Shielding. 20x20 Yard Grid. Players in twos with one ball. One player is shielding the ball and the other player is trying to get the ball. The goal for every player shielding the ball Activity 1 should be to hold off the other player for 30 seconds. Rotate the players around. Progression - Defending team must try to win the ball within 10 seconds. Diamond Passing Pattern. Cones placed 15-20 yards apart. Three to Four players on each of the yellow cones. First sequence - Player B moves off of the yellow cone and opens up on the blue cone. A passes the ball to player B. Player B dribbles to the opposite Activity 2 line. Sequence starts over. Second sequence - Player D moves off of the yellow cone and opens up on the blue cone. Player C passes to Player D. Player C supports his/her pass. Player D and C play a 1-2 combination around the yellow cone. Player D dribbles to the opposite line. Sequence starts over.
3v2 to 4 goals- Each team defends & attacks 2 goals. The team of 3 has a numbers advantage & should make correct decision to DRIBBLE, PASS, or SHOOT. If the team of 2 defends Activity 3 one of the goals, the team of 3 should quickly look to pass ball to attack the other goal. Play 4 rounds of 5 minutes each. Each round the teams should rotate who has 3 & who has 2. 5 v 4 with Counter Goals- Set up a big goal with a goalkeeper & 3 field players defending it. Set up 2 counter goals (smaller goals) with 5 players defending both. The 5 attack the big Activity 4 goal,& the 4 attack the counter goals. The 5 should play a 1-3-1 formation; the 4 should be set up as GK-2-1. Play two 10-minute rounds, coaching points during the break.
Match
Play 9v9 or 11v 7 or 11v11 for 15-20 minutes
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U13-U14
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6 Coaching Points
Coaching points: -Turn side on when the defender puts pressure. -Keep your arm up and use it as a "iron bar" to shield the ball from the defender. -Keep the ball on your furthest foot, away from the defender. C: What part of the foot do you pass with? P: Inside of the foot. C: Why inside of the foot? P:Accuracy. C: What part of foot should players stop the ball with? P: Sole/Bottom or Inside/Outside
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1-Attacking team should look to create height, width, & depth with their shape. 2-Players should use the combination skills from the BOX DRIBBLING & COMBINATION activity. 3-When the deepest players have the ball, the players without the ball should get in wide positions as this will cause the 2 defenders to choose between defending the dribble or the pass (they can't defend all 3 options!). 4-If one goal is being defended, the attacking players should immediately switch the point of attack to the other goal.
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1-The attacking team outnumbers the defending team, and should look to create numbers up situations (3v2, 2v1, etc). 2-Players should use the combination skills from the BOX DRIBBLING & COMBINATION activity. C-Where should your non-kicking foot be pointed when passing or shooting? P-Towards the target or your teammate.
Go over restarts, and team shape. Be careful of coaching(speaking) too much. Try to only coach in natural stoppages(when the ball is out of bounds, after a goal, etc).