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Shadow Play

Shadow play is a great technique used by the top managers to give players the right idea of their positioning and the movements that need to adopt to play certain patterns. Get your players thinking around the pitch and playing out your specific attacking players with decisiveness.

What’s in the Session?

Session focused on players developing specific patterns of play.
Players will be able to produce specific attacking patterns of play to quickly and effectively move the ball forward and create goal scoring opportunities.
Purpose and tempo, timing of movement, first touch, A&D’s of supporting players.
The session is aimed at players between the ages of U17 – U21.
Squad practice 1.

To coach and develop players understanding of the attacking principles of shadow play within small sided games and pattern practices.

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