Keep/Retention/Possession

 

The Law of Possession

The more space you have the more time to execute with quality.

Any high pressure defending closes spaces/channels and reduces attackers time on ball.

When attackers don’t have time, it results in lower quality attacking play.

Solutions

  1. Create time and space by finding space and moving into it
  2. Create time and space by passing the ball to someone in space
  3. Moving off the ball is critical to finding that space
  4. Movement makes it more difficult to be marked and gives you time to execute with quality

 
Continuous Overload
Continuous Overload
overloads, hi, lo, wide, we go ...
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Transitional Diamond Rondo
Transitional Diamond Rondo
Moving/passing to space ...
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3v1 Rolling overload
3v1 Rolling overload
Transition ...
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Directional Possession
Directional Possession
Combination play and go high ...
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Multi-directional passing practice
Multi-directional passing practice
Support and combination play ...
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3v3 Invite pressure to create height (simple kabadi)
Invite pressure to create space/height ...
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Rondo - kabadi pairs
Kabadi in pairs
Keep possession and move the ball to space ...
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Keep out of contact
Keep Possession – Composure
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Possession to score
Objective – Composure, space & possession – end with goal scoring SSP link ...
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2v2v2 – External goals
Game makeup 3 teams of 2 players. Teams in different colour bibs (2 Yellow, 2 White and ...
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4v4+2 Possession Practice
4v4+2 Possession Practice
Objective – teach overloads SSP link ...
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Getting out of the corner
Recover from the corner ...
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Performance - 4v3
4v3 – Work the D
Fast scoring ...
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Performance - Track your player
Track your man
Lead and looking for high or low ball ...
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Session 1 - Rondo
Possession Rondo
Develop confidence passing/receiving at pace ...
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3v2 plus GK + 4 Goals
Combination play to score ...
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Transition Practice (POOP)
Transition ...
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Transitions 3v2
Objective – managing transitions SSP link ...
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5v3 Directional Rondo
Combination play, high ball, free man ...
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Tiki Taka Pass And Move
Pass & Move
Pass and move ...
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centre ball
Speed Ball
Objective – score goals asap SSP link ...
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Tackle Zone
Win the ball in a chosen zone of the pitch ...
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7,6,5,4,3 a-side
game management - situational awareness - leadership ...
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Stretch The Pitch
Stretch the pitch (height) ...
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6v3 Possession
Objective – Identify when to penetrate and when to transfer SSP link ...
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2v2 – see context
Use the width ...
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5v5 + Wide Keepers
5v5 + Wide Keepers
Objective – Test and move the keepers SSP link ...
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5v5 + Squares
5v5 + Squares
Use width players to reduce risk ...
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4v4 Awareness 360° – #11
Develop awareness of space ...
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Hockey Training
Outletting
How to get out from the back SSP link ...
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Playing out through the middle
Playing out through the middle
Players: 14 [+1 GK] minimum Pitch Size: Half-Pitch In this playing out from the back drill, the team playing out should aim to progress the ball ...
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Across the river
Objective – Playing out from the back CAREFULLY SSP link ...
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Possession at the bell #13
Objective – Keeping the ball under pressure and moving to space SSP link ...
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Diamond play with guard
Objective – remember to always have a guard ...
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2 box possession (Kabadi)
Moving/passing to space - relieve pressure ...
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4v4 diamond transitions
Objective – Defense and attack transitions – dynamically reshaping – Explode/Implode SSP link ...
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