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    Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Passing & Possession Football Exercises to Improve Decision-Making
    Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Passing & Possession Football Exercises to Improve Decision-Making
    Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Passing & Possession Football Exercises to Improve Decision-Making
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    Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Passing & Possession Football Exercises to Improve Decision-Making

    By Ray Power

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    Soccer is in transition. There is now a growing trend away from 'drills', towards sessions that are more variable and which involve more decision making. But coaches have one burning question - how?

    The ‘Deliberate Soccer Practice’ series shows coaches how to evolve their coaching sessions. It aims to ensure that players are ‘cognitively engaged’, with all players involved all of the time. It is about offering exercises which have players actively making regular contact with the ball, making decisions, changing decisions depending on what is happening, and moving to adapt to what the ball and other players are doing. That is the real game after all!

    Aimed at football coaches of all levels, but with a particular emphasis on coaches who work with youth players, 50 Passing & Possession Football Exercises to Improve Decision-Making is comprised of 20 Technical Practices and 30 Possession Practices. They are carefully designed to be adaptable to suit the needs of the players you work with; to challenge them and give them decisions to make. The sessions look to make soccer complex and realistically difficult – no passing in queues from one cone to the next with no interference. Crucially, the exercises offer a means to accelerate player development effectively and enjoyably.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBennion Kearny
    Release dateOct 16, 2015
    ISBN9781910515525
    Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Passing & Possession Football Exercises to Improve Decision-Making

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      Deliberate Soccer Practice - Ray Power

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      Published in 2015 by Bennion Kearny Limited.

      Copyright © Bennion Kearny Limited.

      ISBN: 978-1-910515-52-5

      All Rights Reserved. Bennion Kearny has endeavoured to provide trademark information about all the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Bennion Kearny cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

      Disclaimer: While every care has been taken to ensure that the information in this book is as accurate as possible at the time of publication, the publisher takes no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by anyone using this book.

      Published by Bennion Kearny Limited, 6 Woodside, Churnet View Road, Oakamoor, Staffordshire, ST10 3AE

      www.BennionKearny.com

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Feedback

      Deliberate Practice & Soccer

      Learning

      Returns

      Practices in this Book

      Passing & Receiving Technical Exercises

        1: Passing & Receiving

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      2: Passing & Receiving 2

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      3: Receiving and Disguised Passing

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      4: First Touch

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      5: Passing, First Touch & Movement

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      6: Passing & Player Rotation

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      7: Passing & Midfield Rotation

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      8: Passing & Moving at Angles

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      9: Passing & Off the Ball Runs

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      10: Off the Ball Forward Runs

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      11: Combination Play

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      12: Combination Play

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      13: Combination Play

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      14: Combination Play

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      15: Combination Play

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

       INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      16: Penetrative Passing

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      17: Penetrative Passing Circle

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      18: Penetrative Passing

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      19: Penetrative Passing

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      20: Penetrative Passing

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      INITIAL SET-UP:

      INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      CHALLENGES / QUESTIONS FOR PLAYERS:

      SCORING:

      CAUTION:

      Possession Games

      Non-Directional Possession Exercises

      21: Gate Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      To play accurate passes to team mates and to encourage movement of team mates.

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      22: Corner Gate Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      23: Ball Skittles Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      24: Inside Targets Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      25: Lock Players In Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS:

      26 : Unlock Players Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS REGRESSIONS:

      27: Inside Target Areas Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      28: Central Player Transition Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      29: Goalkeeper Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      30: Mixed Scoring Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      Multi-Directional Possession Exercises

      31: Crisscross Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      32: Rotation Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      33: End Player Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      34: Overload / Underload Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      35: Corner Players Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      36: End Players Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      37: Midfield Forward Passing Game

      PURPOSE OF SESSION:

      SET-UP & INSTRUCTIONS:

      PROGRESSIONS / REGRESSIONS:

      38: 5v5v5 Game

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