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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
👨💼⚽️WAYNE ROONEY'S TRAINING WEEK BREAKDOWN
in Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues (Prime)
We get a fascinating insight on Birmingham City's training week under Rooney, as the camera pans to the whiteboard describing two microcycles
Here's an explainer to understand it
🧻
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
🗣️ Arne Slot: "I didn't improve any individual player at Liverpool. What I did when I arrived is realizing that we are going to play a game every 3 days, so I made my squad as fit as possible, maximum fitness. Once you achieve that, all qualities will come out automatically."
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Love him or hate him, this is the truest 2 minutes you’ll hear all season
Firstly about football becoming full & robotic trying to play and immitate how pep’s teams play
And the final 40 odd seconds about how many United players aren’t good enough
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Tried some new activities for a positive transition session this week
Activity 1: A 6 v 3 Transition Rondo to improve decision making in transition
6 attackers keep possession (8 passes = 1 pt)
When defenders win the ball → transition to goal (3pt) or secure possession (1pt)
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
4v4 | +3| Possession | Slide in Runners 🏃🏿
🎯 Aim:
➡️ Work on through balls and timing of runs.
🟩 Set-Up:
➡️ Set up a 46 by 36 pitch space. Split the pitch in half and add 4-yard end zones at each end.
➡️ Place a pair of mini-goals at each end of the pitch.
👕 Teams: ⚫️s vs 🔴s plus 🟡s support the team with the ball.
🎯 How to Play:
🗣️ One team is nominated as the possession team (⚫️s) and the other team is the defending team (🔴s).
➡️ The 🟡s help the team with the ball.
🗣️ The game starts in one half of the field.
🗣️ The possession team (⚫️s) score each time they connect three passes in a half then slide in a runner into the empty half of the field.
🗣️ The defending team (🔴s) has to earn the right to become the possession team.
➡️ They must win the ball in the half they are in and score in the mini-goals in that half. Roles are then reversed and the game continues.
➡️ The defending team cannot enter the empty half until the ball has been played into it.
🗣️ The 🟡s can be slid into the other half and always play for the team with the ball.
🚧 Constraints:
🏆Reward: Win back the ball and score in one of the mini goals to become the possession team.
👨🏫 Review: Speed and accuracy of the pass and the timing of the receiver run
🚫 Restriction: A passing limit to slide in a runner. If the possession team hits the 10-pass limit, the ball is turned over to the defending team.
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
3v3 | SSG | Finding the Spare Player | Conditioned Game.
⚽️ Created On: @SSPlanner
🟩 Set Up:
✔️ 30 by 20 pitch, plus 4x Mini goals and a 6 yard shaded zone (orange)
👕 Teams:
✔️Both teams ⚫️ & 🔴s are attacking and defending.
🗣️ How to play:
✔️ Each team gets 5 balls ⚽️. When a team is out of possession they must have a player in their shaded zone.
✔️ This means that the team IN possession can commit an extra player to the attack.
✔️ If the defending team wins the ball ⚽️ the game becomes free until the ball leaves the pitch or a goal is scored.
✔️ Game then resets and the attacking team get their 2nd, 3rd and 4th ball ⚽️…
🚧 Constraints:
🏆Reward: Keep the score for each team best of 5 attacks.
👨🏫 Review: The quality of the pass and the support play to the ball carrier.
🚫 Restriction: If it becomes too difficult to find the spare player put two players in the shaded zone for OUT of possession team.
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Positional Play | Hex Rondo
Objective: Making this positional we are working on different passing angles as well as our ability to play and find space in tight areas.
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Set up:
🔘Hexagon shaped playing area
🔘3 v 3 in the middle and 3 of each team on a side of the hexagon
🔘Add more in the middle if you have bigger numbers. 4 v 4 etc…
Instructions:
🗣️Each team is playing with their team mates on the outside of the shape
🗣️3 v 3 in the middle, players are to work on their positional awareness to find space in the hexagon
🗣️15 passes equals a goal (change to suit ability)
Coaching Points:
📈Scanning
📈Positioning
📈Movement
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Switching Play—Key Coaching Tips
🚨 Struggling to break down compact defenses?
🗣️ Switching play is the ultimate weapon to stretch teams and create opportunities. 🛡️➡️⚽
🧬 Here’s how to make it part of your team’s DNA:
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Can you balance adaptability & identity? Can your ideas be open & variable enough while also being focused enough on your current context & players?
2 players or coaches can have the same intention & express them in different ways. Are your ideas open to the moment & the context?
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
On matchday -4, acquisition moments of max tension & extensibility must be performed at 100% effort. This is most easily accomplished through competition - 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, etc.
and must be followed by long periods of recovery because we need freshness to repeat max efforts again.
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Breaking Lines in Football ⚽️
♟️ Breaking lines is one of the most effective ways to progress the ball and dismantle defenses.
Here’s how you can teach your team to master this essential skill. 🧵⚽
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Breaking Lines – Unlock Your Team’s Attack
❓ Want your team to dominate in attack?
🧠 Teach them how to break lines effectively. It’s the difference between predictable play and game-winning creativity.
Here’s how to get started. 🧵👇
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Three Team Possession Game | Forward Passing | Regains to Score.
⚽️ Created On: @SSPlanner
🟩 Set Up:
✔️ 30 by 30 pitch space with 4 x mini goals positioned as shown.
👕 Teams:
✔️⚫️ Possession and defending team
✔️ 🔴 Possession and defending team
✔️ 🟡 Support players
🗣️ How to play:
✔️ ⚫️s and 🔴s compete for possession, 🔴s work from one red mini goal to the other, ⚫️s win the ball and work from one black mini goal to the other.
✔️ Each team is looking to play off the 🟡 support player and finish first time into the mini goal 🥅
🚧 Constraints:
🏆Reward: 3 one touch passes that lead to a goal = Double
👨🏫 Review: Quality of passing and support play
🚫 Restriction: 🟡s limited to one touch to set up of secure possession
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Friday Share: Shooting Pattern Progression 4
Retweets are encouraged 😀
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
3v3 +2 | Transitional Possession.
⚽️ Created On: @SSPlanner
🧩 Set Up:
➡️ 30 by 20 yard pitch space.
➡️ Split field in half and add 4 yard scoring zone at each end of the pitch.
👥 Teams:
➡️ 🟡s act as support players for both teams.
➡️ ⚫️s and 🔴s are attacking and defending.
🗣️ How to play:
✔️ ⚫️s start the attack they connect 3 passes in a half using the 🟡s then they must pass their way into the other half.
✔️⚫️s have 1 player in opposite half ready to receive the pass after the connected passes have occurred.
✔️ Once the ball has been played into the other half 2x⚫️s can join in and 2x🔴s can recover.
✔️ If the defending team 🔴s win the ball in the opponents half they score in the shaded zone behind the attackers ⚫️s.
✔️ If the 🔴s win the ball in their own half they connect the 3 passes.
⏳Constraints
🏆 Reward: If the pressing team win the ball and score they get to start the next attack from their half.
👨🏫 Reviews: Can you play forward off 1 touch and join in.
🚫 Restrict: Must find a 🟡 before transferring the ball into the other half.
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
My #SundayShare
My player position cards for GK, FB, CB & CM
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
🗳️📊#SundayShare poll!
Would love some thoughts on when & how different coaches use the command coaching style at the foundation phase (U7-11)
I’ll share findings after.
@SundayShare10
The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
Thursday Share: The 1v1 League
Retweets Welcome!
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The Gaffer’s Office retweeted
3v3 (+2) | Reverse Goals | Controlling Possession.
⚽️ Created On: @SSPlanner
@SundayShare10 #SundayShare
🟩 Set Up: 30 by 20 space corners of the pitch are sectioned with 4 x mini goals reversed.
👕Teams:
✔️ ⚫️s and 🔴s compete for possession
✔️ 🟡s act as support players
🗣️ How to play:
➡️ Before scoring in any mini goal with a 1st time finish:
✅ The possesion team must ⬇️⬇️
1️⃣ Receive in a corner
2️⃣ Receive in the middle zone
3️⃣ Played off a 🟡 target
➡️ It doesn’t matter what sequence this occurs in.
🚧 Constraints:
🏆 Reward: Keep the ball if you score, coach to serve in the ball.
🚫Restriction: Players are on 1 touch in the corners.
👨🏫 Review: Spot the correct time to speed up or slow down the game.
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