Making runs in behind can be a thankless task for attacking players, with through balls only succeeding about 40% of the time. This doesn’t take into account how often they are or are not attempted. Continuing to make these runs can however be extremely rewarding, leading to clear cut opportunities…

Third player movement is a topic I reference at some point in almost every session I coach, even when it is not the main focus of the session. I have outlined a range of practices that emphasise third player movement, including small, medium and larger sided games. …

Having watched the latest coaching course on Coaches’ Voice Academy, a brilliant resource, delivered by James McPike with Wolves’ Under-18s, I adapted one of his sessions to increase the focus on diagonal play. …

Inspired by Thomas Tuchel, this is a really fun game that requires players to think and adjust constantly, which fits in with his desire to make training more challenging than matches themselves. …

This training idea is inspired by two brilliant sources: Martín Grosman (@MG_theory2) and Moritz Kossman (@moritzkossmann1). I combined one of the many practice ideas Kossman has posted on twitter with a practice from Grosman’s incredible article on scanning (I have linked both below). Although complex, the practice worked well once…

Last year I had the opportunity to observe a professional team train for a week, before watching their game on the Saturday. A brilliant experience, I was blown away by the intensity and energy that surrounded their training sessions. One game in particular stood out, which I felt was transferable…

This is a game inspired by practices from Rene Maric and Julian Nagelsmann, both of which are detailed below. Counter-pressing is an important focus each of their teams and they both use very similar drills to work on this area. …

Probably my favourite practice from the sessions I have delivered this year, taken from Rene Maric’s ‘Football through Football’. The practice is highly challenging across all four corners, forcing players to always be thinking about the positions of themselves and the opponents. …