Improving speed play for fast break situations (TU 4)

Improving speed play for fast break situations (TU 4)

Description:

The objective of this training unit is to improve free play in fast break situations. Following warm-up and a short game, the players play long passes during the ball familiarization phase which will be further developed in the goalkeeper warm-up shooting exercise. This is followed by a series of shots requiring precise passes. Afterwards, the players practice free play in outnumbered, open situations during fast breaks. A closing game with gradually increasing complexity completes this training unit.

The training unit consists of the following key exercises:

- Warm-up/Stretching (individual exercise: 10 minutes/total time: 10 minutes)

- Short game (10/20)

- Ball familiarization (10/30)

- Goalkeeper warm-up shooting (10/40)

- Offense/Series of shots (10/50)

- Offense/Small groups (15/65)

- Offense/Small groups (10/75)

- Closing game (15/90)

Total training time: 90 minutes

Difficulty:

Medium level (youth teams under 15 years of age and adult teams)

Publishing information

1st English edition released on 14 Nov 2018

German original edition released on 16 Mai 2016

ISBN: 978-3-95641-288-2

Published by DV Concept

Editors, design, and layout: Jörg Madinger, Elke Lackner

Proofreading and English translation: Nina-Maria Nahlenz

This publication is listed in the catalogue of the German National Library. Please refer to http://dnb.de for bibliographic data.

The work and its components are protected by copyright. No reprinting, photomechanical reproduction, storing or processing in electronic systems without the publisher's written permission.

Key

Cone

Attacking player

Defense player

Ball box

Medicine ball

Small vaulting box

Foam noodles (foam beams)

Equipment required:

- 6-10 cones

- one small vaulting box

- 6 medicine balls

- 1 game of cards

- 8 foam noodles (foam beams)

- 2 ball boxes

- each with a sufficient number of handballs

TU 4-1 Warm-up/Stretching (10/10)

Course:

- The players make teams of 2, with each team having a ball.

- The players crisscross the gym pairwise while doing different running and passing moves (passing with the throwing hand/non-throwing hand/jump shot passes/wrist passes/passes behind the back).

- After some time, the players gradually increase the distance to each other so that they must play long passes in the end.

Afterwards, the players perform stretching/mobilization exercises together.