Name: | Meggan Rodrique |
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City: | Hillsborough |
Country: | United States of America |
Membership: | Adult Member |
Sport: | Football/Soccer |
DOCHERTY PARK
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:
PRIMARY FOCUSES:
1. Developing control skills when receiving passes off the ground.
2. Develop aerial control skills under pressure
3. Develop throw in techniques.
4. Develop possession in a small group.
TECHNICAL - control of ball out of air, throw ins, passing, dribbling, ball control
TACTICAL - attacking/keeping possession
PHYSICAL - endurance, speed/quickness
PSYCHOLOGICAL - confidence, team work, communication (on and off the ball), decision making
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4(+4) v 2(+2)
Organization:
- same as previous
Instructions:
- Two teams now play possession together whilst one defends
- Passes from the outside players must be throw ins.
- The defending team has two defenders in the circle and two which remain on the outside of the circle and wait for the blues playing inside the circle to win the play and play it to the outside blues.
- The team which lost possession then becomes the defenders; 2 staying inside circle and 2 going outside circle
Coaching Points:
- RECEIVERS: - Selection of the correct part of the body to control the throw with
- Get in line with the flight of the ball, quick feet
- Awareness. Looking over the shoulder to assess space and a players first touch being i into space.
- Checking for space and movement to get free
- THROWERS: - Observation of where the receiver wants the ball (i.e. into their thigh, chest,etc)
- Weight of the thrown pass
- Accuracy of the thrown pass
- ALL: Communication between the passer and receiver. Also note the eye contact
Progressions:
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Organization:
- 40x30 yd grid
- 4v4 directional game
Instructions:
- 1 team (4 players) acting as two wingers and two target players @ end lines. (When a winger or target player receives a pass, they pick up the ball and throw the ball in to another player.)
-- Score by passing into the target end players
Coaching Points:
**Players should work to create space to receive passes and review the selection of possible passes
ALL PREVIOUS
Progressions:
none
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Organization:
- expand area from previous, add 2 goals
- add 2 goalkeepers
Instructions:
- scrimmage 5v5
- CONDITION: attack must include aerial controlled ball (from throw in or pass in air)
Coaching Points:
- ALL PREVIOUS
Progressions:
- remove condition, free play to laws of the game
ACT1 - TECHNICAL (20 mins)
Organization:
- 30yrd Diameter Circle
- Teams of 4 (4xRed, 4xYellow, 4xBlue)
**The circle diameter can be varied depending on the session objective. Larger for long range passing, shorter for short passing and combination play.**
Instructions:
- Playing in a circular area one team works in the central area
- 4 players work on the inside and 8 players support on the outside of the circle
- 4 balls are used and start with the outside players
- START with - the outside players have the balls in their hands and deliver under-arms throws to the central players to control.
(- PROGRESS TO - players perform throw ins into the central players who check away and to the throws from the outside players. )
- The players receive the ball using foot, thigh, chest, head DOWN TO THEIR FEET and pass out to another outside player who doesnt have a ball.
BREAKDOWN:
1. A moves towards the throw (throw in).
2. A receives the throw from C with the requested part of the body before the ball bounces and on the second touch passes out to B
3. A then turns and moves to another outside player with a ball
Coaching Points:
- RECEIVERS: - Selection of the correct part of the body to control the throw with
- Get in line with the flight of the ball, quick feet
- Awareness. Looking over the shoulder to assess space and a players first touch being i into space.
- Checking for space and movement to get free
- THROWERS: - Observation of where the receiver wants the ball (i.e. into their thigh, chest,etc)
- Weight of the thrown pass
- Accuracy of the thrown pass
- ALL: Communication between the passer and receiver. Also note the eye contact
Progressions: