THE PLAYBOOK

Ideas worth drawing.

Practical teaching pictures for your next coaching conversation. Adapt the examples to your players and the space they can realistically cover.

Build through the thirds

Create a passing option beyond the first press, rather than passing around it without progressing.

Help a wide player and full-back coordinate their movement so the extra runner arrives when the defender has a decision to make.

Connect the first player’s pressure with the cover behind them, so a press becomes a team action.

Build a short explanation that players can follow, then keep an editable version and share an image or video.