Passing and receiving as part of development at the beginning of a player’s journey.
Is there a priority order – a step by step approach OR, if players are at different points in their development, can we use this more as a checklist?
No particular order although it would be worth discussing to see if a priority order could be arrived at.
On receiving the ball, are our key messages:
Know where to go when the ball arrives (How? Scanning, preparing?)
Put the ball “under your spell” with your first touch
Your first touch should let you make your next move, your next decision, your next action
Your first touch should be forwards whenever possible, be into space, be into pressure, away from pressure – how will you decide?
Make your next action easy to perform
Get the ball into a protected position from which to dribble, travel, turn or pass again
Ensure that you still have the ball for your team (unless playing first time)
If you can’t play early should we encourage touches that take the ball into space?
You should try to be in space when your team has the ball (How/When do you do this?)
You should try to be in a space and a position (body shape) to receive the ball from a teammate
You/We MUST still have the ball after your receiving touch
How do you know you are in a position to do some of the things above? (how, why, when do you look/scan/move/call/signal?)
When is a good time to move into space or a position to do the things above?
Are you able to receive on the move – what helps you do this?
General comments:
What should receiving look like when you have time to prepare?
What should receiving look like when you are under pressure or in a tight area? Do you try to move the ball into more space, resist the pressure, protect the ball and manoeuvre into a better position?
Should we introduce the benefits of scanning to those players WITHOUT the ball to get them into the habit of taking in and processing information from their surroundings?
What do young players tend to do?
Look/scan in a random and rudimentary way that is more explorative than precise?
Turn into pressure/opponents because they are not quite sure where they are
Lose possession regularly
Focus on “one part” of the process at a time (concentrate on receiving touch without scanning in any great detail)
How do you give yourself MORE options rather than less after you have received the ball?