Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 7v7 Practice 19: Possession

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Craig Birtwistle
Name: Craig Birtwistle
City: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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How to maintain Possession or move forward. Why we need to move the ball in order to move the defender and to create space. When and where we retain possession and were we attacking quickly. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm-up

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Warm-up (10 mins)

Set up

3v3 with 5 neutrals

Organization

As players arrive for practice get them moving into small sided games early. One everyone arrives play the game above. Teams can use wide neutrals in order to keep possession (central netural opperates for both fields). Teams can not score until they combine with target on the end of their side of the field. Ball can not be played back to this player. Targets however need to be aware of both side of the field and to get avaliable. To ensure this game works make sure the same teams are shooitng up or down.

Coaching Points

Free play warm up with limited coaching. Let players figure out solutions to the games problems.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tecnical Practice

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Tecnical Practice (20 mins)

Set up

Team split into 4 corners with two players on mannequins.

Organization

Ball starts on red cones. Both sides go at the same time. Red passes to black who switches play to white. The other black target turns and collects the forward pass from white. The orginal red player continues straight run and collects ball from black target and dribbles to the back on the line in front of him.

Coaching Points

Weight of pass, first touch

Quality of pass and first touch

Visual and verbal communcation

Black target checks shoulder and uses correct foot / surfaces.

Movement and timing of said movement by players looking to receive the ball in the final 3rd.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Development

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Skill Development (20 mins)

Set Up

4v4 (+4)

Organization

Red and white look to pass the ball though black to the other side. Red and White get a point each each time they are succesful.

Progression

Ball is not aloud to go in the air

Ball is not aloud to stop moving

After 2 passes black can send a defender into the zone to play 4v1

Coaching Points

Movement off the ball and movement of ball

Quality of first touch and passing

Patience in possession vs understanding of when to penetrate


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Development

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Skill Development (20 mins)

Set Up

8v4 plus 3 targets

Organization

Ball starts with one of the two red teams. One black shirt is aloud to create a 4v1. Red aim to penetrate to the other red team. Once succesful they must combine with one of the white shirts to go to goal. If the ball is penetrated all black team can recover to defend. Any red can score as well as the white central target, end targets can not score.

Coaching Points

Movement off the ball and movement of ball

Quality of first touch and passing

Patience in possession vs understanding of when to penetrate


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned Game

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Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Set up

Field 40 X 30 with regular goals as shown. 4 Gates and a square of cones in the middle.

Organization

Regular game but team must go though a gate before they can score. They can pass or dribble though a gate/square or receive the ball in the center square

Coaching Points

All of points portrayed throughout the session should be enforced in a game situation.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (20 mins)

Finish with regular game by taking away the cones and the gates. Use this time to pick 1 or 2 moments and then evaluate the players to see if they learned the topic.


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