Ball Control: Facing the opponent on the ground and in
the air
Key Factors
- Get into the line of flight of the ball
- Select the controlling surface early
- Be mentakky relaxed (confident)
- Keep the head steady
- Watch the ball on to the controlling surface
Organisation, Direction and Progression
- 20 x 30 play the ball on the ground X1-X2 wide of player
- Control and play the ball back using 2 touch
- Introduce either 01 or O2 to close on X1
- Introduce either Y1 or Y2 to close on X2
- Both O1 and O2 close on X1 or Y1 and Y2 on X2
- 20 x 40 play the ball in the air
- Decision on which serface
- Desision on type of control
- 20 x 40 with O1 or O2 serving to X1 to pass to X2.X2 must control the ball
away from the challenge of Y1 or Y2
- The control must create a passing angle
- Observe the number of touches and the quality of pass
- Introduce both O1 and O2 to serve and pressure X1 and the same applies to
Y1 and Y2 on X2
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20 x 30/40.X2 take the ball out of feet and passes but not directly at X1 |
Ball Control: Facing the opponent and opponents goal
Key Factors as above
Organisation, Direction and Progression
- A.GK seves to O1 who plays the ball to X1 or X2 with variety of services
- X1 and X2 are 2v1 with O2
- They must get to the end of the grid as quickly as possible
- Develop with O2 introduced as soon as X1 or X2 touch the ball
Observation
- No more than 1 pass in front of O1
- If X1 is not attacking at speed then O1 must be run past X2 into the space
behind O1
- B.Develop to 3v2 and GK
- Observe the ability to
- Isolate defender
- Attack defenders at speed
- Draw defenders to one side
- Spreading Defenders by moving away from the ball
20 X 30
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20 X 30
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Ball Control: Requiring to turn
Key Factors
- Quality of pass
- Quality of supporting angles
- Feint to go one way then go the other way
- X2 must either turn and play to O1 or play the ball to X1
- X2 must receive the furthest from his opponent-screen the ball
- The first touch is very important
- The first touch can take the ball away by using either the inside or outside
of thr front foot across the body away from the opponent
- Important to use disguise with good body movement
Organisation, Direction and Progression
- A.X1 plays to X2 who either turns and plays to O1 or Plays the ball to X1
who makes an angle and passes to O1
- Practice repeated with O1 serving O2
- B.Progress so that X2 must make an angle to shoot at goal
The Coaching
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