Organisation
The pitch is separated into two main areas.
Area 1
- Grid 20 x 20 yds
- In area 1 the midfield players play 4 v 2 to play the ball into the forwards.
- They must have four touches before playing the ball into area 2.
- There are also
two servers who play the ball to the forwards when asked in a 10 x 10 yd grid.
Area 2
- Grid 20x20 yds
- Two forwards and two defenders play 2 v 2.
- There is also a off side line.
- The
forwards must try to score.
Start with the midfielders having the ball and passing four times, before passing
to centre forwards.
Progression
One
midfield player and one defender can support from area 1
Coaching Points
1. Get Free
2. Square Up
3. Look Up
4. Link Up
5. Push Up
Being able to see and play forward, angle, distance and timing of support.
Body and feet position (can you step in or roll off). Awareness of situation
on winning the ball. Lose markers -use markers. Stepping on the outside shoulder
to go inside. Does he go and mark you or does he risk getting turned. Run the
defenders together. Keep the ball moving. If space behind me come short and
sprint back (opposite movement). Where does his first touch go.
Use the top half of your body to spin . Pull off the defenders shoulder to allow
midfield player to come through. Playing in spaces in front of the keeper. Look
for runs across face then duck in "push runs". Blindside runs. Drifting
off the back. Shifting the ball into angle "cutting".The deeper you
go the less space behind them. If the attackers are going
to switch positions then the attacker nearest the ball must make the decision
when to. We are looking for timing off the centre backs.
Six ideas for forwards movements in central areas
Movement
- Forward (F)1 runs across F2's path
- F2 runs into the space behind where F1 has come from.
- Player on the ball has options depending on movements of defenders
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Movement
- F1 runs across F2's path in a diagonal run towards Midfielder (M) 4.
- M3, passes firmly towards F1's run
- F1 dummies the ball and carries his run past F2
- F2 plays the ball for F1 to run onto
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Movement
- F1 runs across F2's path in a diagonal run towards M4.
- M3, passes firmly towards F1's run
- F1 dummies the ball and turns back into the space he has come from
- F2 plays the ball for F1 to run onto
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Movement
- F2 comes short towards M3.
- F1 sprints into the space left by F2
- M3, passes through for F1 to run onto
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Movement
- F2 comes short towards M3.
- M3 plays the ball into F2 who plays one touch to F1
- F2 then spins back into the space he has left
- F1 then plays F2 in
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Movement
- F2 comes short towards M3.
- M3 plays the ball into F2 who plays one touch to F1
- F2 then carries on his run acroos F1
- F1 then plays F2 in
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Attacking
1 v 1
Attacking 2 v 2
UEFA 'A'
Licence
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