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LOGINTechnical practice: Play into the number 9
This three-part session plan helps develop play into and around a team’s centre forward.
WHY USE IT
This session will assist teams that find it difficult to play into the number 9, working on the hold-up play, combining with the number 9 and the number 9’s finishing techniques.
SET UP
Can be delivered on half a pitch.
HOW TO PLAY
The coach shouts the name of a server, who passes the ball into one of the central midfielders on their team. The midfielder then supplies a forward pass to the number 9. The coach can demonstrate different situations they may face in a game for the number 9 to adapt to, such as passes in behind the defence (using mannequins), a ball to feet with their back to goal, a cross into the box, etc. The practice then repeats with players alternating roles.
TECHNIQUE
- Encourage positive positioning for the number 9 and positive passes from the server and midfielders.
- A progression could be a time limit in which to score.
1. Two equal teams set up on opposite halves of the pitch, with three central players and servers round the outside
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2. Servers pass the ball into a central midfielder, who then passes to the number 9
3. The number 9 then finishes with a shot on goal
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