| Name: | Steven Spurway (B2) |
|---|---|
| City: | Carnes Hill |
| Country: | Australia |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |

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* PASSING PRACTICE VARIATION.
* PLAYER ROTATIONS ARE NOW AS FOLLOWS: #3 GOES TO #8, #8 TO #9. #9 TO #6 AND #6 BACK TO THE START (THEN RECOMMENCE).
* TWO #10 STAY IN THE MIDDLE.
* NOW JUST IMPROVISE BUT USE A LOGICAL ORDER AND EVERY PLAYER MUST TOUCH THE BALL.
POSITION THE PRACTICE IN A 'REALISTIC' AREA OF THE FIELD (BETWEEN PENALTY BOX AND CENTRE CIRCLE).

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POSITIONING GAME - 3 V 3 + 2 (5 V 3)
* A GRID OF APPROX. 30M X 25M, POSITIONED IN 'GAME REALISTIC' AREA OF THE FIELD.
* TWO GROUPS OF 3 OUTFIELD PLAYERS.
* ONE TEAM CONSISTING OF THE MIDFIELD PLAYERS BEING #6, #8 AND #10 (YELLOW).
* #3 AND #9 ARE NEUTRAL PLAYERS (BLUE) ARE POSITIONED ON EACH BACK LINE.
* #3 STARTS THE GAME FOR YELLOW WHO MUST TRY TO PASS THE BALL ON THE GROUND TO #9 ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
* #9 MUST NOW PASS THE BALL BACK ACROSS THE GRID TO #3, WHO STARTS AGAIN.
* IF RED WINS THE BALL, THEY MUST TRY TO PASS TO #9 WHO RESTARTS THE GAME WITH RED IN POSSESSION AND YELLOW DEFENDING.
* IF THE PASS ACROSS THE GRID IS INTERCEPTED (OR #3 IS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY CONTROL IT), THE GAME RESTARTS WITH #9 AND POSSESSION FOR RED.
STEPS UP OR DOWN
* MAKE GRIDS BIGGER/SMALLER.
* FREE/LIMITED TOUCHES.
* FREE/MINIMUM NUMBER OF PASSES BEFORE YOU CAN PLAY TO #3 OR #9.
* 1 POINT FOR EVERY COMPLETED SEQUENCE.

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* POSITION A SECOND 25M-50M GRID ADJACENT TO THE ONE OF THE POSITIONING GAME, AS ILLUSTRATED.
* INSIDE THIS GRID ARE THE DEFENDERS #2, #3, #4 AND #5 OF THE RED TEAM.
* GOALKEEPER #1 FEEDS THEM A BALL AND THEY COMBINE AMONGST EACH OTHER UNTIL THERE IS A GOOD SITUATION TO PASS TO ONE OF THE MIDFIELDERS IN THE ADJACENT GRID.
* THE MIDFIELDERS TRY TO PASS INTO ONE OF THE 2 MINI GOALS, USING #9 AS A BOUNCER.
* IF THE BLUE TEAM INTERCEPTS THE BALL, THEY TRY TO PASS THE BALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE GOALKEEPER.
* AFTER EVERY SUCCESSFUL/UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT - RESTART WITH GOALKEEPER.
* NEXT STEP IS TO INTRODUCE 1 OR MORE OPPONENTS IN THE GRID OF THE DEFENDERS.
THIS ORGANISATION IS AIMED AT PRACTICING MIDFIELD PLAY IN RELATION TO BUILDING-UP.

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* WE CAN ALSO APPLY THE SAME PRINCIPLE TO PRACTICE MIDFIEDL PLAY IN RELATION TO ATTACKING BY PLACING THE ADJACENT GRID AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE MIDFIELD GRID AS ILLUSTRATED.
* THE MIDFIELDER MUST CREATE/USE THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY TO PASS TO ONE OF THE 3 ATTACKERS IN THE ADJACENT GRID, WHO MUST TRY TO SCORE AGAINST 1, 2 OR 3 DEFENDERS.
PROGRESSION
* ONE MIDFIELDER CAN JOIN THE ATTACK (WITH OR WITHOUT THE BALL).

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* 8 V 8, NORMAL RULES APPLY.
* FORMATION RED - 1-4-3-1 AS ILLUSTRATED.
* FORMATION BLUE - 1-2-3-3 AS ILLUSTRATED.
* IF OUR TRAINING AIM IS TO IMPROVE MIDFIELD PLAY IN RELATION TO BUILDING -UP WE FOCUS ON THE EXECUTION OF THE RED TEAM.
* IF OUR TRAINING AIM IS TO IMPROVE MIDFIELD PLAY IN RELATION TO ATTACKING WE FOCUS ON THE EXECUTION OF THE BLUE TEAM.
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Passing Practice
* CONES AND PLAYERS POSITIONED AS ILLUSTRATED.
* IF THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS ALLOWS/REQUIRES - 2 PLAYERS PER POSITION OR A SIMILAR ORGANISATION ON THE OTHER HALF OF THE FIELD.
* AT LEAST 2 PLAYERS AT THE STARTING POSITION AND 2 AT THE CENTRAL CONE.
* THE PLAYERS PASS THE BALL AROUND IN A LOGICAL SEQUENCE.
* PLAYERS FOLLOW THEIR PASS TO THE NEXT POSITION.
* NOW GO THE OTHER WAY AROUND AND PLAYERS #6 AND #8 ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.
POSSIBLE COACHES REMARKS
* PASS PRECISION AND BALL SPEED.
* CHECK OUT BEFORE ASKING/RECEIVING THE BALL.
* NOW WE GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
* GRADUALLY INCREASE YOUR RUNNING SPEED.