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Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Breaking lines - Combination play

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Steve Oakes
Name: Steve Oakes
City: Clacton-On-Sea
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Basic movements to create space and receive to play forwards and penetrate 

Good practise to work on timing and triggers of passing and receiving

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Unopposed combination

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Unopposed combination
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Unopposed combination (15 mins)

Using the mannequins as defenders, movement is key to keep the ball and create space

  • Trying different combinations around the mannequins
  • Speed of the movement to receive
  • Weight of pass
  • Try combinations 1 or 2 passes
  • Timing of movement
  • Recognising triggers to pass or receive
Player B must look to receive on their back foot to player forwards to C
B must always look at starting position before moving to receive - Near the mannequin # Blind side of the defender - Movement must be sharp
Player B to work for 1 min just working on the touch and get a feel for the movement unopposed
Introduce various progressions
  • Player B moves towards player A 1-2 then player A dribbles towards mannequin then passes through to player C
  • Player B sets the ball once received 1st touch for player A to pass forwards to player C, A then takes up position as player B

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Up, back & through

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Up, back & through (15 mins)

Up, back and through is a popular way of getting through an opponents lines

3rd man runs can be introduced

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