| Name: | John Higgins |
|---|---|
| City: | Indianapolis |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Possession & Playing out of the back.

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4v4 or 5v5
Add endzone neutrals if needed or for directional play
Players score by passing into one of the 4 corners then completing a pass back out to keep possession. You can progress to limiting touches in the corners to 1-2 touches.
For directional play, players must go from one neutral to the other, but must go through 2 squares
Coaching Points:
1) Play the way you face
2) Open up - see the field
3) Limit touches
4) Off the shoulder of defenders, creat proper angles

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9v9 Scrimmage - Focus on possession, playing out of the back and goal kicks. Do as many restarts out of goal kicks as possible.
Diagram is our shape on goal kicks. Goalkeepers should take kicks, w/ ball in center of box. #4/5 and #6 will bo off the penalty arc to edge of the box. #2 & #3 Should be wide and higher. Ball should be played to the #6 or #4/5. If the other team is pressing high, then #'s 2 & 3 check back towards the endline.
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U11/12 Warm-up (25 mins)
Pick 2-3 of the 4 warm-ups. Always include A or C, 1 ball per player for maximum touches.
A - Coerver ball mastery - pendulums, Step-ups, outside/inside, rollovers, squeeze, V, Pull-pop, etc. plus combinations of different ball mastery skills
B - Speed and agility - with and withough ball
C - Coerver 1v1 and Turns - step-over, scissors, rollover, cruyff, outside cut, inside cut, etc. plus combinations of different moves and turns
D - 3v1 or 4v2 Rondos- Offensive players must work as hard as the defender. keep feet moving, open hips when receiving, 1st line and 2nd line passes, weight of the pass