eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction Mid Ulster Sports entre, ookstown th January 006 Michael McGeehin efence Keep all Midfield Set Up ttack Score IRETION OF PLY : efence Keep all uild Up : Midfield Set Up Launch Pad : ttack Score where we want to play the game In the above diagram we have a Gaelic pitch divided into three zones (-). Our Team is playing from left to right. s coaches we encourage our players to transfer the ball as quickly as possible to Zone, the Scoring Zone, in which we have the best chance to score and win the game. We want to play the game in Zone not in either of the other two zones. s a coach we look for our team to work the ball to Zone, encourage the team to hold the ball in Zone for no more that -5 seconds and then release short or long to Zone. The theme of tonight s workshop is eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction. In this workshop we will look at how to introduce the concept of attacking play to our teams. To do this we will look at the principles of attacking play and at what we epect of our forwards. In the practical we will look at warm-ups, combining play and small sided games to introduce attacking play. Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction
To look at how we develop this we must first look at, know and understand the Principles of ttacking Play. These include: EPTH: on the ball Players as Targets Short and long ball passing options PENETRTION: Moving the ball through or into the oppositions defence at speed WITH: Playing balls into wide positions to draw and isolate defenders away from each other and from central positions giving more space inside for forwards to use MOILITY: The movement of players in from or behind the ball therefore moving defensive players out of position and causing disruption in their defence. Players making runs to leave space for others IMPROVISTION: Players changing roles/positions or doing the unusual OMMUNITION: ing Players giving verbal and non verbal signals to the Players in possession. PRINIPLES OF TTK & EFENE Figure dapted from Wade (97) MIFIEL LL POSSESSION Improvisation TTK EPTH EFENE elay oncentration alance ontrol/restraint OMMUNITION Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction
PRINIPLES OF TTK &EFENE ont. Forwards Objectives To score To create scores for team mates To create space and epose defenders To retain possession and get into scoring positions as quickly as possible To make runs off the ball (sacrifice) and take defenders out of position To defend, make it difficult for defenders to clear the ball To win possession keep on the move when not in possession and attempt to pull defenders out of position Effective Use of Space in the Forward Line = = MOST useful space for decoy runs. LEST useful space for receiving the ball MOST useful space for receiving the ball LEST useful space for decoy runs. - WRM UP GMES: SOLO TG Organisation Grid 0 0m, tagger and enough footballs for one ball between two. Game of Tag with a difference only players not in possession of the ball can be tagged. Players in possession of the ball can t be tagged.. Tagger attempts to tag player without the ball. If successful tagged player changes places with him.. Normal rules of soloing. 4. Encourage players in possession to pass to player who is being chased by the tagger. 0m In this game; ommunication 0 Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction
. - WRM UP GMES: 4 + 4 v 4 Organisation: Grid 0 0m with 4 cones/poles placed 5m out from the grid at each side. sets of bibs, team of 4 in blue bibs and team of 4 in red bibs (together play as attackers). I team without bibs act as defenders.. ttackers attempt to keep possession They get a score for every 0 successful passes.. fter every pass the passer must sprint out of the grid and to around the nearest cone/pole and comes back into the game to support the man on the ball.. efenders attempt to win and retain possession of the ball. 4. hange roles after -4 minutes. In this game; ommunication Improvisation. - WRM UP GMES: Long all irection of Team Play End Line irection of Team Play Organisation: Grid Endline to line, footballs, cones/poles and bibs. Two Teams organised with bibs.. Each Team to defend the Grids.. Team & places a player into each of the grids they are attacking. 4. Object of the Games is to play the ball to the player in the Grid they are attempting to score in. efending Team cannot enter the grid. 5. Once the Player in Grid collects the ball cleanly this counts as a score. The receiving player immediately plays the ball to a team mate. The Player who gave this pass into the grid changes places with the receiver. Variation:. Take the Players out of the Grids. To score the ball has to be worked to a team mate who gets into the grid to receive the pass Players can only stay in the Grid for three seconds. Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction
. OMINTION PLYS: 4 Organisation = Grid 40/ 40/, Players divided between markers,,, etc. Footballs. First Player at passes to first player at and continues to run.. collects and plays the ball back to. sprints around cone and receives pass from who joins back of Group 4. passes long to who collects and returns ball back to 5. rill continues. Variation: dd I etra ball and/or change direction ccurate Passing Quick Movement after pass ommunication. - OMINTION PLYS: Organisation = Grid 40/ 40/, Players divided between markers,,,. Footballs ccurate Passing Movement after pass ommunication. Long ball from to. collects and plays the ball back to. sprints around cone 4. plays diagonal ball to, who collects 5. plays ball to and runs around cone 6. plays diagonal ball to 7. rill continues. 6 4 5 Variation: dd I etra ball and/or hange irection. - OMINTION PLYS: Organisation = Grid 40/ 40/, 6 Players at, players at each of,,. Footballs. all among first three players at long pass from them to Group at. follow the ball to.. Group collects, pass to each other once on the move and play ball to Group. continues to. rill continues. Variation: dd I etra ball and/or change direction ommunication Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction
4. - OMINTION PLYS: Organisation = Grid half pitch Footballs (unlimited) and cones. First ball is to the right corner Group. passes ball to and keeps moving forward. collects and plays the ball back to and turns and runs to. passes a long ball to and joins back of Group 4. collects and passes ball long to. continues to back of Group 5. collects and solo s back to Group 6. Second ball is to the left corner Group E 7. Third ball is to cone etc 8. rill continues. Variation:. s above only this time sprints towards, receives the ball from and plays the ball back to in front of him. passes to. New group (G) go behind goals. plays the ball to who runs toward the goals. receives ball, takes 4 paces, no solo and strikes ball over the bar. goes to G. G collects and solos out to. First all: ----G- Second all: --E-F-G- F E 6 O O O 5 ommunication epth ombination Plays 4 5. - OMINTION PLYS: E Organisation = Half Pitch, Footballs & ones. Footballs at Players at,,, and E.. plays back to (follows direction of ball) collects ball. makes diagonal run across in front of. passes ball to. continues diagonal run. 4. makes run wide and receives ball from. takes 4 paces and shoots for a point. 5. E collects and brings ball to. (----E-) 6. rill continues. epth ommunication Variation: Same drill finishing from the right wing. nd/or add defenders. 4 oooo oooo Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction
. - SMLL SIE GMES: Organisation = Portable Goals, fied goals, ¼ pitch (0m 0m). ibs, Footballs & ones. 4v Goal Keepers in goals. 4v on the pitch. Team of 4 attacks the large goals and Team of attack the portable goals.. Net Team of 4 players ready behind the portable goals.. Net Team of ready behind the large goals Variation :. Two minutes on for both teams. Keep scores, normal rules.. onditioned Game designated forward on Team of 4 to stay in full forward position.. onditioned Game 4v4 The Team in possession have minute to score a goal. If they score they leave the pitch immediately and the efenders stay on, retrieve the ball and attempt to score before net attacking team comes on to the pitch. 0m 4v ommunication epth 0m - SMLL SIE GMES: Organisation = Portable Goals, fied goals, ¼ pitch (0m 0m). ibs, Footballs & ones. ivide players into two teams & with bibs. Team & then further divides. Half of Team goes to one, the other half to one on the diagonal. Half of Team goes to one and the other half to one on the diagonal.. Players at each cone number themselves,,, etc. Goalkeeper in both goals. On the pitch ommunication ecluding the goalkeepers you will have v at any one time.. oach is positioned centrally with footballs. 4. oach throws the ball into the pitch in any direction for the number s in each group to contest (v). They have minute to score a goal. If a goal is scored inside a minute both teams go off and the coach plays in the net ball for the number s, etc. 5. If no goal is scored the coach call both teams off and plays net ball. 0m oach oooooo 0m Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction
. - SMLL SIE GMES: - ONTINUOUS KS -V- FORWRS Organisation = rea (½ Pitch). ibs, Footballs & ones/poles oach oooooo. Games set up beyond the line 6 acks v- 6 Forwards. oach plays ball to one of the Forwards If forwards score a point they get the net ball. If forwards score a goal they get the net two balls.. If efenders win the ball they must work the ball out through one of the three gates. Once they do this the game does not stop, the efenders immediately become Forwards and attempt to score. (The ttackers revert to defend) ombination Play epth ommunication Variation. Goalkeeper to take a kick out, whichever Team wins the ball can attack immediately.. dd in a Midfielder as an etra player for the Team in possession. This workshop is an introduction to attacking play. If you want to ask me any questions on any aspects of the workshop you can contact me on mkmcg@eircom.net or michael.mcgeehin@lyit.ie Michael McGeehin, Tutor - eveloping ttacking Play n Introduction