Round the Clock

Round the Clock

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LEARNING OUTCOME

To improve 1st touch / control & passing technique

TEACHING CUES

  • 1st touch should keep ball out of feet
  • Communication to command the ball
  • Passing with inside of boot or laces

ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE

EQUIPMENT:

Marked area, 1 ball.

SET-UP:

ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:

  • Players make a circle, one player stands in the middle, the player in the middle calls for the ball from the starting player, controls it and passes to the next player in the circle.
  • Then calls for the ball again, moving round from player to player until the whole of the circle is completed.
  • Then swap middle player.

Progressions:

  • Serving player to throw ball to head, knee or chest
  • 2 touch (control & pass)
  • Encourage players to increase tempo

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

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Piggies In The Middle

Piggies In The Middle

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LEARNING OUTCOME

To improve 1st touch / control

TEACHING CUES

  • Emphasis is on 1st touch, keep ball out of feet and in the direction of the following pass
  • Communication to command the ball
  • 1st touch with inside or outside of foot

ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE

EQUIPMENT:

Marked area, 1 ball

SET-UP:

ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:

  • Start with 8 players making a circle.
  • The 8 players must keep possession away from 2 players that are positioned in the centre of the circle.
  • Swap middle players.

Progressions:

  • Players on the outside can’t pass to the player next to them
  • Encourage players to increase tempo
  • Change team ratio’s (7 v 3)

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

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Passing Through Hoops

Passing Through Hoops

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LEARNING OUTCOME

To improve control and 1st touch

TEACHING CUES

  • Quality of 1st touch / soft boot
  • Body shape / movement / Speed of play
  • Player alert and on their toes
  • Player to communicate at all times

ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE

EQUIPMENT:

Marked area, 6 cones, 2 passing hurdles, 5 balls for 2 players

SET-UP:

 

ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:

  • In a square, have 1 working player and 1 player serving the balls.
  • The aim of the drill is for the working player to come towards server and command a ball, the player must then dribble and pass the ball through 2 hurdles and then stop the ball in the opposite marked corner area.
  • Continuous practice.
  • Working player works with 5 balls then swaps with serving player.

Progressions:

  • Working players to concentrate on the quality of 1st touch in the direction of the first hurdle
  • Increase / decrease the size of the area
  • Have a competition between the 2 players to see how long it takes them to transfer the balls across the area to the other corner

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

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Passing Through Gates

Passing Through Gates

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LEARNING OUTCOME

To improve control and 1st touch

TEACHING CUES

  • Quality of 1st touch / soft boot
  • Body shape / movement
  • Player alert and on their toes
  • Player to communicate at all times

ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE

EQUIPMENT:

Marked area, 10 cones, 2 balls for 4 players

SET-UP:

 

ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:

  • In a square players work in pairs, 2 pairs to a box.
  • 3 cone gates are placed in the area.
  • To score a point a player must pass through a gate to partner, the players then pass the ball towards and through another gate.
  • Continuous practice.

Progressions:

  • Increase tempo
  • Limit touches with the emphasis on the quality on the 1st touch towards the next gate
  • Vary distance between players and size of gates

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

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Control & Back

Control & Back

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LEARNING OUTCOME

To improve control and 1st touch

TEACHING CUES

  • Quality of 1st touch
  • Body shape
  • First touch out of feet ready to return pass
  • Decision making regarding how to control, inside / outside of foot, knee, chest, thigh.

ACTIVITY SET-UP AND PROCEDURE

EQUIPMENT:

Marked area, 1 ball between 2 players

SET-UP:

 

ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:

  • Players set up as shown in the diagram.
  • Emphasis on controlling the ball, players on their toes calling for the ball.
  • The player on the left can deliver the ball at any speed and any height.
  • The player on the right backs off and comes to meet the ball returning it to the other player.

Progressions:

  • Increase tempo
  • Limit touches to 2
  • Increase distance between players

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

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