Premier League Champions Mental Health

The pressure on Premier League academy football players to become professional is enormous. The expectations of families, friends and coaches weigh heavy on the minds of many 16, 17 and 18 year old lads struggling for their place at the top level. The rewards for...
Fun Warm Up Games				    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	5/5							(37)

Fun Warm Up Games 5/5 (37)

We have a new range of Mitre water bottles available to help keep your players hydrated during training. These fun warm up games are the perfect way to start any training session – devised by the current Watford U16’s coach. Swedish Hand Ball  Structure:...
Passing to feet – Passing to space

Passing to feet – Passing to space

Practice 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players and numbers available. – For this practice you can use pop up goals. Rules: -The blues are attacking in the front zone with the whites defending. -If the whites score 3 times in...
Playing Out From The Back

Playing Out From The Back

You can view another training session based around playing out from the back here.  Practice 1. Structure: -To keep it as realistic as possible use half the pitch. -Good ball supply. Rules: -The game can start with a goal kick, coach sending it in to any white player...
Possession In The Final Third

Possession In The Final Third

Practice 1. Structure Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players and numbers available. Play around with various formations. Rules The attackers  collect a ball and attack the goal. They obviously are trying to score in the goal. If the defenders win...
1v1 Coaching Drills

1v1 Coaching Drills

Along with these 1v1 drills you can also look at a variety of 1vs in a previous post. If you want to take your coaching to the next level and explore different coaching qualifications you can view our detailed guides. Drill 1.  Process: -White player passes to the...

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