New Blog: Player Development in America | Michael Morton 🌍

Mikey has just returned from his latest trip to the US and has written a brilliant piece on what he observed and experienced working with coaches and players over there.

The three areas he covers, environment, individual development, and ruthlessness, are not just relevant to American football. They apply to coaching young players everywhere, and there is a lot in here that will resonate regardless of where you are working.

A really honest and thought-provoking read. Give it a go and let us know your thoughts below 👊

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/player-development-in-america

New Practice: Three v Three with Peter Prickett | Practice 6 

Practice 6 is now live for subscribers, continuing to develop the player when working under side pressure.

Available for subscribers now 👇

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/the-3v3-game-1v1-practice-6

New Practice: Three v Three with Peter Prickett | Practice 5 

Practice 5 is now live for subscribers, and this one shifts the focus to side pressure.

It is important to work on different angles of pressure rather than the front pressure practices that tend to dominate most dribbling sessions. These practices give players the opportunity to improve their technical work with all parts of their feet while creating the conditions for scanning and shielding.

Available for subscribers now 👇

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/the-3v3-game-1v1-practice-5

High Pressing Practice | 9/10-year-olds.

Using this one as part of our session tonight to encourage high pressing with younger players.

At this age, we are not worried too much about the coaching points. Create the practice, set the conditions, and let the outcome do the work.

Keep it fun and flexible with room for adaptation with varied numbers and familiar, avoiding too many rules.

View the full session here 👇

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/high-press-full-session-10-players-hp10fs01

New Practice: Three v Three with Peter Prickett | Practice 4 

Practice 4 is now live for subscribers, continuing the focus on front pressure and, as always, covering the transition.

Available for subscribers now 👇

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/the-3v3-game-1v1-practice-4

New Analysis: Liverpool's Rest Defence vs Newcastle 

Both of Newcastle's counter-attacking goals started while Liverpool were attacking. We go inside Iraola's rest defence problem and break down what Gravenberch must sacrifice to address it.

Free for everyone to read, with a talkover on rest defence and counter pressing practices available for subscribers alongside it.

Give it a read and drop your thoughts below

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/liverpool-rest-defence-iraola-counter-attacks

We are back next week with live videos and discussion.

New Practice: Three v Three with Peter Prickett 🧱

Practice 3 is now live for subscribers, continuing the focus on player development when dealing with front pressure.

More dropping daily before we bring everything together into a full collection.

Available for subscribers now 👇

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/the-3v3-game-1v1-practice-3

New Collection: Three v Three with Peter Prickett

We are excited to announce a new partnership with Peter Prickett, who specialises in three v three games and models.

Together, we are building a comprehensive collection based on the three v three game, complete with practices, booklets, and classes covering the coaching and application of the model. The three v three format has been introduced in the UK and provides a brilliant foundation for any group of players, developing the connections that run throughout the game at every level.

Technical Practice One is now live, and we will release new practices daily before bringing everything together into a collection.

Available for subscribers now 👇

New Technical Practice: Playing Around | Practice 1 

The next chapter is here.

Our previous practices focused on coaching playing through when building up. We now move on to giving coaches the tools to work on playing around with their players.

First up, a technical practice showing patterns of play when using a back four with the goalkeeper. Simple, clear, and a great starting point for the collection to come.

Available for subscribers now.

Game Practices: Playing Out and Through 🧱

Two more game practices are now live for subscribers, completing the playing-out-and-through-game practice collection.

The 8v8 and 8v8+2 back three bring everything together, giving you the full picture from earlier practices in a complete-game environment.

Available for subscribers now 👇

8v8 Back Three
8v8+2 Back Three

Any questions? Drop them below