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In this session, FA county coach developer, Suzanne Smith, delivers a coaching practice focusing on defending as an individual and with a partner. During this session, the players will develop their understanding of: - Individual defending techniques - Defending in a 1v2 scenario - Second defender cover and balance positions - Recovery runs Subscribe to FA Learning: http://www.bit.ly/FALearningSub Visit The Boot Room: https://www.thefa.com/bootroom Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/FALearning

Video clip taken from The FA Youth Award Module 1: Developing the Environment DVD. Content copyright of FA Learning and The Football Association. Reproduced here for personal use and easy access on tablet/mobile devices in coaching environments.

Video clip taken from The FA Youth Award Module 1: Developing the Environment DVD. Content copyright of FA Learning and The Football Association. Reproduced here for personal use and easy access on tablet/mobile devices in coaching environments.

Read our review of the stadium game: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/resources/coaching/session-review---the-stadium-game Help your players get used to gaining possession of the ball with ‘the stadium game’, an activity which is also designed to develop their hiding and manoeuvring skills. This is a great activity for players of all ages and abilities and the stadia can be personalised in lots of different ways. The game requires players to take the ball off an opponent before travelling quickly with it into a designated area, their home stadium, and then keeping it there by using their hiding and manoeuvring skills. This is perfect for developing a confidence and a connection with the ball. You’ll see how physically demanding the game is, so carefully adjust the distances and areas so that each stadium represents an appropriate challenge. Match players up in different ways to ensure each player is challenged in a way that excites and motivates them. Subscribe to FA Learning: http://www.bit.ly/FALearningSub​​​​ Visit The Boot Room: https://www.thebootroom.thefa.com Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EnglandLearning

Download the session plan: https://learn.englandfootball.com/ses... Watch James deliver the session on tactics board: https://youtu.be/X51sl5fLWJ0 James Riches, FA regional PE officer, shares a session that helps players think about pressing. This session helps players: - read cues and react to the movement of attackers - use their movement to dictate the opposition’s actions - press as an individual and in pairs. Subscribe to FA Learning: http://www.bit.ly/FALearningSub Visit our website: http://www.learn.englandfootball.com Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EnglandLearning

Pete Sturgess, our early years specialist, talks through a simple coaching session idea that helps players develop their scanning and receiving skills. Players will develop their understanding of: - what scanning is - why it’s important to scan the pitch before receiving the ball - how their body positioning will help them scan for options and make better decisions. Download the session plan: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/resources/coaching/take-a-picture Watch the 60-second session: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/resources/coaching/take-a-picture Subscribe to England Football Learning: http://www.bit.ly/FALearningSub Visit The Boot Room: https://www.thefa.com/bootroom Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EnglandLearning

FA Foundation Phase lead, Pete Sturgess, progresses his 'hold and release' session by asking players to run while holding the ball behind their backs. Subscribe to FA Learning: http://www.bit.ly/FALearningSub Visit The Boot Room: https://www.thefa.com/bootroom Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/FALearning

Read more: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/resources/coaching/what-is-an-inspirational-opportunity-in-football To help players reach their potential, we need to provide them with ‘inspirational opportunities’. This sounds like a grand plan, but it’s actually pretty simple. Basically, inspirational opportunities are experiences that vary your team’s football ‘diet’. Subscribe to FA Learning: http://www.bit.ly/FALearningSub Visit The Boot Room: https://www.thefa.com/bootroom Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EnglandLearning