Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Coach Training - Progressive passing and receiving habits

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Name:	Jonathan Tudor
City:	Chaska
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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As a Coach we tend to spend too much time creating the real game in practice. This practice is essential in passing and receiving and give repetition in the habits needed for maintaining possession as a team

In this session I used 16 players, but it functions well with minimal of 8 as long as you have 2 equal groups

Through conditions we create habits that make us more aware as a player and more able as a team to keep possession. These simple habits need quick explanation at the younger age groups but will give our teams the ability to plan for the next pass.

Be ready to challenge with things like touch requirements, less soccer balls or even reducing the area size

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic Movement

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Dynamic Movement

In an 11 plus format the players do 2 movement habits that will help them to move efficiently into a position of support

1. The players go up a cone (Moving backwards) cross over and then onto the next cone

2. Players move 2 cones back (backwards) and one up (forwards)

3. Players move 2 cones back one up and cross

Coaching Points

Crossing should be done without crossing the feet
Moving back should leaning forwards taking little steps

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Group 1

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Group 1

16 players 1/2 on the inside of a 30x40 yard area and half on the outside. Cones separate the outside sections evenly

Exercise 1 - Five yards apart in pairs players pass to the same outside player. Can you do this quickly/one touch

Coaching Points

Take 2 touches
1st touch out of your feet
Lock ankle
Position of non-kicking foot next to the ball
On passing the ball bring up your foot through and not across your body

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Group 2

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Group 2

Reduce the soccer balls to start with

Inside players pass to a different person on the outside

Coaching Points

Check at an angle - backwards movement

Make Eye contact (not communication) to improve awareness and force players to look up
Receive on the back foot
Be aware of open players on the outside

Progression

Take away 2-3 soccer balls

Coaching Points

Inside players can either follow a pass out or support an outside player with the ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Group 3

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Group 3

Add into the environment that outside players can now pass to outside players

Coaching Points

Movement side skip towards the ball to get open
Look always (scan) before you receive to see where the next pass should go
Prioritize a central pass
Focus on one ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Group 4

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Group 4

Inside players can now pass to another inside player

Coaching Points

Recognize the movement piece of where do I move to support a pass?
Move while the ball is moving
Coach the receiving player to be aware of support coming inside as well as a pass on the outside

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Pressure

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Pressure

Add in a central line of cones up and down the field

Start with 4 balls and challenge the players to keep the ball away from the coach/s

Coaching Points

Coach the players to be aware of which side the pressure is on
Coach specific communication such as
Turn
No Turn
Time
Switch
Support - Must be accompanied with movement

Progression

Switch the line to go the opposite way
Have 2 lines creating safe sections to get the ball into

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3rd progression 1

Game one 25x30 yard area - adjust to challenge

Team one has targets North South

Team 2 has targets East west

Play for 3 minutes and see which team keeps the ball the most

Coaching Points

Team Shape- inside players provide width
Team shape - outside players provide Depth
Move open to the field
Move to support as the ball moves
Move backwards to get open inside so that you see the field at all times
move side to side outside to get open for a pass

Progression In this environment be prepared to play it with 9/10 players adding in midfielders or additional target players

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 3rd progression 2

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3rd progression 2

Game one 25x30 yard area - adjust to challenge

The outside targets are separated by a mid-cone but start off diagonal to each other

When in possession the outside targets can call a switch and change places with the other team's target

Play for 3 minutes and see which team keeps the ball the most

Coaching Points

Team Shape- inside players provide width
Team shape - outside players provide Depth
Move open to the field
Move to support as the ball moves

Progression In this environment be prepared to play it with 9/10 players adding in midfielders or additional target players

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final game

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Final game

This is a great environment to lead into playing out of the back and back to the goalkeeper as per our goals and objectives

The two targets become the goalkeeper and the striker, and we play 4v4

The Two targets have the concept of how to move on the outside so jumping into these positions is easier

The coach occasionally serves balls into the goalkeeper to restart the play

Coaching Points

Team Shape- inside players provide width
Team shape - outside players provide Depth
Move open to the field
Move to support as the ball moves
Move backwards to get open inside so that you see the field at all times
move side to side outside to get open for a pass

Progression In this environment be prepared to play it with 9/10 players adding in midfielders or additional target players

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