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Training plan: 2017s, Pass, Receive, Heads Up
12 players · 2 coaches · cage · two groups of 6
0 to 10 3v3 as they arrive
- As they arrive: 1v1, then 2v2, then 3v3, on two small pitches with a goal at each end.
- A spare ball in from the side when one goes out. No throw-ins: dribble it in or pass it in.
10 to 25 Station 1, Gate Hop
- A 20 m square with 8 to 10 gates, each two cones 2 m apart. Pairs, one ball per pair, stand either side of a gate.
- Pass through the gate to your partner, then run straight to a new gate and call their name.
- Your partner dribbles to the far side of your new gate and passes through it to you. Then they run to a new gate.
- Play 60 seconds, rest, then change partners.
- Progress 1: Two touches only: one to control, one to pass through the gate.
- Progress 2: Two gate guards stand in gates and close them, so pairs must find an open gate.
For the 2017s: Gates 1.5 m wide, two touches, and the new gate must be at least 5 m away.
- players
- run
- dribble
- pass
- 1in this order
25 to 40 Station 2, Passing Boxes
- Four 5 by 5 boxes: two side by side at each end, 10 to 15 m apart. X (with the ball) and Z stand at one end, Y at the other.
- X passes across to Y. Y takes a touch into the box next door and passes back across to Z.
- Everyone follows their pass to the other end. Then Z passes across to X, and it goes on the same way.
- Progress 1: Take the touch with the part of the foot the coach names: inside left, inside right, outside left or outside right.
- Progress 2: A fourth player defends in the middle and tries to intercept the passes. If they win it, swap with the passer.
- Xpasses first
- Ypasses second
- Zpasses third
- run
- dribble
- pass
- 1in this order
40 to 60 Match, 6v6
- Two or three touches every time: at least two, no more than three.
- Theme rule: a goal counts double if the ball went from one side of the pitch to the other first.
- Rules to call on if you need them: everyone over halfway to score, the keeper rolls it out, ball below head height.
At home this week: Beat the Press