Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Receiving To Play Forwards

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James Horner

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Name:	James Horner
City:	Heckmondwike
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

A selection of practices to aid an individual's technique when receiving the ball to best ensure they can play forwards quickly.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scanning To Receive

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Side on body positioning, bent knees, head up / Receive on the back foot / Opening the foot out towards target player / Controlled touch into space to drive play forwards
	Tactical Scanning, can player see both the passer and target each side of the circle
	Psychological Awareness of surroundings
	Social Fun / Engaging / Communication between players

Scanning To Receive (5 mins)

Session Explanation

Using the centre circle, station four players on the outside and four on the inside. To begin players will look to simply gather the ball from one player and pass into an outside player without a ball on the adjacent side.

Area Size

Centre Circle

Progressions

Prog 1 - Players on the outside must move constantly, introduce first coaching point, scan principles (Call, Roll, Receive).
Prog 2 - To encourage a positive forward first touch, challenge players to ensure their first touch is one that's into space and potentially takes them over the halfway line, driving into space towards their target.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Moving To Receive

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Side on body positioning, bent knees, head up / Receive on the back foot / Opening the foot out towards target player / Controlled touch into space to drive play forwards
	Tactical Scanning, can player see both the passer and target each side of the circle / Intelligent, varied movements to create space / Checking off into space to receive / Double movements to deceive defenders
	Physical Stamina, lots of running and movement / Acceleration, De-acceleration, sprint speed, lots of quick fire bursts to execute movements / Strength and use of the upper body to protect possession if necessary
	Psychological Awareness of surroundings and opposition / Decision making, when and what movements to execute
	Social Fun / Engaging / Communication between players / Skill based, competitive

Moving To Receive (5 mins)

Session Explanation

Using the centre circle again, station four players on the outside and four on the inside using one player as a presser. Players will look to incorporate detail from practice 1 whilst now being under pressure. The pressing player can target any of the three central players and if they manage to pinch possession will switch out with the player who lost possession.

Area Size

Centre Circle

Progressions

Prog 1 - To encourage checking away to create space, ask players to call for the ball in the opposite half of the circle, come to receive in the other half before receiving and playing, using out to in or in to out movements.
Prog 2 - If players feel comfortable, progress to using double movements to receive, e.g., asking in one half, moving quickly into the other before bursting back into the opposite half to receive.
Prog 3 - If the practice becomes too easy make it a 2v2 in the centre circle, adding more pressure to the ball carriers.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Receiving To Play Forwards

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Learning Objectives

	Technical Side on body positioning, bent knees, head up / Receive on the back foot / Opening the foot out towards target player / Controlled touch into space to drive play forwards / Different parts of the foot to skip away from the defender when receiving in tight areas (Example Thiago)
	Tactical Scanning, can player see both the passer and target each side of the circle / Intelligent, varied movements to create space / Checking off into space to receive / Double movements to deceive defenders and execute 'Thiago' turn
	Physical Stamina, lots of running and movement / Acceleration, De-acceleration, sprint speed, lots of quick fire bursts to execute movements / Strength and use of the upper body to protect possession and be able to roll the defender, also receiving back to goal, get across the defender, using the front foot to power away, using an outstretched arm to control the tight marker
	Psychological Awareness of surroundings and opposition / Decision making, when, what and where to execute specific actions
	Social Fun / Engaging / Communication between players / Skill based, competitive

Receiving To Play Forwards (10 mins)

Session Explanation

The practice now progresses to a 4v4 where teams score points through receiving the ball in the end zones. Players can only receive the ball in the end zone, they cannot dribble.

Area Size
20m x 30m

Progressions

Prog 1 - 1v1 duels, players can only tackle one specific player, encouraging tight marking, allowing for players to practice set coaching points on using the body to roll the defender, checking back to face up the defender and receiving with our backs to goal.
Prog 2 - Introduce challenge to players that they can only play forwards, encouraging players to be brave and receive to play forwards using detail from previous practices.

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