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Movement and support play
  • Possession
  • 8 - 12

Movement Without the Ball

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Written by Dave Clarke

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Movement to support the player on the ball is a key factor in possession soccer. An alert player off the ball will move to receive in space and fool the defenders.

Coaching Objectives

In this drill look for good passing and receiving, you want players to anticipate passes into the squares that they can run onto, this means the player in possession needs to pass with accuracy and with good weight of pass. It's no good whacking the ball at each other and expect the receiver to control it.

 

Drill Setup

  • 20 Mins
  • 9 Players
  • 2 sets of 3 Bibs
  • 40x30 y

What the Players Do

Create three teams, one team tries to block and cut out passing moves (D=defenders) and two other teams have a ball each and must try to pass to a player who has moved into one of the shaded areas…

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