If the speed of the ball is wrong the chances of losing the ball are much greater and so this is one of the key elements to the drill, making sure the ball is moving at a good pace. Make sure the passes are not in the air as this will make it harder to control

Passing and receiving

Try to play one touch but when a bad pass is made players can use an extra touch or control with the help of the other foot. The speed of pass will effect the receiving of the ball, too hard and it will be harder to control with one pass, too soft and the drill will be too slow

Try to move the ball quickly, using a maximum of one or two touches. Try to get players to use one touch passing and only to depend on a second touch when they have to control a poor pass. When we make the pass between the lines to the attackers it should be a firm pass. Players should learn when to control the ball and slow the play down and when to play one-touch to speed the play up.

Switching play to the other side of the pitch

Tactics
11 -18

Switch Play At Speed

Difficulty

Written by Dave Clarke

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Switching play is key to teams keeping possession when one side of the pitch is covered by opponents and the way forward is difficult – players should be scanning to know where the space is so they can switch the ball to a player in space.

Coaching Objectives

Support play with good position
Scan before receiving
Be diagonal to the ball
Pass into player movement
Receive on the back foot
Be open to the play when receiving
Look to switch play with good passing and weight of pass

Drill Setup

25 Mins
11+ Players
3 x dark blue 3 x light blue 3 x yellow 2 x red Bibs
28 x 18 y

What the Players Do

Set up as shown with three dark blue players on one side and three light blue players on the other side plus three yellow players in the central zone, with two red players to transfer the ball in the…

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