Tag Archives for " Possession "

0 #153 Off Season and Pre Season Conditioning

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0 Possession in Tight Spaces

By Steven Smith This training session will focus on the importance of maintaining possession of the ball in very restricted spaces. It is likely designed for more senior players who have strong technical ability but is designed to increase that ability under pressure with little time and space. Activity 1: Three Squares Setup: Taking risks and

0 #152 A Rondo Session with Direction

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1 Manchester City Academy 7 v 7 Possession Game

This week's Animated Drills Video highlights a possession game from the Man City Youth Academy that was published in the WORLD CLASS COACHING magazine. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have a great week! Tom

0 Color Passing and Movement

By David Johnson Objective This session will focus on players thinking before the ball is passed and moving without the ball to open space.   Following a color sequence predetermines the passing but movement is player driven.  The players should open up to the passer as well as be in a position to pass immediately the

0 6v6+3 Connecting between the lines

By George Kee Many teams find themselves looking for a quick goal during a match which can lead to repeated direct balls from the back line to the strikers. While this option may seem quicker, it is not typically the most effective way to create scoring chances. This exercise aims to increase the ability to move

1 6 v 2 + 2 Breakout Game

This week's Animated Drills Video is a great progression to Rondo or other possession games because it give the activity direction and purpose. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have a great week! Tom

0 Hit the Lane

By Mike Smith This session focuses on passing accuracy first, movement second and combined vision and timing third. This is a great session to sharpen up passing accuracy while building into a 4 man combination attack. Lesson 1 Three Passing Stations Set Up Set up three stations as shown on the diagram. The bottom station is

2 #119 Training Transition

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0 Possession focused on 1v1 duels

By David Johnson Objective This session will focus on passing and maintain possession.  The focus needs to be on proper weight and direction of the pass and the quality and creativity of the runs. Communication including calling for the ball and what areas are open such as calling “switch” are critical. Set Up In a

0 Possession for Scoring Training Session One

By Steven Smith Possession of the ball is an essential element for game domination. However, in the modern game a team can possess the ball for long periods of time or a majority of the game and not be successful in winning the game. The team must be effective in their possession and it must result

0 #113 Early Season Training Sessions

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0 #109 Four Favorite Possession Games

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0 Three Team Possession

This week's Animated Drills Video is of a possession activity you may have seen before but I don't want to assume that. It's not a very functional possession game but it will force your players to think and react to changes of possession quickly. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that

0 Play AWAY from Pressure

By Mike Smith “Why is the other team touching the ball?”  This is a great question to ask your team, and while there are obvious reasons the other team gets the ball, many times, it is because we actually play INTO pressure and didn’t use all our options. A team who can learn to relieve pressure

0 Creating Speed of Play and Support

By Anthony Hazelwood The following activity is a long intensive and non-directional possession exercise aimed to train the speediness of play on a mental, physical, technical, and tactical level. On a tactical level, coaching emphasis should be on ball circulation and player movement. Although players are initially placed in a particular formation (2-1-2 or 1-3-1),

0 Cogi Receiving Pattern

This week's Animated Drills Video shows a great way to organize an activity to work on receiving the ball out of the air while also challenging the players to run through the pattern. The video also shows some of the progressions you can use as well. The diagrams are created with the session planner on Planet Training

0 Building from the Back with Two Defensive Midfielders

By Alex Trukan With many teams choosing to build up from the back through the thirds, as well as playing with a midfield three, one of the important things to consider becomes the role of central midfielders. One of the options to choose from is to play with two defensive midfielders operating in front of

0 4 v 2 Double Square

0 Teaching Possession

0 Sharpening the Angle

0 Teaching Body Shape

3 4 v 2 Rondo Through Gates

This week's Animated Drills Video is a variation of a 4 v 2 Rondo that helps players understand the importance of keeping possessing until they can find a way to penetrate through one of two gates on the wings. This rondo is from our new Tactical Series eBook focused on Mauricio Pochettino's tactics at Tottenham. The diagrams

0 The Foundation of Possession