Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Marc McGhee UEFA B License Individual Analysis Control/lFirst Touch

Developing Technique/ Component 1

Organisation

Working with a group of 16 players.

Players will be split up into groups of 3.

Area will be 20x10 with a 4x4 box in the middle.

1 player will be in the middle box and the other 2 players will be at opposite end respectfully.

Activity

Drill desgined to develop first touch and control.

Player in the middle will work for a period of 1 minute then players will rotate each time.

The player in the middle will receive a pass from one of the players on the outside controlling the ball with the inside of their foot out around one of the cones before then returning a pass back to the player on the outside.

The player will then turn and make their way back into the middle of the box.

They will then look to receive a pass from the other player on the outside this time using their other foot to control the ball and then pass the ball back to the player on the outside.

The player have to make sure they are alternating feet when control the ball in the middle of the box.

Progressions

The player will now use the outside of the foot to then control the ball before then passing back.

The players will then just use 1 ball between the 3 players.

The players will now check to a side and receive the ball on the back foot controlling the ball out around one of the back cones before then passing to the next player.

The middle player will then return to the middle to the box and then check away again and receive a pass from the player on the outside.

The player will then use the outside of the foot to control the ball and turn round one of the cones behind them before passing to the players on the outside.

Coaching Points

Focusing on a good quality of control/first touch

Get the first touch out of feet and in direction of where you are looking to go/play.

Head up, Name, Pass (weight, type & accuracy).

Using outisde of the foot to control get side on and have the body behind the ball.

Checking away before receiving a pass and not standing still in the middle of the box.

Getting side on when controlling the ball on the back foot

Opening up the body/ shoulder so that you can see the pitch.

When using the outside of the foot to turn we a creating the picture of pinning the defender in then spinning.

Looking to take the sting/weight of pass out the ball and to be careful of not allowing it to run away from you. Controlling with one foot then passing with the other.

Game Related Practice/ Component 2

Organisation

Working in a 40x30 area.

16 players involved and split up into 2 groups of 6 and 4 floating players.

Activity

Game related practiced focused of working on first touch and control.

4 boxes will be placed at the corners of the area - 2 for each team.

2 players from each team will go out into their boxes respectfully leaving 4v4 in the middle.

2 floating players will go into the box to create an overload with the team in possession of the ball.

The other 2 floating players will act as wall players going up and down the line to create an option for a pass making the overload 8v4.

The idea of the game is for the team in possession to move from box to box keeping possession of the ball.

The players on the inside will be limited to 3 touch and the players on the outside will be limited to 2.

The gain a point the team in possession must pass into their respected box and the player in that area must control the ball.

The players will stay in there box for 2 minutes then rotated. Wall players will be the same out for 2 then in for 2.

Progression

Progression will be that once passing the ball into your teams box the player who is in that box first touch must come back into the game.

That player will then come into the game and the player who passed the ball in will then go into the box.

The emphasis will be on the first touch and getting it back into the game and the area in which it goes into.

If the first touch doesnt take the ball back into the game it doesn't count and the opposition get the ball and that player must stay in the box.

If a floating player passes into the box the player will also stay in the box and look to pass back into the game.