Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): High-intensity Supporting Actions

MBP School of Coaches

Pete Peterson

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Name:	Pete Peterson
City:	Eugene
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Variation 1

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Variation 1

Exercise: Four players, 2 balls.

One player is positioned inside a 20 yard triangle of 3 teammates - two of whom have a ball at their feet). Player in middle works at highest intensity possible (without sacrificing quality of precision) continuously scanning, moving, passing and receiving.

1 set = 45 sec work: 135 seconds active rest. Complete 2 sets per player.

Objective: player in the middle builds quick, positive habits in support of the play. He/she opens up body, and moves into a wider passing angle, to see the outside player without a ball. He/she receives first pass from a designated passer with far foot and passes to the teammate without a ball. Without hesitation, he/she now opens body to receive 2nd ball and play to the new player who now doesn't have a ball. This process continues repeatedly. Player must be focused on the present task but also conscious of the next play. Extra balls must be nearby to ensure continous action when there is a miscue.

Notes: There should be no rest for the player in the middle - physical, mental or visual. Constant scanning to see the next player wthout a ball informs his/her next supporting movement, positioning, body position and timing of pass.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Other variations

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Variations:

a) make the triangle of players larger or smaller to increase technical/physical demands of the passing,

b) dictate whether the player in the middle must receive and pass with same foot or receive with one foot/pass with the other,

c) place a small triangle of cones inside the triangle of players: player in middle must pass through the cones to his/her target (requires even more positional awareness from this player and more supporting movement from the third player),

d) a flat "tortialla" marker can be placed at the feet of each player who make up the triangle. As the 3rd player is about to receive, he/she must move to either side of the marker and open his/her body providing a cue as to which foot is his/her far foot to have the pass played to.