Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 11-8-2023 Directional touch work and space exploitation (Start Time: 2023-08-11 09:00:00)

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⚽Practice Organization

• This is a specific exercise for touch development and and off ball movement
• Our players will work in order to maximize their space understanding and the movements required to generate the best conditions for superiority

⚽Key Coaching Points

• Players have to follow the passing pattern demonstrated in the above image
• Black lines indicate the pass
• The blue line indicate the ball driving after reception
• This exercise is executed concurrently from both sides for better execution flow
• Players have to execute break off ball movements, trying to avoid the mannequins (realistic and aggressive movements)
• Every pass has to be executed with 1 touch
• However players are able to receive the ball with an additional touch (for execution efficacy)
• Players are expected to communicate and coordinate their movements 
• Ball between the mannequins is required to move quickly and fast (we aim to release the ball fast)
• Players next green mannequins have to move quickly and reach their maximal speed, while expecting the proper timed pass from the ''feeder'' at the top mannequin
• From the moment that the ''space exploitation'' player receives the ball has to drive the ball quickly until the top down blue stick
• At that point the exercise restarts and the players rejoin their group
• Players have to switch sides in order to work on both sides
• Coach provides feedback to our players while the exercises is executed
• Players move in front and they reach the spot that they gave their last pass (always procced one spot Infront)
• We work for 8:00 minutes
• Emphasis must be placed on clen ball touches, follow through after pass movements and smooth off ball movements with flawless running and low intensity decelerations