This guest session from Luke Hussey looks at 'Midfield Rotation'. Luke has vast experience working in football and currently coaches youth at grassroots, adults in non-league and U13's at a Category 2 Professional Football Club.Having worked with Luke I have seen first hand how passionate he is about developing footballers; his approach and delivery is engaging and thought provoking for all players. As you will see from the session below he is a big believer in coaching through games or game related practices.
Luke is a UEFA 'B' qualified coach and is currently working towards a Master Degree in coaching. You can follow him on twitter here or visit his blog.
If you like this session you can download a PDF version here.
THE SET UP
Pitch split initially in to thirds, with the midfield third quartered.
Teams set up in GK - 2 - 3 - 1 formation
Goalkeeper, 2 Defenders versus an attacker in the end zone and the midfield 3 matched up.
Players locked into thirds. Midfield three try to get into 1 of the 4 boxes, ideally not occupied by a team mate, rotation will occur naturally as players swap and search for space.
Coaching Factors & Outcomes
Try and recognise when, where and why to rotate
Can you create space to receive the ball?
Can you create space for your team mate to receive?
Can you create space for your team mate to receive?
Progressions
Allow defender to travel in to a box if its clear.
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