UST Training: Pattern Play Day 2

I. 4 Lines Long, Short, Long Pattern Warm Up

Work on technical ability to hit a 15-25 yard pass on the ground and the ability to lay off a pass

II. Attacking Half Pattern Play

As the defending team begins to take away the pass to the winger we need to hit our forwards with the pass.  If we have not understood the first two patterns review those and bring this pattern in tomorrow.

Outside back- forward- CM- OM in space

Outside back-forward-center mid- switch to outside back

III. 10v6 To Goal With Counter Goals

Play for 4 minutes, unlimited tries, balls always start with the wide back

Each attacking unit gets 2 tries in a row

Key Points

• Move the ball quick
• When you have space on the outside, take it
• Look to get the ball to the wingers
• Runs by the forwards in the box
• Types of service by the wide players
• Defenders use this as conditioning and work as hard as possible (Defenders have to score in 3 passes or less)

Make It Competitive

+1 for winning a corner kick
+1 for a shot on goal
+5 for a goal

+1 for defending team goal

IV. 10v8 to Goal With Counters

Same set up as before

V. 11v11 Scrimmage

UST Training: Pattern Play

I. 7v7 With Wingers to 6 Goals

Set Up

• Two teams of 6 players with 2 neutral wingers
• There is a channel that the wingers must stay in

Key Ideas

• Know where you are going before you get the ball
• Move the ball up or across a level
• Recognize when and how to play the ball to the wingers
• Forward movement to get the ball both into space and at their feet

II. Attacking Half Pattern Play

• Do each pattern for 5 minutes on each side of the field
• Have two sets of the pattern working at the same time on each half of the field
• Be specific with everyone's movement, especially with the players who are not receiving the pass
• High work rate to re-set the pattern each time- the 5 minutes should be done at an intense pace when re-setting the pattern
• Begin to work with forwards and center mids on runs into the box when we get end line for a service.  Make sure their is depth in our runs, the runs are setting players up to score, and we have sharp finishes.

A. Outside back- Outside mid into space

B. Outside back- Outside mid feetIII. 7v7 With Wingers to 6 Goals

• 2x5 minute games

Key points

• Concentrate on finding the wingers
• Begin to look at the forwards movement off of the wingers
• Move the ball across the levels if we cannot find the wingers

IV. Attacking Half Pattern Play

As the defending team begins to take away the pass to the winger we need to hit our forwards with the pass.  If we have not understood the first two patterns review those and bring this pattern in tomorrow.

C. Outside back- forward- CM- OM in space

V. 11v11 Scrimmages

• Play 3x6 minute games

VI. Defending Corner Kicks 

8/25 The Beginning of the New Year

I. Cones

II. Technical Passing In Patterns: Give and Go In Groups of Four

Set Up

• Players are in groups of 4 with one ball

Procedure

• The ball starts with the blue player on the side of the grid
• The blue player plays the red player
• As this happens the green player runs towards the red player to become a dummy defender
• The red player plays a 1 touch pass back to the blue player and runs around the green dummy defender
• The blue player plays the ball one touch back to the red player
• The red player plays a one touch pass to the yellow player
• As this pass is happening, the blue player runs towards the yellow player to act as a dummy defender
• The yellow player plays the ball back to the red player and runs around the blue player
• The red player plays a one touch pass to the yellow player
• The pattern continues to go for 90 seconds

Key Points

• Sharp passes
• Being ready to play a one touch pass 

III. 3v3 To Goals

IV. 8v8 Scrimmage

Finishing Games

I. Long Ball Horse Shoes

II. Shooting Competitions

• Long Distance
• End line finish
• Volleys
• Crosses
• Outside of the foot
• Toe Pokes

III. 2v2 To Goal

6 Goal Games

I. Ladder Work

II. Balls Out Of The Air

III. ITD Receiving Turns

IV. 6 Goal Game

• 4 minute games