Soccer Training: Possesion
Keep-away is a great way to tech possession. At it's simplest form it is a game that keeps every player active, thinking and offers many opportunities to practice skills such as trapping, passing, dribbling if allowed, defending and decision-making.
To start build a grid to accommodate the number of players. 5 v5 could be played in a 40 yard x 40 yard grid. Team A vs Team B. One team (team A) tries to keep the ball while the other (team B) tries to steal it. If stolen then (by team B) then that team is now on offense or in possession of the ball and in turn attempts to possess the ball for as long as possible.
Coaching point. 1)move the ball with passes 2) players without the ball must work hard (run to open spaces; add to this spaces that make them available for passes) to get open, 3) players with the ball must a) find open players to pass to, b) shield the ball until a teammate is open c) make good passes and good traps.
Progression is to put limitations on the players. Limit players to 3 or 2 touch on the ball.
The game of keep-away becomes more complex with more players. 7 v 7 might require goals such as moving the ball from quadrant to quadrant so there is no stagnation. In other words on a grid 60 yds x 60 yds, build 4 quadrants and allow only 4 consecutive passes in each quadrant before the ball must find another quadrant. More than 4 is a turn over....
Another alternative ('s) is to limit players to 3 seconds with the ball so as not to stifle creativity. Add to this tactics that will teach them to change fields to release pressure and to think two and three passes/spaces ahead to create effective attacks. This can be done by 2 yard goals in random places around the field; a pass completed while passing through the goal is a point and players can not score through the same goal consecutively i.e. players must attack a new goal after scoring.(the ball can pass through the goal from either direction). Coaching points 1) if one goal is well defended then look to attack a different goal 2) teams may want to draw the defense to one goal with the intention of switching to another goal 3) players not involved in the immediate play must look for the 1,2 or 3 passes that may link to them to strategically switch the field of play (preferably with a long ball) so they can attack another goal-much like swinging a ball from the left wing to the right wing, moving the ball through the midfield to do so.
To start build a grid to accommodate the number of players. 5 v5 could be played in a 40 yard x 40 yard grid. Team A vs Team B. One team (team A) tries to keep the ball while the other (team B) tries to steal it. If stolen then (by team B) then that team is now on offense or in possession of the ball and in turn attempts to possess the ball for as long as possible.
Coaching point. 1)move the ball with passes 2) players without the ball must work hard (run to open spaces; add to this spaces that make them available for passes) to get open, 3) players with the ball must a) find open players to pass to, b) shield the ball until a teammate is open c) make good passes and good traps.
Progression is to put limitations on the players. Limit players to 3 or 2 touch on the ball.
The game of keep-away becomes more complex with more players. 7 v 7 might require goals such as moving the ball from quadrant to quadrant so there is no stagnation. In other words on a grid 60 yds x 60 yds, build 4 quadrants and allow only 4 consecutive passes in each quadrant before the ball must find another quadrant. More than 4 is a turn over....
Another alternative ('s) is to limit players to 3 seconds with the ball so as not to stifle creativity. Add to this tactics that will teach them to change fields to release pressure and to think two and three passes/spaces ahead to create effective attacks. This can be done by 2 yard goals in random places around the field; a pass completed while passing through the goal is a point and players can not score through the same goal consecutively i.e. players must attack a new goal after scoring.(the ball can pass through the goal from either direction). Coaching points 1) if one goal is well defended then look to attack a different goal 2) teams may want to draw the defense to one goal with the intention of switching to another goal 3) players not involved in the immediate play must look for the 1,2 or 3 passes that may link to them to strategically switch the field of play (preferably with a long ball) so they can attack another goal-much like swinging a ball from the left wing to the right wing, moving the ball through the midfield to do so.
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Monday, May 18, 2009.
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