Breaking lines — complete 90-minute session
Free IP01 master plan with preparation, positional work, three practices, a transfer game, reflection and six diagrams.
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Breaking lines · A — Recognise
Read pressure and find a controlled route to the opposite end player.
View content ↗Breaking lines · B — Create
Draw opponents and create a forward option through movement, combinations or a carry.
View content ↗Breaking lines · C — Exploit
Use the advantage beyond pressure and support the next action towards goal.
View content ↗Breaking lines · Connect
Connect through, around, over and carry decisions to familiar positional relationships.
View content ↗Breaking lines · Prepare
Prepare for multidirectional movement, changes of speed and reacting to visual information.
View content ↗Breaking lines · Reflect
Reflect on the decisions behind successful progression and agree the next learning priority.
View content ↗Breaking lines · Transfer
Test whether the learning remains in a coached game followed by free play.
View content ↗Breaking Pressure Is Not the Same as Progressing
A forward pass may break pressure, but genuine progression depends on what the team recognises and does next.
View content ↗Build to attack around — complete 90-minute session
Recognise when central access is protected, create and use the wide overload, attack around pressure, then regain inside access with purpose.
View content ↗How to Design a Session That Actually Transfers to the Game
One of the most common challenges in player development is the gap between training and performance. Players often look technically competent in training sessions, yet struggle to apply those same skills within the…
View content ↗Keep the problem. Change one thing.
Adapt the practice. Keep the decision clear. Review what changes for the players.
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