Active Recovery

2009's | 20/10/2025 | coach Gary

ACTIVITÉ D'ARRIVÉE

Rondo's.
2v2+2. 2 red v 2 blue in middle, blue team play with the team in possession.

Coaching Points and Details: Angles of support, focus on decision making, when to play 1 and 2 touch, lose you're marker, correct body shape when receiving, scanning for space also for team mate, quality of pass and first touch, when and if to rotate to to create space to receive ball from outside.

Progression: After team play to outside player on one side, they then must play the other side, cant go back to same outside player.

Activité principale

Directional Possession
4v4 on inside, aim is to dribble or pass the ball into the zone where team mates are. 1 point given for every time done.

Focus on: When to dribble and when to pass, recognizing space, angles of support, communication, rotations of inside players to create space for themselves and team mates. quality of passing and first touch. Defending - focus on man to man marking, intensity in pressing, when to press and when to screen, closest player press ball, can we win ball back within 3 passes.

Progression: To encourage transitions, when team in zone receive from inside they get 1 opportunity to get a double point by scoring into a small goal on the halfway area of the pitch, opposite end defending team would come out and defend this, after a turnover go back to normal game.

Jeux à petits côtés

Small sided game.
5v5+5 Players on outside play with team in possession in middle, players on outside limited to 2 touch. rotate teams after 5 minutes, teams play each other once.

Focus on: When to play forward and when to play outside, angles of support, rotations to create space for yourself and team mates, communication, quality of passing and first touch, correct body shape when receiving from outside players, recognizing space. Defending principles - focus on pressing, who/when/where/why and how. Intensity in the press, effective communication, closest player press ball, can we win ball back within 3 passes after turnover, if not - screen, block etc.