinched

3
the Sky Bet League One
title.
Although the 41-year-
old couldn’t prevent an
immediate return to the
third tier last season,
with the respected Scot
at the helm Rovers are
well tipped to bounce 6In0Step 4, ‘free play’ means we
straight back this term. lift all cones and ask players to
represent playing through the
44

thirds on an unmarked playing

area, offering the ultimate
rehearsal for a match situation
“The idea
a pass. If players in complete, conditions retaining possession Step 4 – free play
of moving the middle third are can be changed. We do whilst ensuring an Finally, we pick up the
through not available when this by using additional attacking mindset. cones and encourage
the thirds defensive players
are on the ball, they
‘steps’: Step 3 – up, back and ‘free play’, identifying
Step 2 – multiple through how well players
underpins must be shown how passes Next, we instruct that maintain team shape
the playing to work space at the
Now, the ball must the passing move must and attacking patterns
correct moments – for
philosophy instance, by taking an
be passed within make its way into the of play (3).
every zone before the final third before the As an additional
at Doncaster opponent ‘away’ to
team scores. We can ball is set back to the progression, the game
Rovers, create options for team
mates.
dictate how many middle third. From can be made two-
and it’s How do I progress
passes this should be,
beginning with three
here, either a shot from
distance can be made,
touch to encourage
quick movement of the
something the session? and increasing to as or another pass fed into ball when passing.
we enjoy Once the first phase many as six in order to the final third for an
challenge players in effort on goal (2).
doing.” of the session is

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Michael receiving skills
Appleton Key

Receiving
Ball
movement
Player

skills
movement
Dribble

1
Overview:
This session is about
putting together a
practice that tests key
technical skills, such
as receiving on the
front foot and back
foot, playing one-, 40
two- or three-touch, In the first game practice, reds use the
30

and working on the 2v1 overload in each area to move the

ball around and evade the attention of
half-turn. blue defenders. In this example, we
This is a vitally also see a diagonal pass following a
straight pass
important part of
our game, and is one
that improves our
awareness and close
control, especially in
the attacking third of
the pitch.
The session takes
the form of a couple

2
of initial practices
that then feed into a
highly competitive
small-sided game,
and is something that
we’ll run most weeks
in order to tighten
technical skills and 40
player awareness. In the first progression, we introduce
30

a second ball in order for players to

have to be aware of potential situations
emerging from any side

SET-UP What do I get the intercept or tackle, aware of opportunities

Area players to do? scoring a point if potentially arriving
Up to 70x40 yards 40x30-yard game successful. We can from all sides.
bring in different 60x30-yard game
Equipment We begin as shown
conditions for players
Balls, bibs, cones (1), with a set-up that We now switch to
in possession – for
Number of Players encourages players to an area using four
instance, if a player
Up to 16 practise long and short 15-yard channels,
receives a square or
Session time passes. It’s 2v1 in each and with three sets of
straight pass, can
“This is a Each game 25mins box, with mannequins
he play the next one
four players – two are
in place also to act as working in possession
session we’ll potential obstacles
diagonally?
(reds and blues), with
run most that players must see How do I progress the other team the
weeksinorder and work around. the game? defenders (yellows)
(3a). One yellow
Players must stay We progress by
to tighten in their allocated moving to two balls at defender can enter
technical boxes, with those in once (2), then three. the end zone to press,
while another will drop
skills and possession making
five consecutive
Increasing difficulty
by adding extra balls in order to defend the
player passes in order to means players must blue box, which the
awareness.” score. Defenders can concentrate and be reds must feed into.

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Any receiving blue

must play on the half-
turn before sending
Michael the ball on to the end
Appleton man. If successful,
OXFORD UNITED blues follow that pass

3a
Michael Appleton so that all four are in
became manager of the furthest end zone.
Oxford United in July Yellows and reds also 15
2014, taking with him move to the right so
to the Kassam Stadium that the sequence can
a vast portfolio of 15
now restart the other
experience.
way (3b).
After his playing career
was cruelly cut short,
We rotate the 15
the former Manchester defending team every 30 In the second game, one yellow
United trainee took 2-4 minutes, and will defender presses working reds, while
on a coaching role at progress by limiting 15 another drops back to challenge
receiving blues… albeit too late, as a
West Bromwich Albion, touches. final pass is threaded through and into
working across a the end zone
Small-sided game
variety of age groups
before rising up to We finish with a game
first-team coach. And in a 70x40-yard area
he further proved his – three zones, 2v2 at
versatility by assuming the ends and 4v4 in the
caretaker manager and middle (4). Between
assistant manager (to each zone there is a

3b
Roy Hodgson) duties. safe area for attackers
Moving to Portsmouth to drop into when 15
in November 2011, the receiving the ball.
38-year-old worked
Here, attackers must
against extreme
create 3v2 overloads in 15
financial restraints to
help keep the south- the end zones by using
coast club afloat and midfield runners. If 15
competitive. After a successful, we might
choose to reduce their
30

brief spell in charge of Now all players shift a zone to the right
Blackpool, Appleton advantage by allowing 15 as the sequence begins in the other
direction
switched to Blackburn a defender to track
Rovers in January 2013. back into the safe area
He won three of his once the attacker has
first five matches, and taken a first touch.
defeated Arsenal 1-0 at
The Emirates in the FA What are the key
Cup fifth round. things to look out
Arriving at Oxford, he is for?
charged with realising A key part of this is
the potential of one of ensuring players are
the bottom tier’s biggest 70
limiting the receiving
clubs.
of straight passes
coming down the line
of the ball. Instead,
they must receive on
4 2
18

the front or back foot,

with a first touch that
ensures the ball is
being moved away
from a situation of 2
In the small-sided game, a red drops
40

pressure. Key
8into the ‘safe area’ to receive and is
Ball
movement 1 supported by a wide-running team
Player
movement mate, whose forward burst creates a
Dribble 3v2 situation in the final third

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COACHING CONSULTATION
Each month, we ask one of the game’s leading coaches to answer a question posed by an
Elite Soccer reader.
THIS MONTH:
Switching Using tight passing,

play
reds tempt yellow
40 defenders across
Q. My players don’t
have the technical
ability to negotiate a
route through stubborn
and organised defence.
What can I do?
Question asked by Jack Fox,
a Sunday League coach
and former player from Four-goal
Whitstable practice
ANSWERED BY: – tight play
75

David We set up as shown, 11v11 on

a playing area that’s 40 yards long and the full
Kerslake width of the pitch. There are four mini-goals,
lma ambassador and keepers on each side patrol can move left
It doesn’t matter if and right in relation to the ball.
you have a side that’s Players must work hard at drawing opposition
technically lacking or players to them – that means retaining
technically brilliant, possession (something that can be rehearsed
trying to steer a path by setting up simple possession games
through a tight, resilient within passing squares), staying away from
defence is a thankless the touchline (by not being shown ‘outside’),
task, so stop trying and playing a high attacking line and keeping the
consider an alternative ball on the move.
route to goal, namely
At any given time, supporting attacking players
switching.
must be making themselves available as
With more and more
teams setting up with
passing outlets for the man in possession. Four-goal practice
all 10 men behind the – the switch
ball, the emphasis, Attackers must not ‘intend’ to attack the
more than ever before, crowded goal, more tempt opposition
is on finding smart players into pressing the ball, before
and intelligent ways to quickly using supporting players to
break through. And the 40 switch play to the opposite flank.
session I’ve outlined
offers a basic yet
structured framework
that will help your
players maximise the
potential they have in
the final third.
It’s not all about
technical know-how;
more tactical play with
awareness, tempo
75

and good When the time is right, the

communication. switch is made using quick and
precise passing, and a goal is
Key
Ball scored
movement
Player
movement
Dribble

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Coaching consultation switching play

Key
Ball
movement
Player
movement
Dribble

David Kerslake
lma ambassador
David Kerslake most
recently worked as
caretaker manager at
Cardiff City following
Malky Mackay’s
departure from the Box to box
south Wales club. He had – tight play The free man in the channel
coached at Nottingham
Forest and Watford prior
To put this into a game situation represents a useful passing
to that, following a 15-year we play 8v8 in the space between outlet for the red who is
pressed near the touchline
professional career that the penalty areas, with additional
began at QPR in 1984. five-yard zones coned off on
Kerslake went on to each side, where wingers are
play for Swindon Town, unopposed. These players are
Leeds United, Tottenham useful, in the first instance, as
Hotspur and Wycombe passing outlets for team mates
Wanderers – the right- retaining possession in tight
back hanging up his boots areas.
in 1999.

SET-UP
Area
Up to 80x44 yards
Equipment
Balls, cones, goals
Number of Players
Up to 11v11
Session time
8mins per practice Box to box
– the switch
But their true function A quick switch offers the
winger time to feed a precise
is to receive cross-field cross that the attacker
passes, with a final product converts
potentially being a cross into
the middle to be attacked.
To progress, we can limit Coaching considerations
play to two-touch. This will Players must recognise that when play is condensed
make it harder to keep the the time is right to switch. It’s also good to appreciate
ball, but will quicken the that switching can be the next stage towards scoring
tempo of passing. goals, not the final stage. For instance, offering a
brilliant winger time and space to send over a cross
can be as valuable as a striker mustering a pressured
half-chance to shoot.
If you have a Coaching
Consultation question
Why this works
you would like a leading Like most things in soccer, the most direct route isn’t
coach to answer, please always the best. The successful teams are those that
email in at elitesoccer@ out-think their opponents.
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EVERTON AMERICA CT
John Curtis playing out from the back
Playing out Passing and receiving drill 4 When player 5

from the (15mins)

receives he dribbles
through the first set
back Players pass and follow, and
by using seven in total there is
of gates and passes
through the second
Overview: very little waiting time between 30 set to a waiting player,
rotations meaning everyone is ready to begin the
The session is kept involved and active practice again.
designed to help
players between
the ages of 11 and
16 understand
and improve the
key technical, 3 Player 3 moves on
to player 4
tactical, physical
and psychological Mannequins
are placed in a
24
requirements of 2 Player 2
zigzag manner passes to player 3
playing out from the approximately
keeper. 15 yards apart
1 Player 1 passes
This is a major to player 2 and
component of follows his pass
our curriculum at 4 Player 3 dribbles
Everton America Playing out from the back (stage 1) back towards the
given the evermore (15mins) keeper and passes
from 10 yards
important role of the
keeper as an outfield 20
The keeper alternates
player, as clearly to throw to his right and
Mannequins represent
two wide midfielders,
demonstrated during
the recent World Cup.
left. Players rotate sides
to work with both feet 20 two full-backs and two
central defenders
The session is
designed to be
delivered in a
confined area (as
small as 50x25
yards), and we try
to establish the 3 Player 2 passes
to player 3
correct fundamental 1 The keeper rolls
techniques before or throws the ball
beyond the first
gradually adding mannequin for the 2 Player 1 passes to Key
progressions to suit advancing player to player 2, taking his Ball
movement

needs. run onto place for the next cycle Player

movement
Dribble

We must constantly
push players to What do I get the some basic ideas of we can progress by
operate as close SET-UP
Area players to do? the movement that introducing more
to their limits as appears in game balls to increase
possible, so the 50x25 yards The initial passing
Equipment and receiving drill situations, and the touch frequency and
drills work best if the options they have concentration levels.
flow is maintained Balls, cones, discs, establishes many of
goals the technical skills available to them. The ‘go to’ progression
and any individual After familiarising, we is in playing one-twos,
mistakes are handled Number of Players necessary to complete
the topic. Mannequins introduce evermore either directed by us,
collectively when Up to 8
provide realism and complex movement or as decided by the
progressions are Session time
patterns as tactical player.
introduced. 55mins receiving players must
move to receive and understanding
What are the key
shift the ball with a first improves (see stages 2,
things to look out
touch in order to create 3 and 4).
for?
an angle for the next How do I progress In the passing and
pass. the session? receiving drill and
This pattern of play drill In the basic passing its subsequent
gives young players and receiving set-up, progressions we’re

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playing out from the back

Playing out from the back (stage 2) 5 Player 4 dribbles then passes
which follows the previous set-up (10mins) back to the keeper, who starts the
practice on the other side
John Curtis 20
A central midfielder and
EVERTONAMERICACT mannequins are introduced 4 Player 3
John Curtis is Technical to act as opposition
20 passes into
player 4
Director of Everton
America, the offspring
of the English Barclays
Premier League side
which is based in
Connecticut.
John brings huge 3 Player 2 plays
experience to the US a one-two with
youth side, having player 3
enjoyed a successful
playing career in the 1 The keeper 2 Player 1 passes
UK with Manchester starts into player 2
United, Blackburn
Rovers, Leicester
City, Portsmouth and
Nottingham Forest.
Playing out from the back (stage 3) 4 Player 2 comes in off
He spent his latter which follows the previous set-up (15mins) the line to play a one-two
playing days in Australia with player 4 after a pass
from player 3
before joining the
Genova International 20
School of Soccer as
Head Coach, and 20
strengthened his
reputation overseas
thereafter by taking
the post of Senior
Italian Scout for West
3 Player 3
Bromwich Albion. passes to
At Everton America, player 4 or
he looks after player 2 Player 2 the advancing
passes into player 1.
development, Player 1 varies
player 3
recruitment, and the type of pass
pathways into both the 5 Player 4 dribbles into player 4
Key
then passes back (lofted, driven
US college system and Ball
movement 1 Player 1 continues
to the keeper, who etc)
professional soccer.
Player his run to become an
movement
starts the practice
Dribble additional player in
Optional pass/ on the other side
run the attacking third

“Encouraging looking for quick must be varied - quick, forward runs, and the as ‘the keeper must
the final player movement to create
space to receive, with
curved, with an open
body shape, and
creation of space for
others.
distribute into own
third/middle third’,
to get the players fixing body looking at the keeper Encouraging the final ‘only one player can
ball into the shape in open position or receiver - while the player to get the ball progress into the next
and taking the ball with weight, accuracy and third’ and ‘players
keeper quickly the inside of the back ball speed of passes
into the keeper quickly
is imperative as well, must progress through
is imperative, foot. must be managed. because slowing play each third in turn’)
because We want to see real We also want to see
quick interchanging
here can significantly gradually lifted as the
game progresses.
attention paid to reduce the overall
slowing play the detail, weight of positions and high tempo of the session. We want to see all of
here can and direction of the tempo movements,
Small-sided game the key technical and
smart decision-
significantly first touch, and the
ball being played making (such as which We complete the
tactical elements
already rehearsed
reduce the forward away from the technique and when session with an 8v8
small-sided game.
played out in the small-
to deploy), good timing
overall tempo defender.
of movement and Teams play 3-2-2 with
sided game.
of the session.” Runs from players restrictions (such

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LMA AMBASSADOR
Kevin Developing attacks in the opposition’s half
Blackwell
1
5 Strikers 1 and 2 Key

Developing
6 The left-midfielder Ball
overlap on designated movement
makes a third attacking Player

attacks
runs movement
target Dribble
4 The cross
in the comes in from

opposition’s 7 Centre goal, near-

the wing
3 The midfielder

half and far-post areas are

attacked
recognises
the ‘takeover’
situation and sets
Overview: off, taking the ball
wide
Practice makes
perfect, or so they
say. Well certainly,
if you do things
regularly enough it
does create a better
appreciation of roles
in matches. We will
1 The centre-half 2 The right-midfielder
regularly go through plays the ball to the collects and runs
this phase of training right-midfielder towards the centre-
to build the team’s midfielder
understanding of
what’s on and how we
can best execute it to
get the desired result.
2 2 The ball is sent
to the left centre-
midfielder, who
3 The left centre-
midfielder plays in the
overlapping left-back

This session is to runs to the left

help with picture edge of the box
recognition in a
game. By going
through the
scenarios, players
can recognise play
developing and can
act accordingly. It
helps with timing
of runs, creation of
4 Strikers 1 and
space and execution 1 Now the centre- 2, and the right-
of passing patterns. half feeds the left- midfielder, dart into
midfielder the box to attack the
These passing drills cross
can act as sessions
in their own right, or
as excellent warm-
ups on the way to SET-UP What do I get the half as a start point for Passing move 3
practising other Area players to do? an attack that builds By the point of the third
elements. ¾ pitch Setting up as shown on the right-hand passing move (3), we
Equipment on three quarters side (1). We’ll repeat are expecting players
“These passing Balls, cones, goal of a pitch, we mark this on the other side
of the pitch. Passing
to have mastered
starting positions of link-up play, and will
drills can act Number of Players
players with cones. and movement must instead switch our
Up to full squad
as sessions in Session time
Balls are played by be sharp, with match attentions to finishing
tempo vital.
their own right, Each passing move
centre-halves to start
each move, and these Passing move 2
quality of attackers.
We’ll run the move as
or excellent 10mins
are unopposed to start We now revise the shown, then repeat on
warm-ups with. move with more the other side of the
pitch.
on the way Passing move 1 intricate passing and
repeat on the other
We begin with the first
to practising phase of the move, side of the pitch, as
other which uses a centre- shown (2).
elements.”
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Developing attacks in the opposition’s half

3
3 Striker 1
Passing move 4 5 The right-midfielder
holds the ball to
continues his run into the
Now we are looking box with striker 2 and play the right-
back in
for direct passes the left-midfielder
Kevin Blackwell into strikers (4), with 4 The right-
LMA AMBASSADOR back crosses
advanced running into the box
In only Kevin Blackwell’s from left and right
second season in wingers into danger
charge of Leeds United areas. Midfielders
he guided the Yorkshire
must link up in tight
club to a Wembley play-
off final, and in two years
spaces so technical
at Elland Road proved proficiency builds here.
a popular figure with Again, we’ll repeat the
united players and fans practice on both sides
during a tough time off of the pitch.
the pitch for the Whites. Passing move 5 1 Now, the centre- 2 The right-
The 55-year-old half feeds the right- midfielder plays
To complete the midfielder the ball ‘around
endured similar
passing combinations, the corner’ to the
financial restrictions
at Sheffield United
we combine the direct first striker

between 2006 and 2009, pass into the attacker

4
4 Striker 2 passes the 3 The left centre-midfielder
but again took his side to with the overlapping receives the pass and plays
ball out wide for the
a Wembley final, where play displayed by full- left-midfielder to get a in to striker 2 who has run in
disappointment again backs (5). cross in behind the first striker
awaited.
How do I progress 5 Strikers 1 and 2, and
In between, he the passing moves? the right-midfielder,
managed Luton Town, attack the box
and most recently spent The obvious
a year in charge of Bury. progression is to add in
Blackwell, who was opposition in the shape
a goalkeeper for of two centre-backs.
Barnet, Boston United, We can then progress
Scarborough, Torquay by adding additional
United, Huddersfield defenders as and when
Town and Plymouth it suits the session, but
Argyle, has a passionate in the early stages of
thirst for coaching development we’ll look 1 Now, the centre-half plays
the ball directly into the first 2 The striker plays
knowledge, and has to keep opposition to a striker, who has dropped in to the left centre-
toured Europe in
minimum. towards the ball midfielder, who
pursuit of new ideas runs from deep
and initiatives, as What are the key across him
well as working as an things to look out

5
expert summariser on for? 3 The left-midfielder 2 The striker takes the
television and radio. and second striker ball deeper, then releases
Throughout, we’re join the right- to put the right-back in
looking for quality midfielder in the box possession
contributions in terms
of passing, touch and
delivery. Timing of runs
must be excellent,
and players require
“It’simperative a good recognition of
we practise at trigger points. It’s also
imperative we practise
match tempo at match tempo so as
so as to make to make the passing
the passing moves as realistic as
possible. 4 The right-
moves as 1 The centre-half plays up to
one of his strikers – this is the
back crosses

realistic as release point for the right-

midfielder to get into the box
Key
Ball
movement

possible.”
Player
movement
Dribble

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EXTRA-TIMe profile WORDS: Sue McKellar

russ wilcox scunthorpe united

Club promotion, 28 matches without
defeat and peer recognition. It’s “People
hard to imagine a better start to a
management career. Sue McKellar
talkabouta
talks to Russ Wilcox about his manageror
remarkable first six months in coachhaving
charge.

O
n 29 March 2014, Russ Wilcox tokeephis
led Scunthorpe United to their playersat
24th game without defeat,
breaking the record for an unbeaten
arm’slength,
run at the start of a managerial tenure, butIdon’t
which had stood since 1889. seeitasa
The run ended on his 29th game
which, ironically, despite the loss, problemfor
sealed the club’s promotion to Sky Bet himtohavea
League One.
Given that Wilcox only took the
goodworking
manager’s job at Glanford Park last relationship
December, his achievement has been withhis
all the more astounding, something
recognised by his fellow managers players.”
when they voted him Sky Bet League
Two Manager of the Year, and the
LMA when they presented him with
a Special Merit Award at the Annual
Awards dinner at the start of the
summer.
Wilcox accepted his first full
management position after a 15-
year coaching and management
apprenticeship, which covered all four
professional divisions. Most of this
was at Scunthorpe, where he had also
spent a fair part of his 18-year playing
career.
After initially becoming player-
assistant manager to Brian Laws in
1999, and then assistant manager,
he followed Laws when he took
up managerial posts at Sheffield been waiting for, he could never have to achieve this season.
Wednesday and then Burnley. imagined just how well the decision It has been a long apprenticeship,
Wilcox assisted Lee Bradbury at would pay off. but an enjoyable one. I have done all
of my coaching badges, including

Y
Bournemouth before coming full circle
ou worked your way up to my UEFA Pro Licence and the LMA’s
back to Scunthorpe in 2012 to work
management through various Diploma in Football Management
alongside Laws once again.
When Laws lost his job in November
assistant and caretaker positions, course (now accredited by Liverpool
2013, Wilcox took over as caretaker and including at Scunthorpe. Did that University and based at St George’s
was perhaps the obvious choice as his help you become the successful Park). When you spend many years
replacement. But, despite his 15 years manager you are today? as a second in command, you are
of watching and learning, he was still Yes, without a doubt. I’ve gained watching and learning, observing
an unknown quantity in a leadership some invaluable insight and things that you’d implement if you
role. experience along the way and that has became a manager and also things
When Scunthorpe’s chairman probably helped the side as a whole, you might do differently. It’s important
and influenced what we’ve been able that when the opportunity arises to
granted him the opportunity he had

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russ wilcox scunthorpe united

manage that you feel ready. I know I moment early on in my management
FOR THE RECORD career, because the players realised
am ready now; I’ve probably felt ready
for the last couple of years. Until Russ Wilcox broke it in March 2014, the that I am more than prepared to deal
record for the number of unbeaten games with such situations and make strong

W as your transition into from the start of a managerial reign stood for decisions when necessary.
management as easy as it 125 years. It was last set in 1889 by William
appeared to be?
It was the difference in the man-
Sudell of Preston North End, who managed
a run of 23 unbeaten games. Wilcox was
given a Special Merit Award by the LMA in
H ow did you stop the players
from becoming complacent?
It’s important that everyone remains
management side of things that I
recognition of his achievement. grounded and you want your players
found most marked when I became a
manager. to be respectful of the opposition, but
not to fear them. I say ‘be confident,

H
When you’re second in command ave you sought to make
you are often the go-between, but don’t be arrogant’ because there’s
gradual changes and did you a fine line between the two. It was my
communicating messages between know from the start where you
the manager and the players, and you job to keep the players level-headed
would make improvements? and give them a little jolt now and
tend to cajole people into doing what My initial remit from the chairman again if I felt the intensity of their
you want. The manager’s role comes was to take charge for two games and training or their performance was
with much more responsibility – you I think that actually helped me. I went lacking. However, I must say that as a
have to handle situations and people, into the role of caretaker manager
and your word is final. Everyone is group of players they have managed
fairly relaxed, even though I didn’t themselves very well.
different, so you have to manage them know what the future held. I tried to

Y
as individuals as well as the group instil self-confidence and self-belief ou seem a very calm character.
collectively. While we have a group in the players, giving them more Do you think that filters
debrief after a game, I also speak ownership and responsibility on the through to the players?
to the players individually, which I pitch, and they embraced that. I think so, yes. There’s a saying that
believe is really important. We won those two games and ‘attitude reflects leadership’ and as

H ow influential has your then the third and things moved the leader of the group it is important
knowledge of Scunthorpe’s quickly after that. Once I was that I portray what I want from them.
culture, processes, team and fans appointed permanently I was able to I want the players to be excited
make further adjustments as I felt about coming into training every
been on your success?
necessary. day, knowing that they’re coming to
Having first-hand knowledge of
I understand the players put your a good working environment, one
the club has certainly helped my
success partly down to you being the that is relaxed but with a clear ‘hard
transition into management. I spent
same as a manager as you were a work’ ethic. The key to our 28-game
nine years here before going off to
coach. unbeaten run has undoubtedly
work at other clubs, so I know it inside
That is probably true. I didn’t want been hard work, on the training
out. When I came back I saw a change
to change my personality or be ground and on every match day. We
in the club, because I had left on a
something I’m not, and I wanted to have some quality players, but so
high and came back when it was at a
be open and honest with the players. do many football teams. Without a
low point. The fans had been through
You have to be yourself or the players hardworking mentality, however, you
a tough three years and when I got
will see though it. People talk about a will never be successful.
the opportunity to manage the club
manager or coach having to keep his Dedication to the team is also vital
naturally it was my goal to turn that
players at arm’s length, but I don’t see though. When I was a player, it was
around. The fans have been massively
it as a problem for him to have a good always about the team and I knew
supportive and influential throughout
working relationship with his players. that sometimes you had to sacrifice
the campaign.
The bond I had with them as assistant yourself a little bit for the good of the
I’m very conscious of who I am as an
manager has remained. There are group. I’ve seen this approach filter
individual and my understanding of
times, of course, when you have to be through to the players this season,
the club’s culture. Of course, you need
constructively critical with players and when they use phrases like ‘game
a little bit of luck on the way, but I also
and I am comfortable with that. management’, and say ‘it’s about the
believe you earn much of that luck
Thankfully, over the past season I group’ in interviews, it’s great to hear.
through hard work, and by you and the
haven’t had to show my harder side We all now understand that if we work
players working towards common
too often, but that hasn’t always hard enough for each other we can
aims. As well as a great group of
been the case. They certainly saw achieve great things.
players, success requires hard work
the other side of me when we played
and togetherness, and that is central
Accrington Stanley away and were
to my approach.
2-0 down at half-time. That was a key Interview reproduced with kind permission of
The Manager magazine

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booked: this month’s choice By Richard Aldhous

Eyes on the prize

Podium: What Shapes A Sporting and insecurities; charge into players’

Champion? Andre Agassi battling private lives; instead
By Ben Oakley
back from a fractured it is to broach an
RRP £9.09 Published by Bloomsbury idea that certain
Sport upbringing to find
himself possessing an circumstances and
surroundings may

U
intense desire to beat
ncovering the sports setbacks, whether be affecting current
psychology of a champion performance.
that be in his home or
goes much deeper than Notably, his research
professional life.
the mental processes that took him to Asia,
envelop someone as they sit in the And Oakley’s pursuit of where the positives
changing room waiting to emerge ‘the whole’ picture rather and negatives of a
out into a cauldron of competition. than just a snapshot driven process of
Although those moments before is as detailed as it is competitive potential
one engages in sporting warfare unrelenting. At times were laid out before
are essential for focusing the you are left to suppose him.
mind and ensuring the smooth that, armed with the Oakley’s delivery is
repetition of rehearsed acts, in author’s research, you precise, exact and
could predict the fate EXCERPT:
‘Podium: What Shapes a Sporting On visiting China to see uncomplicated.
Champion?’ there is a much of a sportsperson even Unlike some authors
how the nation’s sports stars were
deeper thread of thought that’s before they had stepped he doesn’t overdress
preparing for the upcoming Beijing
being embraced. foot onto the pitch or Olympic Games: the issues or his
court or tee mat, or “Suddenly a heated discussion was interpretations.
Author Ben Oakley, Head of
anything else for that taking place between my interpreter Instead, research is
Childhood, Youth and Sport at
matter. Of course, such a and a senior coach. Rather perplexed, simple and accessible,
the Open University, is a former
line would never be true, I was led to a corner of the hall where and the conclusions,
Olympic windsurfing coach, as the senior coach robustly asked a
but certainly by isolating you feel, are workable,
well as academic consultant tall, lithe gymnast to perform her
with the BBC Olympic Dreams the social and historical no matter at what age
element to a personality, rhythmic gymnastics routine for the
programme, and embraces the overseas guest. It was clear her heart the potential subjects.
subject of sports psychology by there clearly can be
was not in it but she took to the floor In one sense it seems
delving much deeper into the made an extraction of nevertheless as the coach fiddled that likening the way
very makeup of sports stars. insight. with the small CD player. She was we strike a ball to
He assesses not how they have So while this book ranked among the top 10 in the world. events that occurred
advanced in competitive terms, reflects and appraises I’d never viewed this discipline at in childhood could
but how their upbringing has those who have gone such close quarters before and the be a colossal step to
before, it also helps coordination between her movement
shaped who they are and how make; in another, it
coaches to address and the tossing and manipulation
likely they are to overcome the of the hoop was breathtaking. I now could be one of the
combination of sporting and and entertain the realised why the hall needed to be most informed and
psychological battles in order notion of planning so tall – to accommodate the hoop’s important theories
to succeed. And that’s what future development looping trajectories. All the while this of modern sports
makes Oakley’s investigations by using more than was done with her performance face psychology.
unique – Dame Kelly Holmes’ what is just seen on – a fixed smile – on despite other body
battles against an irregular the practice field. The language giving away her dampened
childhood filled with challenges encouragement is not to enthusiasm.”

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