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Passing Pattern Play for
Improvement in
Combinations and Movement Off the Ball |
These are reproductions of the
patterns and concepts that were demonstrated at
Scott
Gallagher/J.B.Marine coaches clinics specifically relating to
improvement in passing skills, "pattern play", and pattern passing to goal by
USSF "A" coach Tom Howe.
(As transcribed and animated by J.A.King -
with great thanks to Coach Howe and Scott Gallagher SC).
Director
of Coaching: Tom Howe
Tom, a founding member of the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club,
has directed Scott Gallagher to seven national championships and 14 regional
titles. He was a collegiate All-American at SIU-Edwardsville and played
professionally for the St. Louis Stars, Denver Dynamos and Minnesota Kicks. Tom
has collegiate coaching experience at SIU-Edwardsville, Western Illinois,
Florissant Valley Community College, Southwest Missouri State University and
Saint Louis University. Tom holds a USSF "A" Coaching License and is
continually re-educating himself in the development of soccer training. He
continues to travel abroad in an effort to understand the game better, and
bring that understanding back to the club. As director of coaching, Tom
oversees and runs all of the club training sessions. He also currently coaches
the club's U14 through U19 teams. (All information courtesy of Scott Gallagher
SC.) |
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 -The beauty
of these progressive passing drills lie in it's attention to proper movement
without the ball. Movement simply for the "sake of movement" can be useless.
However, movement to "support", "maintain shape" and "create combinations" is
key.
-Furthermore, without attention to the "technical" aspects of the
one-touch passing, the flicks, layoffs and wall passes - and then considerable
repitition of these movements, it is doubtful that the players will discover
these important concepts on their own.
-Try to employ some of these drills as
warm-ups and the more complex drills as training "themes". Many of the
progressions can be "morphed" to shooting drills, as well. The more frequently
the players repeat the touches, the more "muscle memory" will be developed and
soon the flicks, layoffs, wall passes and proper movement should become second
nature.
-Use the table of contents or the links below to progress thru the
various animated GIFs from the simple warm-ups to the 4v4(+4) game related
drills. |
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