Passing 3 v 3 : Introduces more player's, and more importantly an even amount so that player's must create space and ensure their supporting positions and passes are correct.
Primary Objective: Passing Secondary Objective: Support Play |
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Prevent Opponent Turning with Ball : Session to educate player's how to stop an opponent turning so that they are unable to see or move in the way they wish to go.
Primary Objective: Defending Secondary Objective: Dictating |
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Quick Finishing in Area : Exercise to improve a player's ability to take a quick shot when they are in the area.
Primary Objective: Finishing |
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Running with the Ball to Cross : Running with the ball exercise that forces the ball carrier to focus on their end product.
Primary Objective: Running with the Ball Secondary Objective: Crossing/Finishing |
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Running with the Ball to Cross with Defender : Progression from the previous session, as the attacker is placed under pressure from a recovering defender.
Primary Objective: Running with the Ball Secondary Objective: Crossing/Finishing |
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Screening : Exercise that educates players how to protect the ball under pressure.
Primary Objective: Dribbling |
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Setting Up Play Out Wide 1 : Deep Cross: Exercise that educates player's how to receive the ball and lay it off for another player to move onto and pass, ending in a cross.
Primary Objective: All Attacking |
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Setting Up Play Out Wide 2 : Shallow Cross: Exercise that educates player's how to receive the ball and lay it off for another player to move onto and pass, ending in a cross.
Primary Objective: All Attacking |
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Setting Up Play : Exercise that educates player's how to receive the ball and lay it off for another player to move onto and pass.
Primary Objectives: All Attacking (excluding Crossing) |
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Short Distance Passing : Session that places the attackers at a great numerical advantage so they can improve on their ability to complete short passes while defenders are present.
Primary Objective: Passing Secondary Objective: Support Play |
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Short Passing : This session allows players to focus on their short distance passing while placing them in a passively pressurised situation.
Primary Objective: Passing Secondary Objective: Support Play |
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Stop Opponents Playing Through the Midfield : Session that focused on the ability of 4 player's to position themselves so that the ball can not be passed along the ground between them.
Primary Objective: Defending Secondary Objective: Dictating |
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Supporting Player in Possession: 3 v 1 : This session looks to introduce players to support their team mates when in possession of the ball.
Primary Objective: Support Play Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Supporting Player in Possession: 6 v 2 : This session looks to educate players on their supporting roles when there are a greater number of their team mates around.
Primary Objective: Support Play Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Supporting Player in Possession: 4 v 2 : In this soccer drill the ratio attackers: defenders is decreased so that the attackers must work harder to adopt good supporting positions.
Primary Objective: Support Play Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Supporting Player in Possession: 5 v 3 : This soccer drill reduces the ratio between defenders and attackers so that there is greater pressure placed on the person in possession and on their team mates to adopt the correct positions.
Primary Objective: Support Play Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Supporting Player in Possession: Evens : Teams are even numbered. Attacking player's must now create and exploit space in order to retain possession.
Primary Objective: Support Play Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Supporting Team Mates : This session places the attackers at a numerical advantage so they can improve on their ability to support each other while defenders are present.
Primary Objective: Support Play Secondary Objective: Passing |
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Turning to Attack : There may be times when the player receives the ball with their back to goal. This exercise seeks to educate them how to react in such situations so that they are able to turn.
Primary Objective: Turning |
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N.B: All the areas suggested within the sessions can be adapted to be appropriate to the number of players and their ability levels.