Improving passing precision when initiating the first wave (TU 7)

Improving passing precision when initiating the first wave (TU 7)

Description:

The objective of this training unit is to improve running paths, passing and the decision-making process during the first wave. After a warm-up running exercise, the subsequent short game already includes quick adjustment exercises and long passes. During the ball familiarization phase and the goalkeeper warm-up shooting, the players practice playing long passes before they combine several actions with first wave initiation in a series of shots. The closing small group exercises finally focus on making passing decisions.

The training unit consists of the following key exercises:

- Warm-up/Stretching (individual exercise: 10 minutes/total time: 10 minutes)

- Short game (15/25)

- Ball familiarization (10/35)

- Goalkeeper warm-up shooting (10/45)

- Offense/Series of shots (15/60)

- Offense/Small groups (15/75)

- Offense/Small groups (15/90)

Training unit total time: 90 minutes

Difficulty:

Medium level (youth teams under 15 years of age and adult teams)

Publishing information

1st English edition released on 14 Nov 2018

German original edition released on 05 Oct 2015

ISBN: 978-3-95641-284-4

Published by DV Concept

Editors, design, and layout: Jörg Madinger, Elke Lackner

Proofreading and English translation: Nina-Maria Nahlenz

This publication is listed in the catalogue of the German National Library. Please refer to http://dnb.de for bibliographic data.

The work and its components are protected by copyright. No reprinting, photomechanical reproduction, storing or processing in electronic systems without the publisher's written permission.

Key

Cone

Attacking player

Defense player

Small gym mat

Ball box

Equipment required:

- 4 small gym mats

- 8 cones

- ball box with sufficient number of handballs

TU 7-1 Warm-up/Stretching (10/10)

Course:

- The players make pairs.

- One player per team has a ball.

- The players without a ball crisscross outside of the 9-meter zone in the bottom half of the court and do different running moves (hopping, sidestepping...) (A).

- The players with a ball dribble through the 9-meter zone in the bottom half of the court and do different running moves while performing different dribbling variants (dribbling with the non-/throwing hand, alternately while hopping, sidestepping...) (B).

- Once the coach whistles, the players without a ball run into the other half of the court (C).

- The players with a ball try to get into a good passing position (dribbling the ball one time, if necessary) (D) and pass the ball to their teammate (E).

- Afterwards, all players run into the other half of the court and start the course over with switched tasks.

- The players should increase the passing distance during the further course of the exercise.