Receiving Open Body

& Playing a Weighted Pass

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A session for small sided teams (8 v 8) looking at angles of support and playing a weighted pass so you and your teammates can move the ball quickly

Coaching Points:

Specifically for my team I look at the shape of my 3-1-3. No matter how you look at the diamond, we are moving it across the field then up the field as quickly as possible, I keep the player in juggling and speak about space and distance and the CM connecting all the triangles on the field

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Notes:

Check to each side of your maker to move the ball quicker and split the diamond, speak about pattern of play... right back, to right winger, back to the full back, hit the striker, recycle and play it again.

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Turning Session For Young Players

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Overlapping Full Backs

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A phase of play to encourage wide players to create space and allow full backs to join in the attack with an overlap.

Coaching Points:


CM: check to show feet and check your shoulder to see the field. Receive on the back foot and play quickly.


Wide player: Check behind the ball (no square passes) shape your body to see the field and the overlapping run, receive back foot and play front foot


Full back: Run at an angle to give the passing player a target to hit, ball comes in first and run onto the ball with a positive first touch



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First Time Shooting

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A session for first time shooting, the weight of the pass must be stressed when assisting the shot and the technique for striking the ball cleanly with power and accuracy:

• Put your laces through the ball
• Knee over the ball
• Strike just below the center of the ball
• Head down, shoulders slightly back
• Standing foot - have your toe in line with the back of the ball
• Swing from the hips
• Opposite arm to foot comes up as you strike for balance 

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Turning Session for Young Players

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Quick Passing in Tight Areas

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I used this session with a good U10 team to encourage pulling the other team down and combining to get forward once we had done so.


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1 v 1 training for young players

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A session to encourage young players to go past defenders




Successful 1 v 1 formula

• Close Control
  
• Change of direction
  
• Change of speed
  

Close control – use the front of your small toe to approach the defender, touch the ball with every step you take

Change direction – come in slow (60%) and straight (commit defender), perform a change of direction, scissors, step over, fake take etc

Change of speed – slightly bigger touch to take you in the direction that you want to go, accelerate at 100%


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Use the teammate as a diversion or if they are in a better position to get past the defender pass the ball


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Passing and Moving 2

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A session to encourage young players to pass, move and support the ball




Passing:

• Inside of the foot
  
• Punch through the ball
  
• Head down
  
• lock ankle – push your toes towards the sky
  
• Aim with standing foot and hips
  

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Notes: Support play, always show your feet to the ball and get into open space. 

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Crossing and Finishing Drill 

Progressions:

1. Add 1 defender in the box
2. Add 2 defenders in the box 

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Soft Touch, Quick Strike

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A session to improve functional play of the striker 








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The Weighted Pass

This is a simple drill that I was explaining to a friend, just uploading this so he can see it.
I often progress this to a race between the 4 teams (or however many you have) once the receiving player gets through the gate, the next pass can be played, first to 30.

Getting the ball wide and delivery

This session looks at phases of play to get the ball wide.

Movement off the ball is vital to get into goal scoring positions.

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After a good warm up start with the following drill:

Instruction:
The blue team will perform the phase of play, once the shot on goal has been taken, the white team should start as the blue team make their recovery run back to their starting positions. The aim is to complete the phase successfully, avoiding the traffic of the returning players. Speed of play challenge – complete the phase and shoot before the other team are back on their markers


Coaching:
Encourage the winger to check away from the play then back, asking for the ball to feet. The defender should play the wingers back foot so he can play 1 or 2 touch into the striker who should have also have checked away then to the ball, moving the defender away momentarily.
The return ball should be played in front of the winger.
Midfielder should time his run to just inside the box for a cut back and first time shot. Attacker should be the back post option – staying onside and looking for rebounds


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Play Striker, Set Midfielder, Unlock a Wide Player to Goal

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Changing the point of attack

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Attacking Combination Play 

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1. Insert a defender to play 3 v 1 to goal
2. The defender who plays the ball in then follows the ball into the play (recovery run) to create a 3 v 2. The attackers must combine quickly and use the momentary numbers advantage to shoot quickly 

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