Red starts with ball at the end of teh grid .
Red in middle starts behind cones and makes a move either side to receive.
As this is happening, blue (DF) comes and pressures red.
Red has to try and dribble over end line
If DF wins ball, they have to get teh ball back to server.
Progressions
Thsi practice works on dealing with DF coming from behoind you.
Awareness - checking shoulder before you receive.
TRy to get turned and faced up if you can and have the space to do so. Why? How?
If not, can you twist and turn and get past the DF.
Receiving skills
Outside hook spin off
Inside hook spin off
Half turn-back foot
Open body
Shoulders facing both goals
Let ball roll across body
Take first touch forward
Cruyff turn
Drag behind
Scholes turn
Front foot
Safe side
Why?
Distance and body between ball and DF to protect
Low stance, low centre of gravity
No touch turns
Technical details of each move
Body position
Hips
legs
Arms
Eyes
Protect ball
Body position before you receive the ball
Depends on the turn you choose to do.
First touch away from defender into the space
Go against movement of DF
Use the DFs momentum against them
Disguise before you receive
Movement before you receive the ball
Single movements
Double movements
7-1 movements
Play on the shoulder
Dropping in to receive
Getting behind the DF
Try to receive the ball on the move, and in a different space that you started in.
IF you are standing still, pin the defender, and hide and protect.
Can the player's perform a no touch turn to go forward when a defender is coming at them?
Using their body to roll DFs
Hips
Legs
Low centre of gravity
Body in between ball and DF
Arms - push off - protection
Explode out
Dropping in at an angle to receive and open up
Spinning off behind defender if they get tight to get a ball in-behind them
When in bigger numbers games
Try to get behind or out of the eyeline of the defender.
Rotational movement
Emptying and filling space
Reacting off each others movement and triggers
Different vertical and horizontal receiving lines
The passer
Playing passes that are easier to receive and allow for more controlled play
Quick, firm
To correct foot
Depending on the picture
Work with DFs to make sure they are DFing realistically
Awareness - 3 looks
Assess position of defender?
Where is the space?
Where are your teammates?
Try to always know what is around you before you get the ball?
Decision making when it turns opposed
When to play forward?
When to play back to keep the ball?
Cues and Triggers
When to move to receive?
When to turn around the corner to go round the defender?
When to spin off and try to get in behind?
When to receive on the half turn to play forward
When to receive on the front foot, to protect and hide?
Or to bounce back to where you come from, and move again?
Be positive, clever, inventive, and try to get behind the defender
ABCS in the warm up
Twisting, turning, and playing with disguise before you receive, and to get away from DF
Communication
Verbal
From the passer
From the receiver
Nonverbal
Body position
The movement from player's
Send a message with the pass
Send a message with your movement, and your body position
Competitive attitude
Beat the DF
Use role models as an example - receiving from behind
Stop video before he does it. ANd ask what they would do, or what they think he is going to do?
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