By Sean Reed - Objective This session is a directional throw catch game. Similar to throw catch possession, but is working towards a goal and within a shape. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up A session which can be used with a different number of players Two teams split with 2x GK Pitch size is dependent
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By Sean Reed - Objective These sessions are working on crossing and finishing. Which include looking at players playing a diagonal pass into a wide player, for them combine to set for a cross into an area for players to attack. Session 1 Diagram 1 Set Up Using 16 players + 2 GKS Pitch is approx
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By Sean Reed - Objective These sessions are working on the player’s ability to switch focus from one action to the next from an attacking movement to a defending movement and from a defending movement to an attacking movement. Once they perform one action how quickly can the player refocus and turn their attention on what
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By Sean Reed - Objective These sessions focus on a players working on their 1st touch and range passing within a competitive situations. These can be used within small groups or on a recovery day or as additional extra work. Players will receive the ball in many different ways and play a range of different passes
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By Sean Reed - Objective This session focuses on the player’s awareness and movement. This is a session that can be used within the warm – up, as part of the session and / or when working with individual players. The cones and areas used in the exercises represent the 4-corners of the pitch (hence the
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By Sean Reed - Objective These sessions are based on 6 v 3 possession overloads. It's a great session to get players working, engaging them and challenging them on a number of areas, depending on the coach’s objective. For the purposes of these session we are going to focus the coaching points on the ‘in possession’
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By Sean Reed - Objective These sessions focus on movement, specifically mirroring movement. At any point within the game players will come up against an opponent where they will need to create space, get away or get past the opponent. On the other hand players will come up against an opponent where they need to prevent
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By Sean Reed - Objective These sessions will focus on some individual movement work that can be carried out within the warm-up. They can also be linked in with any specific work you are focusing on within the session. They are there to provide some ideas, but like with every session can be developed and progressed.
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By Sean Reed - Objective These sessions can used as part of the warm-up and they aimed to engage the players leading into the session. They will focus on their awareness, decision-making, and movement to create an option, along with specific types of football movements. These types of sessions can be used with any age, any
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By Sean Reed - Objective This is a finish session focuses on players finishing from different angles and crosses from wide areas. In addition it can be used as a physical session combining the finishing with the fitness. It will encourage players to make decisions whilst working under pressure. Acceleration and deceleration through movement from one
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By Sean Reed - Objective The session is carried out within the penalty area and will focus on the both attacking side and defending side of the game. For the attacking players we are looking for them to create opportunities within a tight area to create goal scoring opportunities, looking for players to get a shot off
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By Sean Reed - Objective This is a defending session that focuses on defending 1v1, getting up to the ball. Passive Defending – Getting up to the Ball Diagram 1 Set Up The minimum number for this session is 3, beyond that you can split the groups or put more players into one group. As the
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By Sean Reed - Objective This is a finishing session for individual players working on quick finishing in around the area. 1st Ball – Receiving ball from Player (1) to finish Diagram 1 Set Up Set up please see diagram 1: one player working, receiving three different types of passes. Player (1) and (2) 5
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By Sean Reed - Objective The session is a finishing session with players combining, finishing from angles and attacking a cross. This session can be done with a small group of players or with players looking to do some extra work after training. 1st Ball – For player 1 to combine and finish on goal Diagram
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By Sean Reed - Objective A session to work with players to combine to finish, and making runs in the 2nd phase to finish from a cross. 1st Ball Diagram 1 Set Up Working in 3’s with 1 player out wide to deliver a cross. Depending on numbers you can have 2 players out wide to
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By Sean Reed - Within this session I have continued the theme of rondo’s with some additional options, using a different number of players. Objective: Session 1 Exploiting the overload when in possession and switched on for the transition phase from in possession to out of possession Set Up 2 Teams of 6 up wards. Set
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By Sean Reed - With this session there are examples of some Rondo’s, which can be used, either before the sessions starts or as part of the warm in order to engage the players. Objective: Session 1 A 4v1 Ronda. 1 player in the middle and 4 players on the outside Set Up On players arrival
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By Sean Reed - I wanted to continue from my last article looking at combinations within the circle work. Objective: Session 1 Working on combination play within the circle and playing out the circle Set Up The group is split into 2 teams (3 players from each team start in the middle + this will
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By Sean Reed - The focus for these sessions will look at players working within 2 teams, combining and linking play. Objective: Session 1 Working on individual movements on the ball with an end product of a pass / combination Set Up The group is split into 2 teams (3 players from each team start in
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - The following sessions will focus on combining through the middle and playing on angles Objective: Session 1 Looking at combining through the middle, timing of runs and playing on angles Set Up The dimensions of the area can be changed, depending on outcome. For example 20yds w x 40yds (Encourage space to
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - Next few sessions will focus using the spare player to maintain possession in order to build the play. Objective: Session 1 Looking to link the play using the spare player. Working on the spare player creating passing options to maintain possession. Set Up Depending on the number of players – if you
Continue readingBy Sean Reed - Next few sessions will focus on players combining, playing 1-2’s to create and maintain possession. Objective: Session 1 Working on angles of support, body shape, timing of movement and playing the ball in front of the player combining. Set Up Using the example above with 12 players. Split to group into 2
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By Sean Reed - The next few sessions are some ideas for when you might have a small number of players. The focus is working in pairs, movement to receive the ball, angle of support, distances, body shape and combination play. Objective: Session 1 Working on angles of support and distances to link the play. Set
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By Sean Reed - The next few sessions are some ideas for when you might have a small number of players. The focus is on their awareness, movement, angles to support, decision-making and the quality on the ball. Objective: Session 1 Working on receive the ball and looking to play out to the spare man Set
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