When to Play Forward:

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• When to Play Forward
• Opportunities to make a forward pass
• Opportunities to beat a player in a 1v1
• Opportunities to score
• Opportunities to start a attack
• When we have created space on one area of the
  pitch
• When we in being pressured in our area of the
  pitch
• When we receive the ball and we have space in
  front of us
• When we can run with the ball/dribble
• When we see an opportunity to use combinations
• When we can start a counter attack
• When the opposing team arent putting pressure on
• When we are not being tightly marked
• When not to Play Forward
• When we cannot pass forwards
• When we cannot beat a player 1v1 or a number of
  defenders
• When we have to shield the ball
• When we receive the ball with our back to goal

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When When not to play forward

• 2 When When not to play forwards
• 1 ball blues vs. yellows red as neutral
  players (rotate teams)
• Can use outside players to help keep possession.
  Blues are working laterally to score. Yellows are
  working horizontally to score. (But can pass to
  outside players to keep ball.)
• Score a point for every time you get it one of
  the neutral players you are aiming for.
• Rotate teams to allow an equal opportunity
• Add competition who can keep the ball for the
  longest amount of passes?

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• 1 - Developing When When not to play forwards
• Separate groups into 3 teams
• Reds blues on perimeter can move along their
  side of the box, receive and play to any other
  available colour inside the circle (below waist
  height)
• Yellows Have to try and receive the ball and
  recognise when they can play through the circle
  and when they cant.
• Rotate teams around to allow equal opportunities
• Add competition who can get the most passes in
  45 seconds? (whilst trying to recognise when
  when not to play forward

• (Through the Thirds) Game
• Yellows vs. Reds (playing in central area blues
  two GKs
• 2v1/1v2 in the defending attacking areas with a
  2v2 in the middle.
• Players can play forward into their attacking
  area them or their team mate can support the
  attacking player.
• Recognise when where to play forwards

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• 3 - When When not to play forward Skill
• 1 ball per blue blues vs. yellows red as
  neutral players (rotate teams)
• The blue players have to try receive the ball
  recognise when when not to play forwards.
• Defenders have to try and win the ball from the
  blues if they do they receive a point have to
  try and protect the ball for as long as they can.
• Rotate players after they have played.
• Add competition who can go through the game
  without giving the ball away?

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Challenges Coaching to help your players
Challenges relating to theme Other Challenges relating to individual
1. Try to have shoulders facing forwards before you receive the ball Try to communicate with a player before receiving the ball 1b. Try to play a pass only when the receiver has communicated
2. Try to sneak a look before you receive the ball 2b. Try to communicate once you are ready to receive the ball When you can try to play forwards with your first touch 2b. When you cant play forwards try to play back with your first touch
3. Recognise when to play forwards 3b. Recognise when to play back 3. Try to play to the players feet 3b. Recognise before playing the pass if the receiver can play forwards or not
4. Try to let the ball run across body when playing forwards 4b. Try to receive the ball on your back foot when playing forwards 4. Recognise when to move forwards after making a pass 4b. Recognise when support behind the ball after making a pass 4c. Try support the player on the ball so they can play forwards
5. Try to receive the ball on your front foot when playing back 5b. After playing back try create an opportunity to play forwards 5. Try to turn away from pressure if we cant play forwards
Recognise when you need to turn away from pressure to play back 6b. Recognise when what you can do to try and play forwards 6. Recognise when to change the point of the attack