22 May 2011

THE NEED FOR PROGRESSIONS AND CHALLENGES WHEN COACHING FOOTBALL – PART THREE

This is the third part of the topic that I presented at the recent Football Coaching in Porto, Portugal. This involves progressions and challenges when coaching players.

In these examples, again taken from legacy.grassrootscoaching.com, the coach has organised a rotating close range shooting game. The objective is to provide the players with lots of opportunities to have realistic, match like scenarios to practice close range shooting and finishing opportunities.

Diamonds Progression 1 – Fielders must pass to another fielder before passing into the strikers

THE PROGRESSION

Fielders must pass to another fielder before ball is played into the strikers – encourages greater movement in the penalty area from the strikers
Strikers restricted to a maximum of 2 touches, except where they have to finish first time – encourages quick play between the strikers

THE CHALLENGE – To develop a wider range of relevant, match like finishing skills. Each pair of strikers must score a goal with the following condition:

First time shot
Turn and shot
Ball pulled back from one striker to the second – first time finish
Through pass from one striker to the second – first time finish
Give and go between strikers

THE PROGRESSION – The winning pair are the ones that complete all 5 scoring examples in the fewest shots. Rebounds from the goalkeeper count as a goal.