Top 10 Playing Out From The Back Sessions

The Coaching Manual

May 21st 2024

Written by The Coaching Manual

Playing out from the back is a very common style of play in Today’s game, it allows teams to work the ball up through the thirds of the pitch to create goalscoring opportunities. In this article, we look at the Top 10 Playing out from the back sessions on the platform that will help your teams play this way.

1 - Playing Out From The Back Masterclass with Steve McLaren (13+)

In this session, League Cup, Eredivisie title winner, and Ex-England Steve McClaren puts on a playing out from the back masterclass to help teams that want to play a possession-based footballing style.

It is made up of three individual practices.

Possession Practice

Scenario Practice

Modified Game

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2 - Playing Out From The Back (13+)

In this session by The Coaching Manual’s Technical Director Paul Bright, develop attacking play and control whilst in possession. Develop the popular principle of playing out from the back with players competing at 11v11 formats.

It consists of four different practices.

Warm Up

11v7 Rondo Game

Conditioned Game

11v11 Game - https://app.thecoachingmanual.com/Content/3314

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3 - Support Play when Playing Out From The Back (13+)

In this session by The Coaching Manual’s Head of Content Lee Fletcher, you can coach your players how to support ahead, to the side and behind the ball when playing out from the back.

This session includes two skill practices and a small-sided game to finish.

Support Play Skill Practice

Playing Out From The Back 2v2+1 Skill Practice

Breaking Into The Attacking Half Small-Sided Game

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4 - Playing Out From The Back Masterclass (13+)

In this session, former Aston Villa Manager Dean Smith coaches the Indonesian Under-17s national team on how to build up from the back with this layered unopposed-to-opposed practice.

It is made up of three different practices.

Unopposed to Opposed Practice

Modified Game

Game

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5 - Playing Out From The Back - Using Width In Your Own Half (15+)

In this session, coach your players on how using width in your own half can create space in other areas of the field which they can use to penetrate forwards.

The session, which was created by one of our in-house content team Mark Dickinson, is made up of two individual practices.

Technical Practice

Skill Practice

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6 - Prevent Opposition From Playing Out From The Back (13+)

In this session by Premier League Academy coach Steven Crane, coach your players to gain an understanding of preventing the opposition from playing out from the back.

It consists of two different practices.

Skill Practice

Small Sided Game

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7 - Playing Out From The Back In A 3-5-2 Against A High-Pressing Team (13+)

Use this session to coach your players to Play Out From The Back against a high-pressing team.

This session was created by one of The Coaching Manual’s content team, Mark Dickinson and consists of three practices. Use each one to progress the session.

Technical Practice

Game Practice

Phase of Play

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8 - Playing Out From The Back (9-12)

In this session by Anthony Limbrick, coach your players on how to build up play from the back with confidence.

Aimed at the 9-12 age group this session is made up of two practices ending with a small-sided game.

Technical Practice

Skill Practice

Small Sided Game

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9 - Passing and Receiving when Playing Out from the Back (13+)

In this session, coach your players on how to pass and receive whilst playing out from the back.

It consists of three different practices.

Passing, Receiving And Awareness Technical Practice

4v4+3 Rondo

Playing Out From The Back Small-Sided Game

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10 - Playing Out From The Back (Guide)

In this guide, you can learn the benefits of playing out from the back and why it is effective for your team's build-up play.

The roles and responsibilities for each of the key positions in the system are highlighted as well as how the team’s shape should look when playing this way.

View the FULL guide.

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