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Football: Keep Passing to Shoot

Very good interactive coaching drills.

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3 teams of 6: red blue and yellow.
Set up an area starting at the edge of the penalty box, 44 yards wide and about 20 yards long.
2 teams start in the area with the other team spaced evenly around the edge.
Games of 6 vs 6 using the outside players as extras for whichever team has the ball: 3 minute rotation (including the players on the outside)
The aim of this is for teams to keep possession of the ball for as long as possible.
The players on the outside are 2 touch only.
Have a goal at each end with Goalkeepers. The 2 outside players (yellow) nearest the top goal are numbered "1" and those nearest the bottom goal are numbered "2".
One team attacks towards the end with the "1" players, the other towards the "2" players.
Once a team in the area has had 6 consecutive passes then they can play the ball to the players "1" or "2" and then can enter the penalty area to shoot at goal.
Players "1" or "2" only have 2 touches to pass to the player running in.
If players aren't getting enough opportunities to take shots, due to not breaking through Defence then each team can shoot in both goals. This will create more space for both of them.
6 games, so each team plays the others twice.

COACHING POINTS

Once a player has passed the ball they should move to make the area clear for other teammates to enter the space.
Body position: players should shield the ball with their body by keeping their body between the Attacker and the ball.
Simple pass: focus on accurate passing particularly in tight areas. Once you have passed the ball clear area for teammate to exploit.
Weight of the pass is important to leave the ball playable.
Communication between the players- making sure they are calling in space.
- This is important in a game situation for helping the person with the ball make decisions under pressure.
Communicate to teammates to clear areas so that newly created space can be exploited to receive the ball.

Rationale:

This practice is important for teams who do not pass the ball around enough to keep possession. By forcing them to make 6 passes before taking a shot at goal in a game situation they will see that there are other options than playing forwards when there is not a safe pass.

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Barcelona Small Sided Game:

The aim of the drill is to work on helping your team keep possession all over the field. The game starts with normal rules, no limitations on touches, with both teams simply trying to score. The game changes when the coach shouts the following:

1. Possession - Players must keep possession in their own half, which of course means they are not allowed to score. If a team wins the ball, they must take the ball to their own half and try and keep it.

2. Normal - Teams return to a normal game and are allowed to score.

3. Barca - Similar to possession, but this time players must attempt to keep the ball in the other teams half, but they are not allowed to score. If the other team wins the ball they must get the ball into their opponent's half and keep it there.

Possession

Keeping Possession:

3 teams of 6: red blue and yellow.

Set up an area starting at the edge of the penalty box, 44 yards wide and about 20 yards long.

2 teams start in the area with the other team spaced evenly around the edge.

Games of 6 vs 6 using the outside players as extras for whichever team has the ball: 3 minute rotation (including the players on the outside)

The aim of this is for teams to keep possession of the ball for as long as possible.

The players on the outside are 2 touch only.

6 games, so each team plays the others twice.

Possession

Passing and Receiving:

Split your players into three equal sized teams, with two teams starting inside the area and the third spread around the outside of the grid.

The team on the outside of the grid are neutral players. When they receive the ball they must pass back to a player on the same team that originally passed to them.

The two teams inside the area play a possession game. The challenge for each team is to score 10 (or more) consecutive passes to score a goal.

Possession

Passing and Finishing:

Position 5 Attackers as shown in the diagram, with Player 4 being marked by a Defender.

Pass 1 > 3 > 2 > 4 > 5, with 5 running round from behind 4 to collect the pass.

As ball is travelling from 3 to 4 then 5 makes the run. It is key that he doesn't go too early.

Set this up on the left and the right, You can play both sides, with Player 1 passing alternately to the left and then right.

Form a line of players ready on the centre circle ready to make it a continuous drill.

Each Player moves to the starting position of the Player they just passed to, except 5 who becomes the Defender and the Defender who joins the line of 1s.

Passing and Receiving

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