Craig Birtwistle
| Name: | Craig Birtwistle |
|---|---|
| City: | New Jersey |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
To help improve the understanding of playing out of the back in a 1-4-3-3 formation. With the focus on the two holding midfielders #6 and #8 (and some points on the movement of the #10)

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Set Up
As in diagram
Organization
As previous but now we add a defender who can move in any zone. Progress to more than 1 defender.
Coaching Points:
Body position
visual communication
quality of touch / pass
Decision making
Movement off the ball

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Set Up
Players are set up with a keeper, 4 defenders and 3 midfields against 1 defender.
Organization
7v1 - Aim is to get ball to the goal but the ball must pass though the coned area before you can score.
Coaching Points:
Quality of pass and touch
Weight of pass and touch
Body shape
Visual / verbal communication
Decision making - Movement of the Holding Mids

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Set Up
Players are set up with a keeper, 4 defenders and 3 midfields against 3 defender.
Organization
7v3 - Aim is to get ball to goal ball does not have to go though the coned area but if it does its double points
Coaching Points:
Quality of pass and touch
Weight of pass and touch
Body shape
Visual / verbal communication
Decision making - Movement of the Holding Mids

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Set Up
Players are set up with a keeper, 4 defenders and 3 midfields against 3 defender.
Organization
7v6 - Aim to get ball in small goals. White aim to steal and go to goal. White must drop behind the line when the keeper has the ball.
Progression: No line, no restristions.
Coaching Points:
Quality of pass and touch
Weight of pass and touch
Body shape
Visual / verbal communication
Decision making - Movement of the Holding Mids

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Set Up
Scrimmage 8v8
Organization
8v8 players should play a 1-4-2-1 formation
Coaching Points:
All the above
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Warm Up (10 mins)
Set Up
As in diagram
Organization
Players can not move out of their zone and must play 2 touch / then 1 touch.
Coaching Points:
Body position
visual communication
quality of touch / pass