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Practice 2 |
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Warm up |
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10 Minutes |
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I was still thinking of a Goal Keeper. I had 8
players. I gave 4 players a soccer ball. Players jogged around a 20 x 20
area throwing and catching the soccer ball. Players cannot hold the ball
for longer than 3 seconds and cannot throw it back to the person who they
received it from. I joined in with them to show them how I wanted the
exercise to be performed. This got pretty intense and the girls loved it.
This is a great exercise for their decision making, and also seeing who
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15 Minutes - Passing |
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In a 10 x 10 area, put in three players as shown above,
one soccer ball.
- Players pass the ball and move to the empty side of the grid.
Focus on:
- Timing of pass/run
- Awareness
- Keeping eyes on the ball
- Decision making (do players need to take a touch)
- Communication
Variation:
- Play two touch
- Play one touch
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The girls took time to get the hang of the exercise,
but eventually improved.
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20 Minutes -
6 v 2. Working on Passing under
pressure |
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In a 20 x 20 area, put in four players (2 red players, 2
blue) as shown above, one soccer ball. 4 players are on the outside and play
as wall players.
- The coach chooses one team in the center to be in possession.
That team works with the wall players to keep possession of the
ball, this creates a 6 v 2.
- When possession is won by the defending team, they now keep
possession with the help of the wall players.
- Wall players cannot enter the playing area. Wall players can
pass to other wall players.
- Change middle players over.
Focus on:
- Transition
- Awareness / decision making
- Passing.
- Space
- Communication
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My ideas for using this exercise were to allow the players to not group
together like last week. A lot of passing went on between wall players.
the players in the center did not see much of the ball. We had 15 minutes
to scrimmage. |
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Again the group worked so hard. We all know it
will take a lot of time and patience. |
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