Andy Emsley
| Name: | Andy Emsley |
|---|---|
| City: | Sheffield |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |

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Skill Channel: Ball mastery 2
Area: TBC
Organisation:
A1 or Attackers have a ball each are looking at stepping into the play zone to dribble / RWTB and perform a skill (Coach) Feint to go past active defenders and attack gates 1 and 2 at opposite end of the area.
If player is succesful then he comes down the side of the area and performs a skill (Coach) against the static mannequin and then dribbles ball to start line and repeats.
If the player on the ball runs into pressure from the defender he can 1. play a wall pass with the yellow floater or 2. Check back to the start (Shaded area) and have another attempt.
Progressions:
If the defenders intercept ball from the attacking player then that players joins the defenders in the zone (Competition / Pressure)
Types of skills practised
Key Points:
Ensure practice is consistant and playing looking to beat opposing defenders and attack the different gates. (Direction)
Keep tempo high
Use a variety of control/Ball mastery techniques
Ball moving and playing with head up (Decision making)

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Foundation Movement Skills
- focusing on gymnastic and co-oridnation work progressing into invasion evasion games
1) Gymnastics free play - we will then progress to some specifc challenges based on forward/backwards rolls, movement challenges, cartwheels and round offs. Areas marked on the pitch as targets as well as challenges
2) Evasion gauntlet - looking at maximal acceleration and shallow angles of evasion
3) Powerball - 2 v 3 game looking at greater angles of evasion, lots of ground covered at a high intensity with lots of external stimuli and opportunities to evade and invade, short intense games
Luke Jenkinson

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SSG: Players set challenges in 4 min games players rotate after each game to play all teams

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19.03.14
The six not involved in the attacking quickly 6 v 6. To work on.
Attacking Quickly
1 v 1
2 v 2
Be creative to score.
Should the defenders regain then they attempt to score sunning through the cones.
Timings
20 Mins
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Ball mastery 1
Ball mastery: 1
Organisation
Two teams of players, reds defending and whites attacking start at opposite ends.
Defender passes to attacker who tries to beat defender 1v1 with Skill to get into scoring zone to score.
If defender intercepts the ball from the attacker then he can attack to score on mini goal at opposite side, Attacker who lost possession then tries to win ball back to attack 2 x goals again.
Work for set amount of time then swap or swap after every turn.
Progression
Add more players increase competition 1 v 2 - 2 v 2 or 2 v 1 on both defending and attacking teams
Add more goals or gates as visuals for players to attack (Direction)
Take scoring zone out
Key Points
Ensure players are trying different skills/feints to beat defender
Use correct technique in correct way
Keep tempo high
Use variety of control techniques
Players to travel forward with the ball