Start The New Season With FREE MSC Session Ideas

As the season approaches for many coaches, we want to ensure everyone takes full advantage of the FREE resources available on this website. At Modern Soccer Coach, we greatly value the importance of sharing within the coaching community. Our podcasts and webinars have allowed us to gain exceptional insights from leading professionals who generously share their time. Our aim is to continue creating and promoting free resources to support the development of coaches worldwide. Below, you'll find a range of resources available for instant download, which we hope will inspire ideas for the upcoming season.

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Below are the links to download each resource:

Mikel Arteta Six Possession Games PDF

One of our most downloaded PDFs in the past year, this is a collection of Mikel Arteta's possession games that he has used with his time at Arsenal. Each exercise looks at different tactical concepts and principles such as ball circulation, combination play, angles of support, and finding ways to play through pressure. Click here to get your copy!

Football Fitness Exercises PDF

This resource is perfect for coaches looking to plan their pre-season around high-intensity exercises. There are six exercises in total that enable coaches to develop high fitness levels, create game realistic scenarios, and allow players to compete and enjoy their training. The exercises can easily be adapted to work with different age groups and abilities from youth to senior level. Click here to get your copy.

Maurizio Sarri Five Attacking Throw-In Exercises

This FREE resource is perfect for coaches looking for ideas on how to break down defensive units from attacking throw-ins. There are five exercises in total, taken from Maurizio Sarri's time at Napoli, that look at the set-ups, movements, screens and progressions from this aspect of the game. The exercises can easily be adapted to work with different age groups and abilities from youth to senior level. Click here to get your copy.

Five Game Realistic Shooting Exercises

We have put together a FREE PDF with a collection of Shooting exercises that can challenge and improve technique at game speed. Each exercise looks at replicating the demands of the game, which includes awareness, decision making, reading cues from teammates, and creating space. Click here to get your copy.

5 Back Four Defending Exercises

This FREE resource is perfect for coaches looking to work specifically with a back four defensive unit. There are five exercises in total that allow coaches to paint detailed pictures around positioning, relationships, and different moments of the game. The exercises can easily be adapted to work with different age groups and abilities from youth to senior level. Click here to get your copy.

Five Erik ten Hag Possession Games

We have put together a FREE PDF with a collection of Erik ten Hag's possession games that he has used with his time working at Ajax. Each exercise looks at different tactical concepts and principles such as ball circulation, combination play, angles of support, and finding ways to play through pressure. Click here to get your copy.

8 Tactical Build-Up Exercises

We have put together a FREE PDF with a collection of  exercises designed specifically to work on build-up play and progressing possession. Each exercise looks at different tactical concepts and principles such as ball circulation, combination play, angles of support, and finding ways to play through pressure. All exercises can easily be adapted to work with different age groups and abilities from youth to senior level. Click here to get your copy.