Tile Slide - Advanced

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Progressing from the previous 'Tile Slide' Drill Found HERE

This drill, progression, variation is to FOCUS on positions when the opposition are taking a goal kick. Using two triggers - pressing and dropping

- Like before this can be used as a re-cap drill/session/game done before a match/session etc or for a starting point for players to realise positions etc and then progress it even further / using live defenders inside the grids etc

Again the set up can be the full size of one half, or made smaller be it so its easier to manage/ fitness levels/ etc For the blog post i've gone for a small grid.

Here in this BLOG POST i've gone for working with the 'YELLOW' team who during their next game OR training session will be setting up in a typical 4-3-3 formation. 

With working on positional awareness during an opposition goal kick (White) - Note - The goalkeeper can just as easy be the coach, if your short on players etc.

If the goalkeeper looks to play out from the back we can initiate the 'PRESS' trigger, OR if the players or coach during the game have worked out their strikers aren't good in the air or small and we've got a height advantage etc and we wish to exploit this, PRESSING from a Goal-kick ideally would leave the keeper with the only option being to KICK long.

- Here we've gone for the CB 'possible captain/ leader/ Good tactically etc' Calling out the trigger 'PRESS' 

Upon this, the RWB and LWB push into the next grid

Now depending on the ability/ age of the group your working with you can progress it and also include one midfielder to push into the 'OPPOSITION CB's' grid aswell

Now again i've gone for the opposition playing a 4-4-2, so the yellows have quickly gone from a 4-3-3 to a 2-4-4 and in doing so have man marked the opposition reducing alot of options for the keeper to play out too. Hoping the keeper will either play a RISKY ball out to his defence, or opting to kicking it long, and hopefully losing possession.

Now the second option 'DROPPING' again, this could be used as the team/ coaches have noticed the opposition are powerful in the air, play it long with most goal kicks etc

Again i've gone for the CB calling the trigger 'DROP'

- Here the RW and LW pull back into the next grid, and in doing so turn into a 4-5-1 formation.

So now if the opposition's goal keeper goes long, as normal. We've now got players back covering all areas, with a spare man in the middle.

NOTE = Since coaching for 8-9 months I'm now fully on the side of there's no such thing as ridged FORMATIONS. As i've been talking about playing a 4-3-3 but in two simple moves, the team have gone from playing in a 4-3-3 to a 4-5-1 to a 2-4-4. So for me tho i say a certain formation etc i fully believe the players need to understand POSITIONS / PLAYER ROLES within the game

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