PROGRESSION
Set up and rotation is as before. But now we have a 2v1 and eitehr attacker can be the player to carry the ball into the final 1v1. So decision making is added early in regards to go alone or play a team mate to drive forward.
If either defender wins the ball they are encouraged to drive with it accross the white line in front of them.
Possible progressions:
- Defender from 2v1 can recover into the 1v1 to force the attacker to play quickly/effectively
- Other attacker can come into the final third for passing option/decoy pass/rebounds
- Add a time limit for the 1v1 to goal
DEVELOPMENT
The ky to this session is to create a situation where players are going 1v1 to goal and work on the skills needed to be successful in these situations.
After a warm up the players go into this drill. It starts with a pass where the attacker meets the ball and plays a give and go with a wall player before playing 1v1 beyond the white line.
The first slides show the player roles and player rotations, the group at the top of the screen will be performing the same drill.
If the defender wins the ball they should aim to carry it over the white line to work on defence to attack transition.
1v1 to goal coaching:
- Carry the ball with close control
- Run at the defender to commit them
- Once close enough perform a skill/sharp change of direction
- Accelerate out the other side so momentum takes you to goal
- Finish early
- Alway scan the pitch to know where the defender is/GK/space
CONNECT IN THE MIDDLE
Si gioca 4 contro 4 e 1 jolly in ciascuno dei due spazi esterni. L'obiettivo è giocare palla ad un compagno nella striscia centrale vuota, il quale dovrà passarla nello spazio opposto a quello da cui ha ricevuto. Nella striscia centrale può entrare o un giocatore dello spazio della palla o un giocatore dello spazio opposto (nel video sono mostrate entrambe le opzioni).
There is a 4 against 4 plus 1 jolly in each external space. The objective is to play the ball to a teammate into the empty central strip: then he has to play to the opposite space from whom he received. The player who enters the central strip can come from ball space or from opposite space. (you can see both options in the animation).
WARM UP 9
As long as we are all over the world living in lockdown, we'll focus on publishing fun and deliberate warm ups. In the follwoing drills, we'll be demonstarting some warm up drills using 4 poles as main component.
WARM UP 8
As long as we are all over the world living in lockdown, we'll focus on publishing fun and deliberate warm ups. In the follwoing drills, we'll be demonstarting some warm up drills using 4 poles.
WARM UP 4
In this drill, warm up ends with a cross and a finish per player. Both teams change roles when players complete their turn.
WARM UP 3
1-2 drill, then finish, go back. The next round change roles with your mate!
Progression: raise the bar of the game, the first team who finish in the side goal become forwards and the others defend in 2v2 game inside the box.
WARM UP
Warm up is Art! This is how I like to see it. You target turning on players' bodies and minds. When the warm up is fun and deliberate, players will progress through the drills well prepared and aware. To heat them up, coach should raise the bar gradually targetting mainly physical, techincal and mental aspects. We usually aim to move their legs and feet to all sides during a drill with a medium range and up.
Warm up 1