Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Gem City Soccer | 2016 Spring | Session 2

Hexagon Passing (25 mins)

Starting the drill

Player A starts with a dribble towards player B. While player A is dribble player B is stepping to the outside to get open from the defender. Player C, who is having an open channel is standing in front of the defender, holding of the defender to be able to receive the ball with a player on their back.

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Patterns

1] A -> B -> C

2] A -> C -> B

3] A -> B -> C -> A -> B->

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Coaching Remarks

- Player A dribbles with head up, to see the passing options

- When player B or C steps wide to get away from the defender, keep you body angled towards the field so you can see what is happening

- Pass the ball with a high pace to the far foot of your teammate

- Coach after every pass you make

- Receive the ball facing where you want to go to next

- If you receive the ball in position C with a player on your back, shield the ball

- Create options quickly, but don't get caught standing still

5+1 V 2+1+K To Goal (25 mins)

Starting the drill

In the midfield area the attacking team plays with 5 players against 2 defenders. The 5 players play with 2 center defenders and triangle on midfield, with an attacking midfielder. In the scoring area we have 1 forward who is marked by 1 defender.

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Goal of the drill

The goal for the team of 5 is to keep possession and being able to pass the ball to the center forward. After the ball is being passed to the center forward one of the midfielders supports, creating a 2v1. The forward and supporting midfielder try to score on the goal.

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Win

The team attacking on the big goal get a goal every time they score. The defending team scores a goal every time they score in one of the 3 small goals.

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Coaching remarks 5v2

- Focus on our positiong first

- Make the pentagon around the ball big, force the defenders to choice who they mark

- Firm passing to the correct foot

- Coaching after every pass

- Be patient, but if you can play to the center forward do so

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Coaching remarks supporting midfielder

- After we find the center forward one of the midfielders needs to support up the field.

- When supporting create some space between you and the forward.

- Look at the forward is you can penetrate or need to be a drop option.

- Quick finishing

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Coaching remarks center forward

- Stay high up the field

- Make runs sideways to get open. Only drop back when the ball is being passed to beat the defender to the ball

- Receive the ball with the defender on your back

- Look at your supporting midfielder. What is the defender blocking, you pass to this supporting player or you turning and going to the goal

- Quick finishing

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Rotation

After the ball is being passed up to the forward and 1 midfielder supports, a new midfielder comes into the field to create a 5v2 again in the midfield area. The defending team in the midfield area sub in every 2 to 3 times. The center defenders switch every 2 to 3 times. (If we play with 2 defenders there will be no rotation for the center defenders)

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Progressions

Easier midfield area: Bigger space for the 5v2

Easier scoring area: Have the center defender back off the center forward,

Harder midfield area: Play 5v3 instead of 5v2 on midfield

Harder scoring area: The center forward plays against 2 center defenders.