Thomas Dooley, former captain of the US S S national team, is guaranteed to be highly O O competent in his sport. The soccer teacher has C C C played with teams such as Columbus Crew and C E the New York Metro Stars. He led the US Team E R in the 1994 and 1998 World Championship. R : After his active career as a professional player, : P P he founded a soccer academy in Orange A A S County, CA called OC Kings and started the S S American Soccer Tennis Organization (ASTO). S I I N N G The soccer teacher Christian Titz is responsible G A for management and implementation of sport A N goals at the Dooley Soccer University. Having N D studied business and sport management, he is D always setting new heights in training or in B B A games so the children can reach the highest A L level possible. In his position as a player in L L clubs he has gained valuable experience and L C puts this to use as head coach of children’s C O teams in the US and Europe. O N N T T R R O O L L Thomas Dooley, former captain of the US S S national team, is guaranteed to be highly O O competent in his sport. The soccer teacher has C C C played with teams such as Columbus Crew and C E the New York Metro Stars. He led the US Team E R in the 1994 and 1998 World Championship. R : After his active career as a professional player, : P P he founded a soccer academy in Orange A A S County, CA called OC Kings and started the S S American Soccer Tennis Organization (ASTO). S I I N N G The soccer teacher Christian Titz is responsible G A for management and implementation of sport A N goals at the Dooley Soccer University. Having N D studied business and sport management, he is D always setting new heights in training or in B B A games so the children can reach the highest A L level possible. In his position as a player in L L clubs he has gained valuable experience and L C puts this to use as head coach of children’s C O teams in the US and Europe. O N N T T R R O O L L dooley passing 14.12.2009 10:49 Uhr Seite 4 Photo & Illustration Credits: Cover Photos: dpa – Picture Alliance, © fotolia, © fotolia/Rainer Claus Cover Design: Sabine Groten Illustrations: Easy2Coach Draw British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Thomas Dooley & Christian Titz Soccer – Passing and Ball Control Maidenhead: Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd., 2010 ISBN 978-1-84126-300-7 All rights reserved, especially the right to copy and distribute, including the translation rights. No part of this work may be reproduced – including by photocopy, microfilm or any other means – processed, stored electronically, copied or distributed in any form whatsoever without the written permission of the publisher. © 2010 by Meyer & Meyer Sport Aachen, Adelaide, Auckland, Budapest, Cape Town, Graz, Indianapolis, Maidenhead, Olten (CH), Singapore, Toronto Member of the World Sport Publishers' Association (WSPA) www.w-s-p-a.org Printed and bound by: B.O.S.S Druck und Medien GmbH, Germany ISBN 978-1-84126-300-7 E-Mail: [email protected] www.m-m-sports.com dooley passing 14.12.2009 10:49 Uhr Seite 1 Soccer – Passing and Ball Control dooley passing 14.12.2009 10:49 Uhr Seite 3 Soccer – Passing and Ball Control 84 Drills and Exercises Designed to Improve Passing and Control Thomas Dooley & Christian Titz Meyer & Meyer Sport dooley passing 14.12.2009 10:49 Uhr Seite 5 Table of Contents Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Introduction: Explanation Passing/Ball Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Criteria for Skills Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Legend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Exercises and Forms of Games Simple Exercise of Passing to Perfect the Precision Simple Passing/Control I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Simple Passing/Control II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Simple Passing/Control III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Simple Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Precision Passing I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Precision Passing II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Precision Passing III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Precision Passing IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Simple Exercises of Passing for Groups Passing Through Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Passing Avoiding Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Numbered Passing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Progressive Exercises of Passing with Intensification of the Level Passing with High Reps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Progressive Combination Passing I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Progressive Combination Passing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 One-Two with Overlapping Dribbling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 ‘Piggie in the Middle’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Passing through Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Passing in Box/Diamond Straight Passing with Changing Positions I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Straight Passing with Changing Positions II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Straight Passing with Changing Positions III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sprint Dribbling and Passover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Sprint Dribbling with Short Passes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Variable Passing with Changing Positions I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Variable Passing with Changing Positions II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 One-Two at Four Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 One-Two with Obstacles at Four Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Double One-Two I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Double One-Two II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Box Passing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Box Passing II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Box Passing III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Variable Box Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Passing Sequence with Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Vertical Pass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Passing in Two Boxes for Advanced Players Passing in Two Boxes I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Passing in Two Boxes II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Passing in Two Boxes III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Passing in Two Boxes IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Passing in Two Boxes V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Passing in Two Boxes VI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Passing in Two Boxes VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Passing in Boxes with Triangle Passing in a Box with Options I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 5 dooley passing 14.12.2009 10:49 Uhr Seite 6 Table of Contents Passing in a Box with Options II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Passing in a Box with Combinations I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Passing in a Box with Combinations II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Passing in Multiple Boxes Passing in Three Boxes with Position Change I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Passing in Three Boxes with Position Change II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Passing in a Triangle Triangle Passing with One-Twos I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Triangle Passing with One-Twos II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Neverending Triangles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Passing Combination with Game-specific Runs Passing with Overlapping I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Passing with Overlapping II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Passing with Overlapping in a Diamond I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Passing with Overlapping in a Diamond II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Passing with Overlapping in a Diamond III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Passing with Various Passes and Runs I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Passing with Vatious Passes and Runs II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Passing Combination with Subsequent Actions Passing with Two Balls with Opposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Passing with Dribbling and Tricks I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Passing with Dribbling and Tricks II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Passing with Control/Dribbling I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Passing with Control/Dribbling II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Passing with Dribbling and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Passing Combinations with long Passes Passing with Runs I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Passing with Runs II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Passing Combinations on a Limited Field Passing with Different Passes and Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Passing in Three Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Passing Combinations with Two Trapezes Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Passing with Dribbling I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Passing with Dribbling II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Passing with Dribbling III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Passing with Goal Attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Passing Combinations with Goal Attempt Passing with Crosses and Goal Attempts I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Passing with Crosses and Goal Attempts II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Passing with Crosses and Goal Attempts III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Passing with Crosses and Goal Attempts IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Passing with Different Runs and Goal Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Passing with Goal Attempt I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Passing with Goal Attempt II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Passing with Goal Attempt with Two Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Methodical Line - Passing Combinations Passing with Variations in Pass and Movement I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Passing with Variations in Pass and Movement II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Passing with Goal Attempt III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Passing with Goal Attempt IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 6 dooley passing 14.12.2009 10:49 Uhr Seite 7 Foreword As I first turned my thoughts to writing this training material I was very quickly drawn to the fascination of this topic. Until then, I had never found all the coaching subjects covered in one book. Finally we have such a book. It is impressive how many aspects of coaching in the various chapters are covered with the help of endless exercises and drills. I believe that this book is unique throughout the world and quite simply a must for anyone interested in soccer. We are already experiencing a great deal of success with these coaching concepts. With the help of this book, this topic is complete. In addition to the book, we offer further books with coaching exercises for differing age groups and many practical, useful tips for coaches and players alike. Personally, for me, it was important that there was something here for everybody. You will notice, when reading closely, that we always speak of the player as 'he'. This form has only been used to simplify the writing process and does, of course, include all female players. Because one thing is clear - this book is aimed at anyone interested in soccer, irrespective of gender. The symbiosis of practice-related coaching sessions on the pitch through the graphical and text descriptions to the complete application of the drills is facinating. This proves the point that without a structured concept, successful coaching is simply not possible. Enjoy reading, and learning. Sincerely, Thomas Dooley 7 dooley passing 14.12.2009 10:49 Uhr Seite 8 Introduction: Explanation Passing/Ball Control Learning these skills and movements, with the required timing, takes time and should therefore be repeated regularly in the form of passing exercises and small-sides games. Exact passing is enormously important for successful soccer. As a result, passing and control has to be practiced regularly. Mistakes must be corrected. Particularly control with as few touches as possible is trained today all too little, although this skill performed correctly is the difference between keeping and losing the ball. There are a several ways to pass the ball: • with the instep • with the 'laces' • with the outstep • with the ball of the foot • a variation of the ball of the foot techinque is the so-called banana pass which is a pass with large amounts of spin on the ball When performing a pass, it is important to remember the following: 1. The group should stand several meters away from the coach. 2. The technique should be explained slowly and clearly. First step is to explain in front of the group. Second step, the group should be able to see the technique from behind. (Note: Particularly children can follow a skill better if they see it from this perspective). 3. Start slowly and use both feet. 4. The technique can be learned as a 'dry exercise' so that the players can learn the required techniques and movements. Aspects of good coaching • Always demand accuracy and pace (the slow version does not lead to the necessary success in the game). • Explaining the exercises should not lead to an information overload (lack of concentration leads to additional mistakes). It is important to find the right balance between correcting and allowing the exercises to flow. • Players should learn (as in the game) to observe and then implement what they observed. • Always correct the mistakes to assure they do not become automatisms. • Always address the players with clarity and empathy. • Advanced groups can be approached simulating game-related stress situations (loud speech, critical comments during the exercise etc.). • Always demand full concentration. • The coach’s demeanor (body language, tonality, corrections) is a key factor to the quality of the training. Two fundamental aspects must always be remembered: 1. What are the player's arms doing? 2. What is the player's foot and body posture? Implementing technique and posture for passing • The supporting leg should be 30-40 cm next to the ball. • During the pass with the inside of the foot the tip of the foot points up, the ankle is tight and opened up 90 degrees to the outside. The active leg is slightly lifted and the ball is struck in the center. The body leans over the ball without going into a hollow back. • The upper body is leaning slightly over the ball. • The foot is swung downwards. 8