| Name: | Jamie Loades |
|---|---|
| City: | Mississauga |
| Country: | Canada |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |

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Organization
4 sets of 3 minutes.
Have two of the same pattern running, half a field each. Fourth player can be added to reduce lines if needed.
1 plays into space for 2 to receive- 2 has two touches before delivering a cross into the box- 2 and 3 sprint into the box to finish the cutback- maximum two tocuh finish.
Set one as outlined above. Set two make a compettion, each group of three is a team and most goals win. Set three- add recovering defenders to increase speed of the ball. Set Four- Pattern must be completed within 5 seconds in order to count.
Learning Outcome
Timing and variety of runs and first time finishes for cutbacks
Progression
Include a defender in the box as well as a recovering defender
Include a wall pass between 1 and 2 in the beginning
Variety of delivery- ask for cutbacks on the ground and aerially.
Regression
No time limit- allow for as many touches as needed to finish.

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Organization
15x15 square- with a 5v2 in the middle (scale to your team and space) goalkeeper in both goals or it can be done with one GK depending on numbers. Play always start with the reds, they must make 3 passes before playing a through pass out of the box for a team mate to run onto and finish 1v1 with the keeper.
Three sets of 4 minutes, count how many goals reds score and different blues for each set.
Learning Outcome
1V1 Finishing- shifting the ball outside the body and finishing across the GK.
Progression
Add another blue defender to challenge combination play in the central areas.
Recovering defender added to the finish to include 1v1 to finish.
Regression
Only two prior passes required.
Move the box further away from gks to provide more time to finish.

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Organization
One team playing in a 2-1-2 and the other in a 3-2-1 to allow players to understand wide and central overloads to create finishing chances.
2 halves of 6 minutes.
When in the attacking third teams have 5 seconds to get a shot away, if not the ball goes to the opposing team for an indirect freekick.
Learning Outcome
Finishing 1v1 and Finishing in transition
Progression
All goals must be scored with a first time finish
Regression
Extend time limit for finishes to 10 seconds.
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Tag Game-
Usual tag game, players with bibs in their hands are taggers, if they manage to tag someone then the person that gets tagged becomes the tagger. Three of these in the space. Play one round of 1 minute, players with the bib at the end does a forfeit.
Sets 2 and 3- Usual tag game but introduce two balls- the players with the balls in their hands are "safe" and cannot be caught. The aim for all players is to keep the taggers in the middle for as long as possible. When a player is being chased can his teammates work a ball to them so that they can evade being caught? Players are only allowed a ball in their hands for 5 seconds at a time before they must pass.