Coaching Resources

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DVDS
Keeping Possession Retail Price $50.00 Our Price $20.00 Rating 10/10	Produced by Capital Football in conjunction with former AIS Scholarship coach Paul Foster this CD is an introduction to the basics of keeping possession. The DVD outlines in easy to understand language, demonstrations and live footage how you can teach your players to keep possession effectively. Highly Recommended!  'In over twenty years of coach education the single best coaching resource I have ever come across. Contains information that will improve each and every player and coach you ever come in contact with no matter their age, playing level or experience. "Keeping Possession" will change the way you look at football and football coaching. Every coach in Australia should be issued with this DVD the moment they begin coaching!' Pat McCann Capital Football Game Development Manager
Streaming Video
CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT Free Resource	Produced by Football Federation Australia this online video resource focuses on creating the right environment in your club to ensure children enjoy playing football. The video promotes the philosophy of Optus Small Sided football and outlines the roles and responsibilities of Clubs, Coaches, Managers, Game Leaders, Instructing Referees and Parents in consistently delivering a positive playing environment for children U6-U11. Highly recommended! Compulsory viewing for anyone involved in Small-Sided Football.
U6 & U7 OPTUS SMALL SIDED FOOTBALL PRACTICES Free Resource	Produced by Football Federation Australia this online video resource focuses on four themes, First Touch, Running with the Ball, 1 V 1, Passing and Striking. Narrated by Former Socceroo and current Fox Football analyst Andy Harper this video outlines in easy to understand language and demonstrations and live footage how you can teach players (U6 & U7) utilising fun games based activities. Highly Recommended!
U8 - U11 OPTUS SMALL SIDED FOOTBALL PRACTICES Free Resource	Produced by Football Federation Australia this online video resource focuses on four themes, First Touch, Running with the Ball, 1 V 1, Passing and Striking. Narrated by Former Socceroo and current Fox Football analyst Andy Harper this video outlines in easy to understand language and demonstrations and live footage how you can teach players (U8-U11) utilising fun games based activities. Highly Recommended!

ONLINE

Each month the Capital Football Coach Education department will publish coaching information designed to assist coaches with developing practical training sessions of their own. The information may include relevant coaching articles, interviews, full training sessions, seminar reviews and individual training exercises. The information will be archived and reproduced quarterly as a downloadable online document.

Exercise 11-Ball Tag 1 v 1 Warm Up

 
Two players carry a ball in their hands and try to tag other players with the ball (must keep hold of the ball). When a player gets tagged they become the new tagger.

Exercise 12- 1 v 1 Promotion/Relegation Warm up Tournament

Set cones up 10 metres apart. 1 Player behind each cone. Ball in the middle. Each pair of cones represents a a football league divison 1-4. On 'go' players race to touch opponents cone then back to own cone then to the ball. The player who reaches the ball first has possession. Players play 1 V 1 with no boundaries. Goals are 360 degrees. Aim is to hit opponents cone to score a goal. Play continues for 30 secs to 1 minute. Goal hanging or time wasting will incur an uncontested penalty kick. If games end in a tie-rock, paper, scissors to decide. Winners move up a division, opponents move down.

Exercise 13 - 4 v1 to 1 v 1

The four players in square (A )attempt to keep possession from the defender who enters the square from the side. Following a set number of passes (3) a player from the attacking team attempts to beat the defender 1 v 1 and join the team in square (B) and keep possession again . If the defender wins the ball a ball should be played immediately into the opposite square and an attacking player and the second outside defender should join in.

Variations/Progressions
Increase required number of passes
Add a second defender
Allow combination passes to transition from square to square



 

Exercise 14- 1 v 1  Shoot and Defend

Player 1 dribbles and Shoots(A) then must recover(B) to defend against player 2 who can take his first touch once player 1 has taken a shot. Player 2 shoots on target then recovers to defend against the next player in line. The exercise continues for 2-3 minute intervals.

Variations/Progressions
Add a target man and a recovery cone (Diagram 2)
Players now play a 1-2 with a target player (A), then Shoot (B) then recover around the cone (C) before getting across to defend against the next player in the opposite line.

 

Exercise 15- 1 v 1 Training game

Two teams play 4 v 4. The blue team tries to keep possession (10 passes = goal) while the yellow team try to win the ball, take someone on and dribble into one of the outside square zones.

Variations/Progressions
Add Neutral Players to team trying to keep possession
Add bounce players on the outside
Add goals and Goalkeepers





 

coaching sessions archive

Exercise 1 - Passing : Improving ball possession and movement forward from the middle to the attacking third of the pitch.
This week's session, presented by Matilda's head coach Tom Sermanni at the 2009 FFA Coaching Conference focuses on passing technique and improving ball possession and movement forward from the middle to the attacking third of the pitch. 

Exercise 2 - Passing: Improving team passing, receiving and Individual body shape
This week's exercise was presented by Qantas Socceroos Head coach Pim Verbeek on Monday March 2 at the Australian Institute of Sport prior to the Asian Cup qualifier vs Kuwait.  The training session was the Socceroos first full training session as part of a four day camp leading into the qualifier. The featured passing exercise was preceded by a group warmup session and followed by a 6 v 6 possession match exercise in a training session that lasted just over an hour. Coach Verbeek led the exercise, constantly providing the players with technical advice and encouragement to increase the speed and accuracy of their passes and touches. He stopped the exercise on 3-4 occasions to allow the players to recover and discuss how players could improve receiving and distributing the ball more efficiently. The exercise lasted for 20-25 minutes at a very high tempo with the players responding in a highly spirited and enthusiastic manner.

Exercise 3 - Functional combination play
This week's exercise was presented by interim Australian Joeys coach Jean Paul de Marigny during a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport on April 8, 2009. The featured exercise was preceded by individual technical work, a group passing exercise and team handball led by the conditioning coach. The exercise can be used as a passing exercise focusing on technique or as a functional exercise targeting central and wide midfielders and forwards.

Exercise 4 - Transition to attack 4 v 4 Training Game
This week's exercise is a great training game modelled on the rules of the Homeless World Cup and presented by Capital Football Assistant Technical Director Pat McCann. In this sample the focus is on encouraging your team to transition from defence to attack as quickly as possible. The game could also be used to focus on defending while outnumbered, attacking in a numbers up situation or taking a goalkeeper on 1 v 1.

Exercise 5 - Passing and Receiving
This week's exercise focuses on passing and receiving with a skill practice presented by AFC Coach Education Instructor and former Socceroo Alistair Edwards. The exercise is a fun, fast moving game based exercise that will give your players many opportunities to pass and receive the ball under pressure.

Exercise 6 - Lofted passing 1
Lofted passing is a difficult technique to teach and to learn. The next few weeks exercises are taken from the FFA Junior Licence and focus on a fun, graduated and game oriented approach to developing your players ability to play an accurate long pass over distance while under pressure. Progressions 1, 2 and 3 are outlined below.

Exercise 7- Lofted Passing 2
Lofted passing is a difficult technique to teach and to learn. The next few weeks exercises are taken from the FFA Junior Licence and focus on a fun, graduated and game oriented approach to developing your players ability to play an accurate long pass over distance while under pressure. Adding pressure. Progressions 4 and 5.

Exercise 8 - Lofted passing 3
Lofted passing is a difficult technique to teach and to learn. The next few weeks exercises are taken from the FFA Junior Licence and focus on a fun, graduated and game oriented approach to developing your players ability to play an accurate long pass over distance while under pressure. Pressure with support. Progression 6.

Exercise 9 - Lofted passing 4
Lofted passing is a difficult technique to teach and to learn. The next few weeks exercises are taken from the FFA Junior Licence and focus on a fun, graduated and game oriented approach to developing your players ability to play an accurate long pass over distance while under pressure. Game related- Switching the point of attack. Progression 7

Exercise 10 - Positioning Game 5 v 2 - The Killer Pass 
This weeks exercise was presented by the FFA National Technical Director Han Berger at the recent FFA National Coaches conference. The exercise is a variation on a 5 v 2 exercise. The exercise can be used to effectively coach players to identify the moment when a pass can correctly be played forward. The exercise can also be used to work on passing, positioning, decision making, transition, game speed or defending.