Diego Mascareno
| Name: | Diego Mascareno |
|---|---|
| City: | New York |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |

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Organization:
2 lines and a cone gate in the middle with a goal at the end.
Instructions:
- Player A feeds Player B into space and then player B must send the pass back into space through the cone gate. Player A can score.
Coaching Points:
-First touch must be precise and into space
-Good positioning
-Always on the move
Progressions/Regressions:
-First touch only

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Organization:
- large 15 x 15 grid with four mobile players on the outside and one player on the inside against three defenders.
- The four goals on the outside are soley for the defenders
Instructions:
- Yellow player in the middle can only play a 1-2 touch pass to keep the move going.
- Players on the outside must combine the most passes in 1 minute (this time frame is flexible) and then switch players on the outside with the ones on the inside.
- Defending team, if they win the ball, try to score on the four goals placed outside the grid.
Coaching Points:
- As the ball moves around, how can your movement off the ball open up passing lanes to you or other teammates?
- The middle player, can he also move to create passing lanes? Can he quickly shift defenders with fast accurate passes between lines?
- Set it as if you are having your #10 or 8 trying to link our defenders with our wide players or striker.
- Give your teammate a quality pass.
Progressions/Regressions:
n/a

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Organization:
- Expand the already used up grid to fit a 5 v 5
Instructions:
- Focus on your midfielder and their movement mimicing from the eariler drill.
- Kick ins and goal kicks
-Can only score with a though pass penetrating mid field.
Coaching Points:
- Movement out and in to help open up passing lanes to help move the ball along the lines
- Reference how we "combined" the lines in the previous drill, have that same attitude.
Progressions/Regressions:

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Free Play
-FIFA rules
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Animation Controls (PCs, Macs, Laptops):
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
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Magic Box (15 mins)
Organization:
- Large box, maybe 15 x 20 or larger. All players start with a ball. Blue players come in in just a second.
Instructions:
- Players start out with 30 seconds to either impress you with their footwork skills or their juggling skills. Two best are rewarded with pennies
- After that players without pennies work to steal the ball and score from players with balls. Once a ball is taken, they give their penny to the player they took the ball from.
Coaching Points:
- Close ball control, head up, strength on the ball.
- Awareness to go away from the crowded space.
- Quick and smooth passes (when we get to that stage)
Progressions/Regressions:
- Take a few balls away and add another defender and ask players on the ball to find a player off the ball before someone could take it from them. If you ball is taken you get scored on, you get the penny.
- Work on the best way to move for a teammate given the space available, can you pass the ball fast and get on a new one?