NUMBER 9
Number 9 is usually the player caught offside. Fun game. The number 9 of teamin possession moves touching the cones to the opponents zone. When he is in possession zone, he is under the pressure of opponent’s defender. When in the zone, his mates have only set seconds to pass him and them he passes to his defender in his zone. Then transition.
BACK FROM OFFSIDE.
This is a drill that could be of mutliple purposes. As a fan of transition, it is included in most of the drills devised. Huge part of the game is FUN. Here, trying to chage the routine, we ask a player to run to the pole then come back from offside postion. His mates gonna time a pass once he is back and finish the attack. Transition after that.
2 GOAL KEEPERS
In this drill, the player with the ball has to dribble the first goal keeper to score 1 point, then finish with 1v1 against the second goal keeper and score the 2nd point for his team. Why 2 goal keepers? The goal keeper has the advantage of catching the ball with his hands, this puts the strikers under more challenge in the both situations.
POLES
In this technical drill, some focus on the following coaching points:
1- Low pressure by the defenders. Their existence is not meant to block or stop forwards.
2- As a start, let the game flow. In the next repetitions, set time to force strikers move faster and finish faster.
3- Every player should play both, second striker and the finisher in different repetitions.
ANIMATION 3
Zone for possession and zone for high pressure in which defenders are forced to press high. Team in possession allowed to make 5 passes in the possession zone under high pressure. When the ball reaches the number 9, thry have only 5 seconds to cross that area and finish under also high pressure, but now tighter zone for defenders. Defenders not allowed to get through that zone.
MIDDLE ZONE
The number 9 is neutral helping the team in possession. 3 teams competing. The zone in the middle is where team in possession allowed for 2 or 3 passes, or few seconds before they transfer the ball to the opponents. If the defending team win the ball, they should pass back to number 9 who in turn passes who in turn passes back to them when they re organize to bacome in possession.
WARM UP
A simple drill in which 3 teams compete. In this drill the team in possession should send the ball to the opposing team in a set time of seconds or set number of passes. Defenders apply high pressure with one mate at the mid line trying to block the purposed pass and cover following the movement of the play. If a defender wins the ball, he should send out to the opponents so the team lost the ball become defenders.
Progression: this drill seems generalized. Progression could be specifying one team as all time defenders. When they win the ball, they should keep it for set number of passes, then send out to their new opponents and so on.
TRANSFER THE PLAY WITH LONG BALL.
Rules: team in possession to keep the ball for set seconds. Long pass to the neutral full back on the other side who passes to the player in the middle. The player then makes a through pass to one of his mates going inside the box, finish, then transition.
Progression: when the player in the middle recieves the ball, he must first pass it to his mate who is breaking through, not to the neutral 9.
RECIEVE AND FINISH
Rules: finish a set number of passes in your zone. Only 2 forwards allowed to break in. Long ball behind defenders before the middle line. Offside rule applies on the edges. Score in any goal or 1 pass only allowed in the boxes for your mate to finish. Then transition. If defenders win the ball, they have the right to finish any possible way within few seconds.
Progression: 1 goal, 1 goal keeper, set time for each team in possession.
Remember, it is a long ball drill, focus on making team in possession to long pass and finish with minimum number of team mates in the opponents’ zone.
