Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Laura Harvey-Increasing Team Possession and Speed of Play
Premier Users' Club
Elliott Spruell
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Organization:
Split the pitch into a diamond shape with a halfway line vertical and horizontal. 4 vs 4 plus a neutral player and two target players.
Activity:
Play 4 vs. 4 + 1 posession. Where ever a player receieves the ball when they pass it, they must move into a different area. Have one neutral player who plays for the team in possession and have a GK/sweeper who can be a option to play back to.
Coaching Points:
-Movement to help player on ball
-Movement to help other player get on the ball
-Movement to get yourself on the ball.
-Speed of play to create opportunites to score.
-Create space - depth, height, width.
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Organization:
Passing sequence to encourage movement off the ball. Grid size 30x15. Minimum five players per grid.
Activity:
To get the ball moving in a sequence. Start off simple and get the balls moving quickly with as many short passes as possible.
Coaching Points:
-Movement to receive
-Passing quality
- Encourage two touch max progressing to one touch
-When possible add extra passes to sequence and change direction within practice encourage half turn receiving skills.