Carlos Santos
| Name: | Carlos Santos |
|---|---|
| City: | London |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |

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Learning Objectives
To develop passing, possession and creating space.
Description
In a square of 5 yards we play 4v2.
The four players outside the square have a maximun of 2 touches and must maintain possession playing only from outside of the square.
The two defenders inside the square have to intercept the ball. The player who looses possession ball will change roles to become a defender
Coaching Points
1- Create space to find the right position and angle to receive the ball.
2- Improve the speed of play by limiting to 1 touch when possible.
3- It is very important to coach the correct body shape for receiving passes.
4- The 2 defending players must communicate and work together, one closing down the player in possession and the other covering the angle for the pass.

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Learning Objectives
To develop ball control, dribbling, turning, feints and shooting
Description
In a fiels area of 30x30 yards two teams play against each other for how many goals they can score past the goalkeepers.
The players dribble to the mannequin (or cones) and shape their body to perform a feint/turn (varied by the coach) past the mannequin followed with a shot at goal.
Switch the manequins (or cones) the opposite side to shoot with left foot.
Coaching points
1- The feint/move should be exaggerated with a radical change of direction with the players making sure to drop their shoulder.
2- Make sure the players imagine the mannequin to be an opposing player and treat them as such.
3- This exercise should be done at full dribbling speed.

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Learning Objectives
To practice dribbling, passing, receiving, pressing forward, wide play and defending.
Description
In a limited area we play 2v2. Each team attacks and defends 2 mini goals. A goal is scored by dribbling the ball through the set of cones. To achieve this, 1 of the players must have dribbled the ball across the attacking half of the pitch.
Coaching points
1- When dribbling the players need to move the ball away from the position of the defenders.
2- Players need to have explosive acceleration to beat the defender.

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Preparation
Area of 30x20 yards and a group of twelve players.
Condition
4v4 with four players on the side of the pitch. The four players on the pitch can use the four side players as support.
Coaching Points
The coach should encourage lots of pass and move, strategies and insist on high levels of concentration (every player is involved all of the time).
Progress to one touch for the outside players, "score with a first time shot".
Rotate the teams with the outside players from time to time.
Encourage lots of contacts with the ball, creativity and team discipline.
SSG
Increase the area to 30x30 yards.
- Look to switch play
- Play forward quickly
Technical/Tactical
Pass
Decisions
Support
Physical
Agility
Strength
Psychological/Social
Communication
Concentration
Dealing with Failure/Success
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Technical Work - Ball Control, Feints & Dribbling (30 mins)
Objective
To develop ball control, feints and dribbling.
Description
This set up is called "The Star".
Four players start at the same time from all four sides of the star, they bribble in and out all the cones. As they approach the mannequin the players execute a move/feint then take the ball to the right and change their side.
Every 2 minutes the coach will change:
- The dribble sequence- i.e. dribbling in and out every 2 cones etc.
- Technique - inside feet only, outside feet only etc.
- Type of move feint
- Change the direction from anti-clockwise to clockwise
Coaching Points
1- Keep the ball close to the feet
2- Make many touches with the ball
3- Soft feel with the ball
4- Move/feint - exaggerate the move to faking to go one and go the other side