Marty Buttigieg
| Name: | Marty Buttigieg |
|---|---|
| City: | Brisbane City |
| Country: | Australia |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
First Touch Training Plan 6 SAP First Touch Away from Pressure
Equipment; 20 makers 6 flat markers, 4 small goals, 2 normal goals. Players 6-16

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Area: 20 x 20, with a centre marker to create four 10 x 10 grids. Players: 8-16, ideally 12 divided into two groups
Explanantion: Players in two groups of 6 with one player at each endline and four in the middle, one group playing horizontally the other playing vertically. Each group moves the ball from one end through each middle player to the other end and rotate back again - every player takes a touch and a pass in each sequence. Once a middle player takes a touch and passes they must move to a different grid. No defending though each team is effectively interferring the other passively.
Progession: Last player to pass to an end player replaces the end player who comes into the middle. First touch can be a first time pass.
Coaching Cues: Perception: Head up scanning; Where is space to take first touch into, where are/how close are interferring players, where are support players/bouncers: Decision: take a first touch or first time pass; which direction to take a first touch, which support player to pass to; Execution weight direction of first touch and pass, movement into space after pass

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Area; 20 x 20, central small goal along each side line. Players: 8 - 16, divided into two teams. 12 used here.
Explanantion: Each team (6) has two endline players at each end and two middle players, one team is playing vertically the other horizontally. Team in possesion is effectively playing 6 v 2 as endline players can not defend. Points are scored by moving the ball from one endline to the other and back again and then scoring a goal without losing possesion. Rotate middle players every two mins. Emphasis on taking a first touch away from pressure then quick pass to support players, leading to first time passes.
Step Up/Progression: convert middle to 3v3 or 4v4 by adding endline players to the middle. Step Down: increase area; to score move the ball from one endline to the other then score; Attacking team can add an extra endline player to the middle to creat 3v2 or 4 v 2.

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Area: 30 x 40 Players 8-16 divided into two teams
Explanation: Normal game attackers encouraged to take a first touch or first time pass, double points if attacking team scores a goal after first touch and pass.
Obsevations: Are attacker taking a first touch away from pressure; is body shape supporting first touch; weight & accuracy of first touch; movment of support players to allow first touch and pass.
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FT Skill Introduction (5 mins)
Area: 20 x 20 divided into four 10 x 10 grids. Players: 8-16, ideally 12. divided into groups of 3.
Explanation: Use the four grids to create two vertical and two horizontal passing lanes. Players work in groups of three across each passing lane, one at each end and one in the middle. Play starts at one end (Player A) passing into (1) the middle player (B) who takes a touch away from any surrounding players (2) & passes the ball to the player at the other end (Player C) who takes a touch to one side. Middle players must move along the passing lane toward the passer to receive the ball. All four passing lanes play simaltaneously & creat interference to adjoining passing lanes. Rotate middle player.