Pre-season is a chance to get your players ready for action, so it's important to use your time with them wisely and condition them physically, as well as tactically, for how you want to play.
Download our free session plans pdf booklet featuring practices to support the development of your team adopting a playing out from the back philosophy
James Clarke-Reed is a Football Performance Data and Technology Expert who has worked at both Southampton Football Club and Brighton & Hove Albion as a performance analyst.
He talked to the MiMentor for the Coaches Coffee Club about match analyses and observation.