Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 4-11-2022 Anaerobic runs with ball incorporation and technical principles(directional touch-body) (Start Time: 2022-11-04 09:35:00)

Screen 1 (10 mins)

⚽Practice Organization

• A specific exercise that triggers the anaerobic mechanism of the players
• Players execute diagonal passes till the height of the cones
• At the very end cone, the last player receives the ball and drives it towards the outside side of the last stick
• At the height of the last stick each player delivers a long ball towards the start of each passing ''game'' 
• After the long ball action, each top player initiates his high intensity run until the end(other stick on the final line)
• From that point players restart their try again and again 
• All the actions and movements are indicated in the above image

⚽Key Coaching Points

• Directional touch
• Communication
• Quality of pass
• Synchronization
• Both teams execute together
• We do not expect a lot of time between pass and body positioning(players have to receive, pass and move quickly without alternating the passing technique)
• Lot of emphasis must be placed on body position pre and post the pass action
• Ball should always stay active(we should not cause inertia, while we touch the balls)
• The game should be forwarded continuously
• Player rest at the very end of their run
• 75%of maximal speed run
• Players should maintain steady and same stride length and  speed(technique alternations may cause increase or decrease of execution speed)
• Long ball may be ''gradual'' in terms of their height or power(let the players adapt and familiarize with the principles of the exercise)
• Provide on time feedback to the players and motivate them - praise them to continue(remember that this is a highly demanding exercise)
• Try 2 sets of 4' minutes with 1:30 minutes rest between each set