PRACTICE THEME: Combination Play #1
DIAGRAM ORGANIZATION KEY COACHING POINTS
½ of players with a ball and ½ without 1-2 (wall pass): outside of foot with 1st past,
Players move around and practice different good angles and distances
combinations Takeover: same foot technique (right foot to
Demo different combinations and then have right foot, etc.)
the team try that combination Overlap: communication (overlap right)
• 1-2, 1-3, takeover, overlap, double pass • Accelerate after a combination
Play 1v1+2 in a 15 x 15 yard grid Shield the ball with your body when doing a
Each middle player has two teammates that takeover
stay on the endlines Use “same foot” technique to avoid hitting
The players in the middle play 1v1 and can each other (player taking ball uses right foot
keep the ball by using takeovers, 1-2’s and and player giving ball away use right foot)
1-3s with the outside players • Accelerate after a combination
• Progressions: Add a neutral player in the
middle that can do overlaps or help with 1-
3’s
Play 2v2+2 in a 25 wide by 40 yard long Can the outside players move to the
grid – same rules as above endlines for some endline combinations
Each team has two neutral players on the Encourage the use of 1-2’s, 1-3’s, takeovers,
outside that can move anywhere on the overlaps, and double passes
outside of the field (including onto the Can you do a fake takeover? (step on ball
endline for combinations) and then roll it forward and keep going)
Play for five minutes and then switch inside • Option A – outside players still come in
and outside players after a takeover, Option B – takeovers can
Add extra points for goals scored off of only be done in the inside
combinations
Progress to 4v4 for the above game (outside • Combinations don’t happen by themselves,
players come into the middle, make the field work for each other and make the
larger) combinations happen
Scrimmage • End practice with an 8v8 scrimmage
SCRIMMAGE: Play an age appropriate scrimmage. Minimize coaching and let the players play and have fun!!
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