Positional Possession Areas to Create Superiority - Training Center Exclusive

Positional Possession Areas to Create Superiority - Training Center Exclusive

This game and its many progressions are designed to get the most out of the thinking processes of the players. Many mental challenges to overcome and learn from. In the game players must develop the ability to be calm under pressure, to be confident to receive the ball in tight spaces and to have the confidence of teammates to give the ball to you under pressure. Players need to develop their ability to look ahead of the ball even more, to assess options and make decisions even faster because the time on the ball is even more restricted than usual.

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Fast Paced Directional Transition And Possession Target Game - Training Center Exclusive

Fast Paced Directional Transition And Possession Target Game - Training Center Exclusive

GAME OBJECTIVE: Developing movement off the ball offensively, pressing the ball and tracking movement “off the ball” defensively.

This game and its many progressions is designed to get the most out of the thinking processes of the players. Many mental challenges to overcome and learn from.

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Improving Basic Dribbling & Awareness with Lots of Touches in Possession of the Ball

Improving Basic Dribbling & Awareness with Lots of Touches in Possession of the Ball

Four areas of Awareness:

  1. “On the Ball” Awareness before receiving the ball,
  2. “On the Ball” awareness as the player receives it and moves it on quickly using one or two touches only;
  3. "On the Ball” awareness if the player maintains possession of the ball using several touches; and:
  4. “Off the Ball” awareness in terms of their positioning of players supporting the player On the Ball.

This works if all players are in synch and thinking ahead of the ball and it is not just the player on the ball thinking ahead.

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