Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing through the 3rds - recognising when to miss out the middle 3rd (Start Time: 2016-04-11 18:05:00)

Part

Organisation - Half the astro

16 players - change if required

Wave practice at first

Ball starts on the outside - 2 players combine then transfer the ball into the top third.

Players in the top third combine and shoot.

Players move up and attcking players become the defending players on opposite pitch wave practice.

Learning Objectives Team -

Recognising oportunities when to play into the final third. Why, When, How, Who will do it. Discuss!

Coaching Styles Used -

Command, T&E, Guided Discovary

Technical -

Passing - When how and which pass to use to play into the top players

Quality of pass

Movment from the top two to recieve the ball - rotation

shooting - accuracy

Combination play  

Physical -

Football Specific Movements ABC etc - give plenty of breaks

Social -

Communication both ways - important top two players communicate when they want the ball

Psychological -

Decision Making - type of pass/ type of movement

Dealing with mistakes

Progressions

1 - Unopposed if lack of movement stop wave practice and have two teams playing multi directional.

2 - 1 Defender in middle area - tries to prevent  pass going to top third

3 - 1 defender in each area

4 - 2 defenders in goal area,1 in other - alter to suit 

5 - start to add Attacking/ defending players into middle 3rd ( playmaker/ MM) in middle area etc