Possession Passing (U12) - Gary Stauffer
NAME DATE
Gary Staufferr 8/1/2014
MESOCYCLE Early Fall Season
AGE U-12 & up MICROCYCLE
TEAM Week 2
KCPE - ROMA
DAY
1
TOPIC Pass Possesion TRAINING OBJECTIVE(S): To have players make good quality passes, work together as a team by stringing groups of passes together so the team keeps possesion.
I. WARM UP DURATION
ACTIVITY: 15
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
Partner Passing with Gates Low 10
ACTIVITY TIME
1 min
RECOVERY TIME
30 sec
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Pass with partner through gates on grid. Must pass through different gate each time. Do multiple times. 3rd or 4th time each succesful pass counts as point. Players keep count.
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Must pass with instep of foot. Plant foot beside the ball. Pick head-up and look at where passing. Can do both feet, just right, just left. Good first touch upon receiving. Encourage players to try and beat previous number with partner. Can have them switch partners.
II. SMALL SIDED DURATION
ACTIVITY: 20
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
Small Group Passing and Receiving Medium 4
ACTIVITY TIME
4 minutes
RECOVERY TIME
1 minute
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Group of 4 or 5. Group must make 7-8 succesful passes. Do this with 2 groups in the same grid. If task is completed group gets a point and starts again.
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Making a good first pass. Pick up head to see. Always being ready to receive a pass when you do not have the ball. Work together as a team to accomplish task. Make more difficult, allow other team to knock out a loose ball or bad pass if close to them.
III. EXPANDED SMALL SIDED ACTIVITY: DURATION
20
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
Build-up Game Medium-High 8
ACTIVITY TIME RECOVERY TIME
2 30 sec
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Start 4v1, team must take ball from end to end of grid. Ball dribbled across the end-line. If successful, add a 2nd defender, next 4v2 going the other direction, then 4v3 and 4v4.
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Same as above, but focus on quick passes to move the ball quickly.
IV. GAME
ACTIVITY: DURATION
25
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
5v5 or 6v6 Scrimmage High 3
ACTIVITY TIME
7 minutes
RECOVERY TIME
1 minute
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Scrimmage to allow players to continue pass possession skills as focused on in small sided activities
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Emphasis first touch and quick passes. Players need to have an idea of what to do next before they receive the ball.
NAME DATE
AGE
Gary Staufferr
U-12 & up
TEAM
KCPE - ROMA
8/1/2014
TOPIC Pass Possesion NOTATE PRINCIPLES OF PLAY AND/OR PLAYER ROLES AND/OR TACTICS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE SESSION: PRINCIPLES OF DEFENSE 1. PRESSURE 2. DELAY 3. DEPTH 4. BALANCE 5. COMPACTNESS 6. CONTROL & RESTRAINT 7. COUNTERATTACK
PRINCIPLES OF ATTACK 1. PENETRATION 2. SUPPORT & DEPTH 3. MOBILITY 4. WIDTH 5. IMPROVISATION
DEFENSIVE ROLES 1. PRESSURE 2. COVER 3. BALANCE 4. COMPACTNESS
ATTACKING ROLES TACTICS - ACCESSING SAFETY VS. RISK ATTACKING 1/3 - MOVE - RECEIVE - FINISH 1. PLAYER ON THE BALL MIDDLE 1/3 - BUILD - CONNECT - SUPPORT 2. SUPPORTING PLAYER(S) 3. PLAYER(S) AWAY FROM BALL DEFENSIVE 1/3 - DENY - DESTROY - DEVELOP
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN THE SESSION: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, & HOW? Who do we play the ball to? What is the purpose of maintaining possesion? When does a player need to pass? Where is best place to make the pass to when more than one option is available? Why is passing the ball important? How does a player without the ball need to move to support the team in keeping possesion?
VISUAL CUES TO TRIGGER PLAYER RESPONSE: Finding a team mate not marked to make pass to. Player without the ball recognizing they are not in an open position and need to move to create pass option for team mate with the ball.
SESSION NOTES FROM THE COACH: During warm-up emphasize heavily on correct form of making a good pass. Constantly remind players to pick their head up and look before making a pass. Bring up how important it is for a player without the ball to be ready to receive a pass (Principle of attack - 2, Attacking Roles - 2&3 ). Stop the session when you see a player pass the ball and watch, instead of pass and move (Principle of attack - 3). Very important in first small sided game to have players focus on relaxing with ball and feet, and finding the best or easiest pass to make. In expanded small sided and game portion, bring up how important it is for a player to have an idea of where to play the ball next before they receive the ball from a team mate (Attacking Role -1). As session goes along encourage quicker speed of pass play, but not to the point a player is making a bad pass. Let a player know they don't need to panic when they have the ball (Attacking Role -1).
Gary Staufferr 8/1/2014
MESOCYCLE Early Fall Season
AGE U-12 & up MICROCYCLE
TEAM Week 2
KCPE - ROMA
DAY
1
TOPIC Pass Possesion TRAINING OBJECTIVE(S): To have players make good quality passes, work together as a team by stringing groups of passes together so the team keeps possesion.
I. WARM UP DURATION
ACTIVITY: 15
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
Partner Passing with Gates Low 10
ACTIVITY TIME
1 min
RECOVERY TIME
30 sec
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Pass with partner through gates on grid. Must pass through different gate each time. Do multiple times. 3rd or 4th time each succesful pass counts as point. Players keep count.
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Must pass with instep of foot. Plant foot beside the ball. Pick head-up and look at where passing. Can do both feet, just right, just left. Good first touch upon receiving. Encourage players to try and beat previous number with partner. Can have them switch partners.
II. SMALL SIDED DURATION
ACTIVITY: 20
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
Small Group Passing and Receiving Medium 4
ACTIVITY TIME
4 minutes
RECOVERY TIME
1 minute
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Group of 4 or 5. Group must make 7-8 succesful passes. Do this with 2 groups in the same grid. If task is completed group gets a point and starts again.
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Making a good first pass. Pick up head to see. Always being ready to receive a pass when you do not have the ball. Work together as a team to accomplish task. Make more difficult, allow other team to knock out a loose ball or bad pass if close to them.
III. EXPANDED SMALL SIDED ACTIVITY: DURATION
20
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
Build-up Game Medium-High 8
ACTIVITY TIME RECOVERY TIME
2 30 sec
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Start 4v1, team must take ball from end to end of grid. Ball dribbled across the end-line. If successful, add a 2nd defender, next 4v2 going the other direction, then 4v3 and 4v4.
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Same as above, but focus on quick passes to move the ball quickly.
IV. GAME
ACTIVITY: DURATION
25
INTENSITY # OF REPETITIONS
5v5 or 6v6 Scrimmage High 3
ACTIVITY TIME
7 minutes
RECOVERY TIME
1 minute
ORGANIZATION (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT/PLAYERS) Scrimmage to allow players to continue pass possession skills as focused on in small sided activities
COACHING POINTS/ KEY CONCEPTS: Emphasis first touch and quick passes. Players need to have an idea of what to do next before they receive the ball.
NAME DATE
AGE
Gary Staufferr
U-12 & up
TEAM
KCPE - ROMA
8/1/2014
TOPIC Pass Possesion NOTATE PRINCIPLES OF PLAY AND/OR PLAYER ROLES AND/OR TACTICS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE SESSION: PRINCIPLES OF DEFENSE 1. PRESSURE 2. DELAY 3. DEPTH 4. BALANCE 5. COMPACTNESS 6. CONTROL & RESTRAINT 7. COUNTERATTACK
PRINCIPLES OF ATTACK 1. PENETRATION 2. SUPPORT & DEPTH 3. MOBILITY 4. WIDTH 5. IMPROVISATION
DEFENSIVE ROLES 1. PRESSURE 2. COVER 3. BALANCE 4. COMPACTNESS
ATTACKING ROLES TACTICS - ACCESSING SAFETY VS. RISK ATTACKING 1/3 - MOVE - RECEIVE - FINISH 1. PLAYER ON THE BALL MIDDLE 1/3 - BUILD - CONNECT - SUPPORT 2. SUPPORTING PLAYER(S) 3. PLAYER(S) AWAY FROM BALL DEFENSIVE 1/3 - DENY - DESTROY - DEVELOP
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN THE SESSION: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, & HOW? Who do we play the ball to? What is the purpose of maintaining possesion? When does a player need to pass? Where is best place to make the pass to when more than one option is available? Why is passing the ball important? How does a player without the ball need to move to support the team in keeping possesion?
VISUAL CUES TO TRIGGER PLAYER RESPONSE: Finding a team mate not marked to make pass to. Player without the ball recognizing they are not in an open position and need to move to create pass option for team mate with the ball.
SESSION NOTES FROM THE COACH: During warm-up emphasize heavily on correct form of making a good pass. Constantly remind players to pick their head up and look before making a pass. Bring up how important it is for a player without the ball to be ready to receive a pass (Principle of attack - 2, Attacking Roles - 2&3 ). Stop the session when you see a player pass the ball and watch, instead of pass and move (Principle of attack - 3). Very important in first small sided game to have players focus on relaxing with ball and feet, and finding the best or easiest pass to make. In expanded small sided and game portion, bring up how important it is for a player to have an idea of where to play the ball next before they receive the ball from a team mate (Attacking Role -1). As session goes along encourage quicker speed of pass play, but not to the point a player is making a bad pass. Let a player know they don't need to panic when they have the ball (Attacking Role -1).
