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INDIVIDUAL DEFENDING

ATTACKING SET PLAYS

DEFENDING SET PLAYS

CONTROL

Please select a subsection from the topics below :

A basic introduction Inside of the foot Extending Control
Swivelling with the ball in tight situations
Running with the ball Running with the ball (close control)
Running with the ball (changing pace)
Running with the ball (control) Running with the ball (to score)
Running with the ball (to score cont.)
Running with the ball (central)
Running with the ball (circuit training)
Movement off the ball Movement off the ball cont.
Movement off the ball (passing & moving)
Movement off the ball (switching play in defence)
Switch play in defence (progression)
Switching play in centre field
Switching play in the attacking third of the field
Switching play (in attack) continued - around the penalty area
Switching play in attack around the penalty area (continued)
Adding Defenders: Switching play continued
Developing the reverse Pass Playing back to goal (turning)
Turning and Finishing I II III Playing with back to goal I
II III IV V Making decisions II III IV
Progression Shadow play I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX The Short Corner The Short Corner 2 The Short Corner 3 The Short Corner 4 The Short Corner 5 Defending against a short corner (1) Defending against a short corner (2) Defending against a short corner (3) Defending against a short corner (4) The throw in (1) The throw in (2) The throw in (3) Defending at a throw in

Making decisions (continued)

Similar to earlier practices but this time an area approximately 40 metres x 30 metres, divided in half as in the diagram.

The players, 3 reds, 3 yellows, 3 blues – divided 2 in one half the 3 rd player in the other (1 ball with each set)

Practice

Is to pass the ball to a colleague in the opposite half – so with 3 footballs moving across, good concentration is needed.

When a player has passed the ball across he must move to a different position; on receiving the ball (when there are 2 players in the half) a player may pass to a colleague.

In the diagram: -

(B1) plays across to (B2), who lays the ball off to (B3), who controls and plays the ball back to (B1) who has moved to position (B4).

N.B.

Players can play the ball first time when they so wish
Players must change sides in turn, so that constant pressure is not put on one player
Players must move around continually so that the man in possession has to look up.