Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Switching play - Technical aspects of body position to receive

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Pat Staunton
Name: Pat Staunton
City: SEATTLE
Country: United States of America
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

Body position to receive to switch

Visual cues of when to switch

Decision making of how to switch


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2 group warm up

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2 group warm up
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2 group warm up (15 mins)

Warm Up

1 team in each grid. Inside grid, on coach's call, players perform different tasks inside. Also upon call of switch, teams have to get to the other grid going through either ladders or hurdles.

Activities to perform in grids:

- Ball Each dribbling

- 4th touch is skill

- Ball Mastery (toe taps / boxes / foundations / brzilian toe taps)

- Pass and Move

- Combinations

- 1 bounce

- Pass and sprint around cone on outside

(Alter if needed due to numbers - 3 groups / grids etc)

Everything is competitive throughout


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Switching passing pattern (smaller)

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Switching passing pattern (smaller) (15 mins)

Technical Passing Pattern

Player passes into player 2 who sets to player 3 who then plays to4. 4 to 5 and then 5 passes to the start again.

Progressions / Variations:

-Players can dribble to start

-Handball

-Add 1 touch

- Join both groups for big group with 2 balls

Coaching Points:

Quality of Pass

Body position - always changing in relation of the ball

Anticipational movement

Open up with back foot having checked away and checking shoulder

Reading team-mates body language and where they need support

Movement to create space for team-mate (don't run through their intended passing lane)

Weight of Pass

Pass vs set

Creativity


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2 v 2 + 3 keepaway

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2 v 2 + 3 keepaway (15 mins)

2 v 2 keepaway with 3 targets.

Teams have to keep the ball away from the opposition and can use the outside targets to do so. Switch roles every round.

-First team to 25 passes

-A point is made every switch (5 points wins)

Coaching points:

Spacial awareness

1st touch away from pressure

Quality of pass

Movement of target players to find passing lane


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5 v 5 to target

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5 v 5 to target (20 mins)

4 v 4 to Target players

Teams get a point by passing into Target player on outside. Once a point is scored, they try to go in the other direction. First team to 6 points wins. Resting team switch with the losing team.

Coaching points

- Team Shape : width and depth

- Body position to receive

- Speed of movement / play

- Visual cues of when to switch

- Reasons to switch?


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5 v 5 scrimmage with 5 neutrals

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5 v 5 scrimmage with 5 neutrals (25 mins)

Regular scrimmage with 3 teams of 5 with 1 team on the outside as neutrals.

Coaching Points:

- As above


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