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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Possession ABC's

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Jared Rice
Name: Jared Rice
City: Blaine
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

This session is designed to improve the player's ability to keep possession of the ball.

ABC of Possession:

A = Angles

B = Body Shape

C = Checking shoulders / Scanning

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Activation / Skill Acquisition

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Activation / Skill Acquisition (10 mins)

Activation / Skill Acquisition

4 teams of 3 players, each team has their own ball. Pass and move in the area and on coaches call perform certain challenges: 1) 1 touch passing 2) 2 touch passing 3) headers juggling 4) free juggling, etc.

Mix in dynamic movements. 

Technical Standards
  • Roll the ball into your teammates feet as much as possible
  • 1st touch out of your feet and towards your teammate
  • Encourage disguise passes
Coaching Points:
  • Angle to provide 2 options to the player on the ball
  • Body shape to see the ball and see where you want to go
  • Checking shoulders / scanning to see your teammates, opponents and the open spaces
  • Communication -- saying names is the minimum standard. Your pass should communicate what to do next to your teammate

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Possession

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Possession (15 mins)

Possession Game (shown with 12 players, but can easily be adapted)

Two teams of 6. 3v3 in the middle with 6 players on the outside.

Compete -- 1st team to 30 total passes, 1st team to 10 consecutive passes, 1st team to 5 switches, etc.

Progressions

  • When you play the outside player you must switch places with them.
  • You must play a different side of the box before you come back to the same side.
  • You must play a 1-2/give and go when you play the outside player.

Coaching Points

  • Angles to receive pass. The player on the ball should have 3 available options
  • Body shape open to see as much of the field as possible. Avoid turning your back to the field.
  • Checking shoulder / scanning. Look early and look often. Critical scan as the ball is traveling to you.
  • Be farsighted. Look far first and you can see your near options at the same time. Look near first and you'll never see the far options.
  • Technical standards of passing and receiving

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 Goal Game

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4 Goal Game (15 mins)

4 Goal Game (shown with 12 players, but can easily be adapted)

Two teams of 6. 3v3 in the middle with 6 players on the outside.

Compete for time or 1st team to a certain score.

Switch outside players after a certain time limit (roughly 2-3 minutes)

Progressions

  • Goal scored with a 1st time finish from an outside player = 3pts

Coaching Points

  • Angles to receive pass. The player on the ball should have 3 available options
  • Body shape open to see as much of the field as possible. Avoid turning your back to the field.
  • Checking shoulder / scanning. Look early and look often. Critical scan as the ball is traveling to you.
  • Be farsighted. Look far first and you can see your near options at the same time. Look near first and you'll never see the far options.
  • 1st look is can I score. 2nd look is can a teammate score. 3rd look is can we keep the ball. 4th look is can I keep the ball.
  • Technical standards of passing and receiving

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (15 mins)

Finish 6v6 scrimmage. Depending on space you may consider having bounce players on the outside.

Coaching Points

Reinforce the key points from earlier in the session.

Observe who is progressing and who is struggling. Why?

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