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Training plan: 2019s, 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 2019s: Pairs as written, with partners about 5 m apart.
- players
- run
- dribble
- pass
- 1in this order
25 to 40 Station 2, Football Bowling
- Groups of three, a ball each, 10 m from six cones set out like bowling pins: a triangle of 3, 2 and 1.
- Pass along the ground to hit the cones. Hit one and you pick up a cone, so the triangle gets smaller.
- Fetch your ball and go again straight away. All the cones gone? Set them up and start again.
- Progress 1: Alternate feet: right foot, then left foot, every pass.
- Progress 2: One of the three guards the cones and blocks passes with their feet. Swap guard after each hit.
- players
- run
- 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: Soft First Touch