Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): MDG (1) > SSG PASSING & RECEIVING WHEN PLAYING THROUGH THE 1/3RDS (Start Time: 2016-12-05 10:30:00)

PREP: ORGANISATION (10 mins)

PHASE 1:

*Two 10 x 10 grids 20 yds apart with manequinn central at front of grid

*Two 5yd coned gates (blue) 5 yds wider than grids at 10 yd point

*four 5 yd poled gates level with back of grids & 40 yds apart

*5 players at the back of each grid (replicate drill if you have larger coaching group)

* 1 ball

set up:

player 1 starts with ball > player 1 passes to player 2 who has stepped in to position A to receive on the half turn > player 2 plays a forward pass to player 3 and then pulls off to point B to receive a return pass > player 2 then takes the ball on his back foot with body position open and plays another forward pass into player 4 who has stepped ijn to repeat the process

* after playing pass to start play player 1 then sprints through gate to simulate a high press and then recovers (protects space) back through poled gate and returns to back of his own group

*player 2 also completes same run after playing to player 4

keypoints:

*emphasise a double movement at back of manequinn to arrive into space to receive ball on back foot with an open body position

*encourage player to see next picture with a scan as he moves to receive ball

*biomechanics of movement is key with player staying in a reactive state with triple flexion & weight through the balls of feet and with nose over toes.

*on all pressing movements educate player on angle of press and to break small and grow tall during the deceleration/acceleration phase.

PREP: progression 2 (5 mins)

PHASE 3:

*pressing movement is now a sprint to blue gate > assess > sprint to opposite poled gate > recovery back into shape through oppositer poled gate and join own team

* player receiving pass can now travel with ball after 1-2 with team mate

keypoints:

highlight importance of pulling away from ball to receive open side to open up pitch and improve passing options

Problem: Solution 1

Problem 1: The straight pass

*receiving player comes down the line of the ball for a straight pass from outside team mate which prevents him playing 1st pass forward and allows opponent to press more easily

Solution: Create space & passing options

*encourage receiving player to pull away from the ball &open up his body to receive an angled pass to his back foot. The channels you have marked out can be used as reference points to encourage players to receive pass in a different channel to outside team mate making the pass. A double movement will help to create space and enable the space vacated to be filled by team mate which will drag opponents out of an organised defensive shape.

Solution to problem 2

Solution: More expansive in possession creates following options

*Ask the yellow team to give width & depth in the 1/3 closest to the ball > 1 yellow player needs to stretch the line and pull of the shoulder in the final 1/3 with the remaining 2 yellows filling the mid 1/3.

* In this still shot the yellow team No 6 can step into space to receive pass on the half turn or if red defender tracks his run then he is looking for the trigger for a bounce pass to play out to yellow No's 3 or 2 who make a forward run to receive and link play through the 1/3rds.

* Yellow No 6 can pull on the half turn and receive pass on his back foot to play 1st time into the final 1/3

Keypoint:

* The body position of the player receiving the pass is key to enable him to see the movement of his team mates off the ball and even if passing channels are blocked he can always chop back to retain possession.