Episode 119 - DEEP DIVE (YouTube & Audio Only) - Episode 1: Building Out From Our Defensive Third

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Episode 118 — Deep Dive : Building Out from the Defensive Third (with Paddy King) Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) In the first episode of our brand-new Deep Dive series, we’re joined by Paddy King to explore one of the game’s most important tactical elements — building out from the defensive third . Paddy breaks down what effective build-out play looks like and shares insight into the key principles behind it — from creating angles and supporting runs to recognising when and how to progress the ball through the thirds. Using a short clip from a recent Barcelona match , Paddy highlights how top teams manage this phase of play, before explaining how grassroots and academy coaches can translate those same concepts into practical, engaging training sessions . In this episode: How Barcelona’s structure and spacing create options during build-out The decision-making process for centre-backs, midfielders, and the goalkeeper Coaching cues and constraints-led practices to develop confident build-out play Ideas for small-sided games that replicate real match scenarios 📺 Watch this Deep Dive episode on YouTube: 👉 💬 Got feedback or a topic you’d like us to explore? We’d love to hear from you — email us at thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com ⚽

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Episode 119 - DEEP DIVE (YouTube & Audio Only) - Episode 1: Building Out From Our Defensive Third is an episode from The Soccer Coaching Podcast by The Soccer Coaching Podcast.

This episode is 67:54 long.

This episode was published on Oct 10, 2025.

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