Go Football Coaching

OVERLOAD ATTACKING GAME | BREAKING LINES & ACTIVATING PLAYERS

This Overload Attacking Game is designed to improve a team’s ability to break defensive lines, create overloads, and recognise the right moments to play forward.

The practice begins with a square pass, which acts as the trigger to start play. From that moment, attackers work together to move the ball with purpose and identify opportunities to break through the defensive lines.

As each line-breaking pass is played, new players become active, creating fresh overloads and forcing both teams to react quickly. This encourages constant movement, communication, and awareness, as the game changes every time a line is broken.

With quick resets after each attack, the tempo stays high, giving players plenty of repetitions and keeping the intensity throughout the session.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

• Breaking defensive lines with forward passes
• Creating and exploiting overloads
• Timing of supporting runs
• Playing through midfield
• Movement off the ball
• Scanning before receiving
• Quick transitions after activation
• Communication and teamwork

WHY THIS PRACTICE WORKS

Modern football is about recognising when to play forward and when to keep possession.

This game teaches players to:

✔ Identify passing lanes early
✔ Break lines with quality passes
✔ Support attacks as new players become active
✔ React quickly to changing overloads
✔ Move the ball at match speed
✔ Transition instantly after each phase

The square pass trigger creates a consistent starting point, while the quick resets maximise repetitions and maintain a high-intensity, game-realistic environment.

PERFECT FOR:

• Team tactical sessions
• Possession and attacking play
• Midfield development
• Breaking defensive lines
• Youth & grassroots football
• Academy coaching programmes

This is an excellent practice for coaches looking to improve forward passing, movement, and intelligent support play while creating realistic attacking scenarios.

Trigger. Break the line. Activate. Attack.

2v2 WAVE GAME | HIDDEN FITNESS, TRANSITIONS & END-TO-END ACTION

Looking for a football practice that develops fitness without players even realising it? This 2v2 Wave Game combines attacking, defending, transitions, and conditioning into one continuous, high-energy practice that’s perfect for pre-season or in-season training.

The game starts with two defenders beginning halfway down the pitch, giving the attacking pair an opportunity to break quickly and score. If the defenders win possession, however, they immediately have an incentive to counter-attack and score themselves, creating an instant transition and a new attacking phase.

As one attack ends, the next wave begins, creating non-stop end-to-end football with very little recovery time. Players are constantly sprinting, recovering, defending, attacking, and making decisions under fatigue just like they would in a real match.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

• 2v2 attacking combinations
• Defending under pressure
• Quick attacking transitions
• Recovery runs and defensive reactions
• Fast decision making
• Communication between teammates
• Finishing under pressure
• Football-specific conditioning

WHY THIS PRACTICE WORKS

This isn’t running for the sake of running it’s fitness with the ball.

Players develop:
✔ Match-specific endurance
✔ Explosive acceleration and recovery runs
✔ Better decision making when tired
✔ Teamwork in attack and defence
✔ Confidence in transition moments

Because the game flows continuously from one attack to the next, players stay engaged while building the physical and mental demands needed for match day.

PERFECT FOR:

• Pre-season training
• Conditioning through football
• Small-sided game sessions
• Youth & grassroots football
• Academy player development
• Transition-focused coaching

Players won’t just get fitter they’ll get better at making the right decisions when fatigue starts to kick in.

Attack. Recover. Transition. Repeat.

BREAKING THE LINES | COMPACT DEFENDING & PLAYING THROUGH THE GAPS

This game is designed to develop both attacking and defending principles by challenging one team to stay compact while the other looks to play through the gaps and break defensive lines.

The practice uses three teams:
🔹 One possession team on one side
🔹 One possession team on the opposite side
🔹 One defending team in the middle

The objective for the outside teams is to work the ball quickly, move defenders, and find opportunities to break the lines with accurate passes through the midfield team.

The central team must stay compact, communicate, and work together to close passing lanes and prevent the ball from being played through them.

Once the ball travels through the middle, players must react quickly to support the next phase and continue the attack.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

For the Attacking Teams:
• Breaking defensive lines with accurate passes
• Playing through gaps rather than around them
• Quick ball circulation
• Movement to create passing angles
• Scanning before receiving
• Supporting the next pass

For the Defending Team:
• Staying compact as a unit
• Blocking passing lanes
• Communication and teamwork
• Pressing at the right moment
• Shifting together to protect central areas
• Reading the next pass

WHY THIS PRACTICE WORKS

Modern football is all about creating overloads, breaking lines, and defending space.

This game develops two essential principles at the same time:

✔ Attackers learn patience, movement, and how to play through compact defences.

✔ Defenders learn how to remain organised, close gaps between players, and force play away from dangerous central areas.

Because players are constantly transitioning between attack and defence, the practice creates realistic game scenarios while maintaining a high tempo.

PERFECT FOR:

• Team tactical sessions
• Midfield unit coaching
• Possession training
• Breaking defensive lines
• Compact defending principles
• Youth & grassroots football
• Academy player development

A team that can break lines creates chances.

A team that stays compact stops them.

Train both sides of the game and develop smarter footballers.

1v1 DECISION MAKING | TWO-PHASE ATTACKING GAME

This competitive 1v1 practice challenges players to solve different attacking problems across two phases, developing decision making, ball control, and finishing under pressure.

Girls football with Wildcats!

Have Fun, Make Friends, Play Football.

Are you looking for a fun way for girls 5-11 to get involved with football? Then look no further! Wildcats is the place to be.

So, what is Wildcats? Well, it’s non-competitive football for girls who want to give it a go for the very first time or want to play with other girls. Most importantly, Wildcats is all about having loads of fun and meeting new amazing friends.

Register interest here and we will contact you with the sessions start dates. Make sure to let us know which centre you are looking for.

* Aylestone Leisure Centre - 2 Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6LU

* Evington Leisure Centre - Downing Drive, Leicester, LE5 6LP

* Braunstone Leisure Centre - 2 Hamelin Road, Leicester, LE3 1JN

* Leicester Leys Leisure Centre - Beaumont Way, Leicester, LE4 1DS

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