
Staying on the ball – Practice
Allow your players to develop confidence and technique in this three-part session. By HANNAH DUNCAN MORE
As players develop, they need to become confident with the ball, and the best way to achieve mastery is by maximising their touches on the ball. In this session players learn to be confident on the ball through triangles, a shape at the heart of football – in both attack and defence – which is comprised of three players.
In an area 25 x 25 yards you need 6 players, balls, bibs and cones
In part 1 the white team score through the red cones and the red team score through the blue cones – players must have the ball under control and dribble through the cones. In part 2 play so the teams are playing East to West and North to South. Angles now differ and players must react, showing awareness and using communication to let team mates know where they are. In part 3 the game becomes diagonal changing the angles of attack
Pass through the gate for a team mate to receive
Players are challenged 1v1 and need to solve multi directional problems and adapt positions. Look for overlaps, switching play and third man runs.
1. Players link up to score through the coloured cones
2. In this development players are attacking across each other so the angles of attack and defence are different
3. Now the game is diagonal and teams must change the angles of attack.