Tag Archives for " Possession "

0 Possession with Penetration

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Women’s Soccer Coach – Georgia Gwinnett College This session will train your team to keep possession while looking to penetrate the defense. Set-Up Divide a square into four 8 x 8 grids. Inside

0 Changing the Picture

By Alex Trukan Pace in the modern football has become much quicker than ever before. Teams prefer to use fast passing styles and players who are excellent in attacking 1v1 duels. There are times, however, when the best solution is to slow down and stay on the ball as an individual. This might mean, protecting,

0 Switch the Point of Attack

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session focuses on switching the point of attack with a 10v10 game. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up 10v10 4 Mini Goals The game is set up in one half of the pitch, full width and half a pitch in length The goals are positioned 5-7yds inside the touch line

0 2 v 2 + 2 Directional Possession

By Alex Trukan This practice is based on developing players’ endurance capacities to produce as many as possible high intensity actions. This happens through improving recovery time between high energy anaerobic efforts (i.e. player will recover after a sprint quicker). From the technical and tactical points of view, it focuses on developing possession and short

0 #079 Training Players to Communicate on the Field

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2 3 v 1 in Four Grids

This week's Animated Drill Video describes a great training environment to not only work on the principles of passing and possession but also of spacial awareness and decision making. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Training Center. Please feel free to share this with your team

0 3 v 1 Progression Activity

0 Transition / Switch of Play Using Goalkeepers

0 4 v 4 with Two Soccer Balls

0 Exploiting Transitions Game

By Alex Trukan This game is focused on developing anaerobic energy system which is responsible for high intensity, short actions during the match. It is especially important in transition phases when every second counts. Both in transition to defence and attack, speed of reaction is crucial. This practice challenges players to make quick decisions upon

0 Awareness and Switching

By Sean Pearson Area Size: 30 x 30 yards Teams: 2 teams (4 v 4) Time: 15 Minutes Objectives To be aware of where your team is and the position of opposing players To understand when, where and why to decide to switch the ball Set-Up Place 4 goals in each corner of the area, 2

0 Five Goal Game Video

This week's Animated Drill Video shows a very flexible five-goal game format. I've used it as a warm-up or a small-sided game that progresses from a certain technical or tactical topic. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please feel free to share this

0 Beating the Block

By Sean Pearson Area Size: 18-yard and surrounding area up to 30 yards Teams: 2 teams (7 v 5) Time: 20 Minutes Objectives To get the ball wide as quickly as possible To beat the full back with pace/skill and find a pass in the 18-yard area. Sometimes when coaching a game, you will come up

0 Three Games in One

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is 3 games in 1. At any point within the session the coach can switch from one game to another. It will challenge the player’s focus, ability to manage the change of conditions and the ability to adapt their game. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up The players are

0 Possession to Finish Small-Sided Game

By Alex Trukan This practice is designed to improve players’ ability to maintain quantity of actions throughout the whole game. By improving aerobic capacity, the oxygen supply to muscles will be more efficient what will in turn help with sustaining exercise. This physical quality is a base for developing further conditioning abilities such as speed,

3 Training to Open-Up

This week's Animated Drill Video includes some practice footage of an exercise I use to train my players to open-up and be available for a pass. It's not a diamond drill but is similar. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through the Member Drills Database. Please feel free

7 Diamond Training Session for 2-3-1, 4-3-1 or 4-3-3

This week's Animated Drill Video is a session that will show your players how they can build out of the back. It's useful whether you're coaching a 7v7 team playing a 2-3-1 formation, a 9v9 team playing 4-3-1 or a full-sided team playing 4-3-3. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is being created with the session planner on Planet

0 Three Team 4 v 2 Game

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is a 3-team game with an overload possession of 4v2. The game focuses on the team in possession keeping the ball and working a pathway to play the ball across into the other team, whilst having 2 players defending against them. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up The players

0 2 v 2 + 3 Progression

This week's Animated Drill Video looks at a practice the uses a progressions of the 2 v 2 + 3 exercise that I shared in a previous video. This can be used after a diamond passing warm-up and offers a complete training session that focuses on support, shape and possession. [wpsharely id="6889"][wpsharely][/wpsharely] The diagram is

0 Pure Possession with Target Players

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is pure possession using outside and target players. Maintaining possession, using the outside players and creating opportunities to play forward passes. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Players are divided into two teams. The size of the pitch is dependent on the coach and the number of players involved

0 Pure Possession

By Sean Reed -  Objective This session is pure possession. As the sessions develop conditions are set for different ways to score a goal. This is will challenge the players, encourage them to think, be creative and be adaptable.  It is important to emphasis that the team out of possession must work hard when defending. Session

0 2 v 1 Possession to Progress

By Alex Trukan This practice is aimed at developing players’ capacity to maintain the number of actions throughout the game – aerobic power. This physical component is fundamental to further develop other conditioning attributes such as strength or speed. In addition to that, it challenges players’ passing as well as movement off the ball qualities.

1 Possession to Finish

By Chris Kouns USSF A License (USSF Coaching Education Instructor) – NSCAA Premier Diploma (NSCAA Coaching Education Associate Staff Coach) – Head Women’s Soccer Coach – Georgia Gwinnett College In these activities we are working on possession with the purpose of finding the correct opportunity to create finishing chances. The Blitz Set Up Place two

0 #066 Our New Training Center

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