Thurs. Mar. 4, 2010 8:30P, Echo Park gym and
Mon. Mar 9, 2009 6:30P, VMS gym stage
We will be working on the skills of:
Receving and control

**Passing/Receiving warm-up
grid of cones 5-10 yds apart, 4-6 players and 1 ball per 2 cones 
 CA*        *BD
#1. dribble, check, pass, receive
 - A dribbles, B checks away, then rcv pass from A. A curves to end
 of B line.
 - B dribbles, C checks away, then rcv pass from B. B curves to end
 of C line.  continue
#2. dribble, check, pass, give & go
 - A dribbles, B checks away, then rcv pass from A.  A moves to left
 and rcv 2-touch pass from B. B moves toward C and rcv 2-touch return
 pass from A.  B curves to end of C line, A passes to D and curves to
 end of line.  D dribbles... continue.  alt: other side
#3. dribble, check, pass, 1-2, overlap
 - A dribbles, B checks away, then rcv pass from A.  A moves to left
 and rcv 2-touch pass from B. B overlaps A while A passes to D.  D
 passes to overlapping B.  B passes to C.  B goes to end of C line,
 A goes to end of D line.  B dribbles... continue.  alt: other side.
Coaching points: check away before rcv. jog in place as ball is coming.
 lift foot to contact ball in center to trap. trap in direction of next pass.
 plant foot pointing toward pass. 2-touch. all passes solid (not too fast)
 and accurate (to correct foot of receiver)

**Coervers and homework moves
grid of cones approx. 5 yds apart, players with ball behind first cones
xxx*    *    *    *
xxx*    *    *    *
xxx*    *    *    *
#1. 1st gap-move ball using all of sole of both feet; 2nd gap-quick taps
 1 touch per step; 3rd gap-sideways roll with back foot, tap back with inside
 of front foot.  when 1st player reaches first cone, 2nd player starts.
#2. pull-roll Coervers - every player at a cone with a ball. 30 sec. each:
 a. roll forward and back, alternating right and left; b. roll side and
 back (to left with rt foot, to rt with left foot); c. pull back-push, 
 alternating feet
#3. tap Coervers - as in #2, 30 sec each.  a. tap-tap. b. 3 taps, touch
 c. 3 taps, roll out. d. 2 taps, roll in. e. roll in/roll in. f. squeeze-push
 coaching points: go slow at first. cuts must be at rt angles.  keep the ball
 close. once the technique is down then accelerate after the cut.

**Concentration - players in pairs, behind cones 5 yds apart, 1 ball
 A           B
   *      *
 A passes to B, B traps to other side of cone with 1st touch, passes back
 with 2nd touch.  continue.
 Contest - max # of cycles in 1 min.  pair with most get to rest.  if player
 makes mistake then pair does pushups.  Score/rank for points.
alt: use non-dominant foot.
coaching points: accuracy over speed.  lift foot to contact ball in center
 to trap. trap in direction of next move.

**4v4v4v4 - 4 teams of 4.  2 teams play 4v4 to pugg goals.  other 2 teams around
 outside of area, can be used for 1-2 or g&g passes.  play 2 min.  give 10 sec
 countdown.  At end of 2 min teams switch but ball is immediately live so
 team that reacts faster has advantage.  Score/rank for points. (team that scores
 the most goals gets extra point)
alt: can changes teams if needed
coaching points: control the ball, accurate passes and traps keep possession,
 try to score on game transition.
coaching points: passing and control. shoot when you can see the goal clearly.