February 23, 2020

3 Best Striker Movements to Get Free - Training Center Exclusive

February 23, 2020/ Wayne Harrison

This is a very good but also a very simple exercise to practice the opposite move.

Strikers usually stand with their back to defenders waiting for the ball, so the defender is in charge, this way a very small movement means they end up facing forward and are then at an advantage.

I believe this is a good way of simplifying movements by the striker in this position and giving them a framework to play from, they may develop their own variations of these three moves but it is a good planning tool to use in training so the players making the delivery at least have an idea what the striker may attempt in terms of his or her movement based on the position of the defender.

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February 12, 2020

Switching Play as a Team - Training Center Exclusive

February 12, 2020/ Wayne Harrison

Teams play through each other and must have awareness of where their own players are and where the other team is as they pass through them. Emphasize a good first touch out their feet to set up the next pass or passing first time to a teammate. Always having players realize they must look before they receive the ball.

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January 24, 2020

Fast Paced Directional Transition And Possession Target Game - Training Center Exclusive

January 24, 2020/ Wayne Harrison

GAME OBJECTIVE: Developing movement off the ball offensively, pressing the ball and tracking movement “off the ball” defensively.

This game and its many progressions is designed to get the most out of the thinking processes of the players. Many mental challenges to overcome and learn from.

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January 03, 2020

Directional Awareness Four Team Passing Game - Training Center Exclusive

January 03, 2020/ Wayne Harrison

Objective: Awareness of Teammates and Opponents Positioning on the Field in Advance of Receiving the Ball

We are working on: When and where to pass, Looking before receiving, Awareness of player positions before receiving the ball, Awareness of options on the ball before receiving it, Awareness of Opponents positions before receiving the pass and Maintaining possession of the ball

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January 02, 2020

Develop Spacing as a Team Using Goals as the Focus - Training Center Exclusive

January 02, 2020/ Wayne Harrison

Preview: Score a goal by passing into the free zone to a player moving into it . Player can only stay in the free zone for 3 seconds then they need to move out if they don’t receive the pass because in a real game they would be marked. To establish the theme of spreading out and playing quickly develop the idea of playing quickly by saying every one touch pass results in a goal. This FORCES the players to think much more quickly to try to make a successful ONE TOUCH pass to score a goal; this CONDITION forces / encourages players to play ONE TOUCH, but at the same time they need to make sure they do it at the right time and not for the sake of.

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December 16, 2019

A Simple Introduction to The 5 Phases of Play in the 1-4-2-3-1 - Training Center Exclusive

December 16, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

This is a very simple way to show how the team movement works. The system changes as we advance. Players can interchange positions as we develop the play. We offer great dynamics and fluidity to the players to allow them to express themselves on the field. With this we can show the discipline also involved when we lose the ball and recover back.

Teams will develop their style of play within these frameworks, it will never be as picture perfect as this due to the nature of the game. It is more a guide. We teach this from U11 to U18. How we do it per team will be determined by the level of play.

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November 24, 2019

Team Shape Development in 9 v 9 - Training Center Exclusive

November 24, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

Here we show how team shape changes from defending to attacking to then how we start to interchange and rotate players. Distances between defending and attacking are bigger than most think. Players learn how to add fluidity and freedom to team play in terms of their offensive movements and how to compact themselves when defending.

Using the 1-3-3-1-1 is a progressive move to playing the 1-3-3-1-3 in the 11 v 11 hence I am starting with this formation at 9 v 9.

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November 11, 2019

Fast Passing and Dribbling Plays in Fours - Training Center Exclusive

November 11, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

A simple exercise when you have large numbers to work with. Practice lots of different receiving and passing drills here. Players pass and switch with their teammate behind them developing a constant rhythm. Passing with pace to challenge the first touch of the person you pass to. Also develop running with the ball and performing various tricks and dribbles as you move forward.

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October 13, 2019

Developing Play from the Back with Right Center Back (5)

October 13, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

Showing how we can attack from the back through the right center back (5). The same can happen with our left center back. This is not an expected play so it can catch opponents out if we develop this idea.

We start with our attacking team shape of Phase 2 of the 5 phases. I am showing potential options of attack we can use and develop knowing we are covered behind so whichever center back gets forward they are confident they are covered. Here opponents play 4-4-2 then 4-3-3.

September 13, 2019

Composure Zones to Aid Team Play and Individual Development in a 9 v 9 - Training Center Exclusive

September 13, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

An easy introduction to teaching players to develop play from the back without the pressure they would get in a game situation. Builds confidence and composure in the players and you can increase the pressure as they improve.

Overload at the back. Striker can’t encroach into the 10-yard composure zone. Defenders pass ball across under no pressure until one is free to run it out, attackers can now try to win it back. Defenders can take the ball back into the composure zone for safety and this encourages spreading out and playing from the back. Be patient, keep possession; go forward at the correct moment.

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September 04, 2019

Teaching a One Touch Mentality to Improve Player's Decision Making - Training Center Exclusive

September 04, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

To play the game successfully it is vital we keep possession of the ball.

The following presentation is ONE WAY to show how to teach players successful decision making, because the game is about the brain and mind and the thinking processes as much as the body, perhaps more so as the game gets faster and faster.

We have Technical, Tactical, Psychological and Physical and all will be a part of this presentation in terms of decision making, but it will all come down to the “SKILL FACTOR” in my opinion.

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August 18, 2019

The Three Zone Directional Game - Training Center Exclusive

August 18, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

This game is based on possessing the ball and the movement off it.

We have several progressions we can use to challenge the players these include:

A simple Warm up to get the idea going
Playing through the thirds with targets
Playing through the thirds without targets
Players must stay in their own thirds so we have 3 combination games going at once
We can add free players therefore creating overload situations
More!

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July 22, 2019

Space Rondos Training a One Touch Mentality - Training Center Exclusive

July 22, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

A great drill for awareness on and off the ball. Passing and moving. Must be one touch and as fast as possible. This one is easy to do on and off the ball.

Objectives:

First touch development
Body positioning
Anticipating situations in advance of the ball
Finding space
Movement OFF the ball
Communication
Mental and physical transitions

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June 23, 2019

Developing “Movement Off The Ball” Through The Directional Passing And Support Three Zone Game - Training Center Exclusive

June 23, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

Awareness of the positions of players in both grids thus ensuring the players have their heads up to see the pass when it is on to do it.

Movement off the ball to make themselves available in both grids to receive a pass.

Quality of short passing in one grid and long passing into the other grid.

Depending on the theme, the development of awareness of when and where to pass, to run with the ball, to make a movement off the ball (third man run for example), to receive and turn with the ball, and so on.

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June 09, 2019

Teaching a One Touch Mentality Thru the Three Team Awareness Possession Game - Training Center Exclusive

June 09, 2019/ Wayne Harrison

This game and its many progressions are designed to get the most out of the thinking processes of the players. Many mental challenges to overcome and learn from.

We are working on awareness of where the player you receive from is and where the player you pass to is. Because of this players begin to anticipate the pass to them and where it is coming from. Also they must look to where it is going to (where is the player they are passing to?).

We are trying to create a situation where players are looking two moves ahead not just one.

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