Tag Archives for " Combination Play "

0 Diamond Combination Play to Shoot

This week's Animated Drills Video shows a diamond shooting activity that I first described on the CoachingSoccerWeekly.com podcast in episode 166. There are many different combinations that you could run from this setup but today I show you three that I've done with my teams.  The diagram is being created with the Academy Soccer

0 #166 Week 3 of Decision Making MicroCycle

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0 #165 Week 2 of Playing the 5 v 2 Game to Score

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0 #164 Training Combination Play to Score

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0 #117 From Technical to Functional

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1 Combination Play Part Two

By Gregg Gillies - This drill builds off of Part 1 by adding more live pressure and more decision making by the players themselves. Set Up: Size (20 yds x 10 yds up to 30 x 20 depending on age, skill level, etc.) The rectangle is divided in half with cones (see diagram 1 below) so

0 Combination Play

By Gregg Gillies - Set Up: 20 yds x 10 yds up to 30 x 20 depending on age, skill level, etc. The Drill: Players 1 and 4 stand at opposite ends of the 20 yard rectangle. Player 5 stands in front of Player 1 as a passive defender. Player 2 stands on the side, off

0 Spin to Support

0 Turn and Face

0 Pass and Spin

2 Layoff to Diagonal Pass

0 Triangle Shooting

By David Johnson - Objective This session will focus on shooting and service for the shooter.  The focus needs to be on proper weight and direction of the pass and the quality of the finish.  This should be done as close to game speed as possible. Diagram 1 Set Up Position 3 cones in a triangle

0 Receive and Layoff Progression #4

0 #100 Double Box Training Environment

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0 Receive and Layoff Progression #3

0 Receive and Layoff Progression #2

0 Receive and Layoff Progression

0 Receive and Layoff

9 Double Box

This week's Animated Drills Video shows a set-up that can be used as a great warm-up for a dribbling, passing or combination play session. The diagrams are created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. How would you progress this activity? Share your ideas in the comments section below the

0 Position Specific 6 v 6 to Targets

0 Position Specific 4 v 4 + 3

0 Position Specific 5 v 2

0 Position Specific 4 v 1

0 Diagonals Create Space

By Mike Smith I constantly catch myself reminding my team, “it’s” not always about what you are doing, it’s about what you are doing to the other team. Many times, the player in possession of the ball doesn’t look for or see the space that is created by team movement, but IF you have players who