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Practice Unlocked – Free Downloads

The Session Planning Checklist and the complete Counterpressing Example Session from the video. Free to print and take to the field.

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Session Planning Checklist

One page to plan your next practice: one objective, connected exercises, a plan for the whole group, a clear start, work and recovery, and what to watch for in the final game.

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Counterpressing Example Session preview

Counterpressing Example Session

A complete five-page session for 18 players: reaction passing, a 4v2 rondo, 7v7 plus four and a 9v9 final game, built around one developing response to losing the ball in midfield.

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How to use them

  1. Write one thing you want the players to do differently in the game.
  2. Check that each exercise contributes to it: prepare, repeat, connect, play.
  3. Plan for the players you actually have, including one more and one fewer.
  4. Decide what you will watch for in the final game without calling out the answer.
  5. After practice, record difficulty and enjoyment and note what you will improve next time.
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