Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): POSSESSION GAMES (Start Time: 2015-05-22 00:15:00)

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Mark Connelly

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Name:	Mark Connelly
City:	Escondido
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Description

IMPROVING POSSESSION THROUGH MIDFIELD IN A 4-2-3-1 SHAPE.

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

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Screen 1 (20 mins)

A group of 12-15 in a 40x40 area.

Overview

ALL PLAYERS MUST MIX TOGETHER, BLUE, BLACK, AND ORANGE AND MOVE THE BALL AMONGST THEIR COLORS

ONLY REQUIREMENT IS PLAYERS MUST MOVE AFTER PASSING , AND FIND CLEAR CHANNELS TO RECEIVE THE BALL

KEY COACHING POINTS

VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

PROPER WEIGHT ON PASSING

LEAD PLAYER INTO SPACE

RECEIVING PLAYER TOUCH INTO SPACE

HEAD UP ON FIRST TOUCH, PICK OUT SAFE PASSES

UTILIZE WHOLE AREA

BODY MECHANICS

PLAYER OPEN TO WHOLE FIELD

UTILIZE FEINTS, FAKES, AND OTHER SPACE CREATING MOVEMENTS

MOVEMENT OFF THE BALL

PROGRESSIONS

1. ADD 2 BALLS PER GROUP

2. PLAYERS CAN PLAY TO OTHER COLORS, WHEN YOU RECEIVE FROM A LIKE COLOR MUST COMBINE WITH ONE OF OTHER 2 COLORS (IE, RECEIVE FROM BLACK, MUST HIT ORANGE OR BLUE)

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5V5V5 POSSESSION

IN A 40X40 OBJECTIVE IS TO CONNECT 21 PASSES IN A ROW BETWEEN PLAYERS. DEFENSIVE UNIT TRY TO STEAL THE BALL, TEAM THAT GIVES BALL AWAY BECOMES NEXT DEFENSIVE UNIT. MUST GET ALL 5 PLAYERS TO THE COACH BEFORE GOING TO DEFEND, CREATES A RESET MECHANISM TO TRAINING.

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE IS TO CONNECT 21 PASSES IN A ROW. OTHER POSITIONS GET INTO SHAPE AND IMMEDIATELY START CONNECTING PASSES. THIS FORCES TEAMS TO SESS OUT QUICKLY WHAT ROLES NEED TO BE FILLED AND WHERE, GET THEM INTO GOOD SHAPE AND START CONNECTING.

SUCCESS STRATEGY:

LET THEM PLAY FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN FREEZE PLAY, HAVE ONE PLAYER ORGANIZE POSSESSING TEAM IN IDEAL SHAPE, THEN BEGIN WITH THE PRESS AGAIN. GET PLAYERS INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING CREATING ACCOUNTABILITY. MAKE SURE YOU GET BUY IN FROM TEAM ON STRATEGY.

KEY COACHING POINTS

UTILIZE ENTIER PITCH

OPEN BODY POSITION

LIMIT TOUCHES TO GET TO 21 PASSES QUICKER, FORCING OTHER TEAM TO STAY ON

CENTRAL PLAYERS MUST FIND CHANNELS TO RECEIVE THE BALL

DO NOT LET THE PLAY GO CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE, MUST BE BOTH WITH PENETRATING PASSES INTO MIDDLE TO BREAK PRESSURE.

MIDDLE PLAYERS MUST BE ALERT TO SURROUNDINGS, OUTSIDE PLAYERS MUST KNOW HOW TO BREAK PRESSURE.

LOOK FOR SWITCHES OF PLAY EARLY, SEE HORIZON.