Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HCFC - Receiving (pressure from behind)

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Organization:
Set up as above
Instructions:
End players pass the ball into centre players who turn and pass into opposite target player. Both balls go at the same time. Play for one minute and then change the centre players. Use different techniques to receive on the turn (Inside foot, Outside foot, Spin)
Coaching Points:
- Check away and then to the ball
- Get side on to protect ball
- Quality of touch (weight, direction)
- Disguise touch
- Head up after receiving, connect with teammate
- Quality of pass (accuracy, weight)
Progressions:
- Work with opposite foot

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Organization:
Set up as above
Instructions:
End player passes into centre player who spins the passive defender and passes into the opposite target player. Centre players then switch roles. Play for one minute and then centre players and targets switch places.
Coaching Points:
- Check away and then to the ball
- Communication (Hands, Voice, Timing)
- Get side on to protect ball
- Quality of touch (weight, direction)
- Disguise touch
- Head up after receiving, connect with teammate
- Quality of pass (accuracy, weight)
Progressions:

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Organization:
Set up as above
Instructions:
End player passes into centre player the joins in and plays 2v1 looking to find the target on the far side. The feeder can only ever take one touch each time they have the ball.
Coaching Points:
- Check away and then to the ball
- Communication (Hands, Voice, Timing)
- Get side on to protect ball
- Quality of touch (weight, direction)
- Disguise touch
- Head up after receiving, connect with teammate
- Quality of pass (accuracy, weight)
- Decision - Spin defender or play back
- Movement after setting back to open up
- Movement of target player
Progressions:

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Organization:
6 v 6 game
Coaching Points:
- Movement without the ball
- Awareness of teammates movement and exploiting it
- Check away to create space before receiving
- Communication
- Quality of combinations
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Organization:
3 players with two balls, as above.
Instructions:
Player in centre works back and forth with two outside players on different technical skills.
- Two touch passing,
- One touch passing,
- Outside foot flick pass,
- Volleys,
- Aerial control etc.
Switch middle player every 45 seconds.
Coaching Points:
- Timing of movement to ball,
- Communication (hands, voice),
- Angle of support,
- Body shape when receiving,
- Footwork,
- Quality of touch/pass,
- Speed of play.
Progressions:
- Competion between the groups.