THEME%Passing'&'Dribbling'warm'up'%DESCRIPTION%OF%PRACTICE%(TECHNIQUE%/%SKILL)%A'practice'designed'to'warm'players'up'for'a'game/session'with'an'emphasis'on'passing,'dribbling'and'movement''%

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%KEY%FACTORS%

• Quality'of'pass'–'pace,'weight'and'accuracy'• Dribbling'–'soft'touches,'head'up,'attack'the'space'with'bigger'touches'• Individual'movement'to'receive'pass,'open'body'shape,'looking'to'play'forward.'• Pass'to'feet'or'space?'Let'players'make'decisions.'Lots'of'movement'in'and'around'area'so'must'think'

quickly'• Communication'between'players'

%NOTES%Look'for'quality'from'the'start,'communication'and'decision'making'important.'Rotate'player’s'activity'every'two'minutes.''

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ORGANISATION%• Area'20'x'20'metres'• 12'players,'3'Groups'• Blue'players'have'one'ball'and'pass'the'ball'to'each'other'but'must'stay'outside'area'• Yellow'players'have'a'ball'each'and'dribble'inside'the'area''• Red'players'have'one'ball'and'pass'the'ball'to'each'other'inside'the'area'• Introduce'dynamic'stretching'and'movement''

THEME%Speed%development%with%the%ball%%

%DESCRIPTION%OF%PRACTICE%(TECHNIQUE%/%SKILL)%A%practice%designed%to%improve%players%running%with%the%ball%and%speed%in%a%game%related%practice%

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%KEY%FACTORS%

• Running%with%ball:%Cover%ground%with%few%touches%on%ball%Ball%out%of%feet%with%laces%into%space%• Acceleration%and%Deceleration%–%both%equally%important%• Change%of%direction%–%turn%quickly.%• Transition%to%defend%step%in%direction%of%attacker%• Ratio%work%to%rest%1:5%• 100%%effort%with%and%without%the%ball%

%NOTES%Watch%each%players%running%technique,%look%to%correct%mistakes.%Two%coaches%one%plays%in%ball,%second%addresses%any%running%technique%issues%%

ORGANISATION%• Area:%20x20%metres%%• Divide%players%into%two%groups%at%each%end%• On%Coaches%signal%%yellow%player%takes%on%blue%defender%and%tries%to%score%in%either%of%the%2%

goals%the%player%must%be%in%the%final%third%to%score%• After%the%Yellow%player%scores%or%the%ball%goes%out%of%play%the%next%blue%player%enters%

playing%area%to%try%and%score%in%the%opposite%2%goals%and%the%yellow%attacker%has%to%transition%to%try%and%defend%against%him%

• The%game%continues%end%to%end%if%the%defender%gains%possession%he%transitions%to%attack%and%tries%to%score%

• The%player%entering%the%field%is%always%on%the%opposite%team%to%the%player%who%scores%or%puts%the%ball%out%of%play%

THEME%8"v"4"Possession"with"4"Goals"""%DESCRIPTION%OF%PRACTICE%(TECHNIQUE%/%SKILL)%A"practice"designed"to"improve"players"ability"to"keep"possession"and"also"Improve"players"pressing"as"a"team"and"finishing""%

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%KEY%FACTORS%RED%TEAM%

• Quality"of"pass"–"pace,"weight"and"accuracy."Support"–"Angles"and"distance""• Individual"movement"to"receive"pass,"open"body"shape,"looking"to"play"forward."• Pass"to"feet"or"space?"Let"players"make"decisions"• Passing"triangles"–"always"at"least"two"options"for"player"on"the"ball"• Communication"between"players"

BLUE%TEAM%• Nearest"man"pressure,"try"to"make"play"predictable"–"show"them"one"way"• React"from"the"movement"of"first"pressing"player,"communicate"as"a"team"• When"ball"is"won"back"be"clinical"and"finish"as"quickly"as"possible"

%NOTES%Look"for"high"work"rate"from"blue"team,"change"the"team"of"four"every"3/4"minutes"

ORGANISATION%• Area"30"x"30"metres""• 8"v"4"N"8"Reds"v"4"Blues"with"4"small"goals"• 8"Reds"try"to"keep"possession,"the"4"Blues"try"to"press"as"a"team"and"win"the"ball"back,"

when"they"win"the"ball"back"they"must"try"and"score"in"any"of"the"4"Goals""

THEME%Defending(with(back(4(and(Midfield(3(with(transition(to(attack(

%DESCRIPTION%OF%PRACTICE%(TECHNIQUE%/%SKILL)%Phase(of(play(practice(design(to(improve(the(defensive(organisation((of(the(back(4(and(Midfield(3(

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%KEY%FACTORS%

• Defensive(shape(in(Midfield(–(2(screening(players(and(a(number(10.(• Red(team(must(move(as(a(team(as(the(ball(is(passed(around(the(pitch,(making(it(difficult(to(play(

through(them.(Keep(shape(don’t(allow(opposition(to(pull(players(out(of(position.((• Pressure(and(Cover(–(Nearest(man(presses,(second(close(cover(• Communication(from(players(behind(is(key.(• Opened(body(shape(when(defending(see(ball(and(man.(• Goalkeeper(acts(as(sweeper/keeper(• When(ball(is(won,(look(to(play(forward(as(quickly(as(possible(through(quality(passing.(

%NOTES%100%(concentration(needed,(communication(between(players(is(vital.((

ORGANISATION%• Area:(Full(width(of(Pitch,(with(3(gates(positioned(5(yards(past(the(half(way(line.((• Formation(–(Red(1.4.3(v(Yellow(3.3(with(3(target(players.(• The(red(team(must(score(through(any(of(the(3(gates(to(a(yellow(player,(the(yellow(player(

then(joins(in(and(attacks(main(goal.((