{"id":18893,"date":"2024-01-30T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playerdevelopmentproject.com\/?p=18893"},"modified":"2024-01-31T16:22:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:22:09","slug":"complete-controlling-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playerdevelopmentproject.com\/complete-controlling-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Controlling Possession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Download this Session Plan<\/h3>

We’ve put this entire three part session on controlling possession into a downloadable PDF guide you can take to training with you.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n

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How to use this guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Understanding the session<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This session guide assumes you have 60 minutes with 16 players but as our guidelines point out, this can be adapted based on the number of players you have in your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As your confidence grows you may adapt or experiment with the practices provided, but these tasks are designed to follow a process which gradually ramps up the challenge for the players from minute one to minute sixty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key below outlines what the images mean on the diagrams. We have created a series of themed practices which allow players to experiment on the ball under no pressure, limited pressure and full pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a coaching perspective, understanding the level and needs of your players will help you decide when you should ramp up the challenge, or potentially reduce it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have questions about the practices, contact the PDP Team or share your views on the Player Development Project Coaching Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interpreting the diagrams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Lesson: Controlling Possession<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Supporting young players with their ability to keep possession is a crucial component of the game. It helps to ensure they are confident to work with their team, share the ball and be brave in keeping possession individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try and set tasks where players have to make realistic decisions. For example, does the practice allow players the chance to decide if now is the best time to keep possession? Or alternatively, to progress (up the field). Possession can take different forms through different areas of the pitch, from build up play in the back third, through to possession or progression in midfield, or penetration in the attacking areas of the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing tasks that support your players find solutions to go around, through or over their opponent will be beneficial in their game understanding as they develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This session is designed to support your players control possession and focus on building passing and receiving skills. The practices are very adaptable for all age groups and it\u2019s important that you test different area sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally, the smaller the pitch, the faster the game therefore the tougher the challenge for the players. Understanding this means that you can experiment with different area sizes to work on shorter, quicker passing or possession (in a smaller area) or slower, longer range passing or possession practices (in a larger area).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The value in having a theme for the session allows you and the players to focus on one outcome, however it\u2019s important to remember that within any practice that has opposition, direction or goals, other elements of the game will still exist. So, while one team is working on controlling possession, the other team will still have to find solutions to win the ball back and keep it or progress with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Passing & Receiving<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Topic: <\/strong>Passing & Receiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. of players: <\/strong>12-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goalkeepers:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Practice type:<\/strong> Skill Training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offsides: <\/strong>N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitch Size: <\/strong>30 x 30m<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timing: <\/strong>15 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age group:<\/strong> All Ages<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This practice is designed to help players work on a variety of passes with increased interference. Key focus is on playing passes between players without hitting them and taking their first touch into space so they can pass to a player on a clear line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players work in 3 (or 4) teams of different colours with a ball each. They can only pass to their own colours. The aim is to keep the ball inside the area and avoid kicking the ball into other players or kicking it out. To make it competitive teams can count how many errors they make, lowest score wins. You can progress the practice to an opposed version as per image two. Two teams (red and blue) keep the ball away from yellow. If yellow win it from a red player, they combine with blue and red becomes the defending team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observations & Interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you might see<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balls going out, balls being kicked into players, players not communicating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actions you might take<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n