
Chip n' Dale With Windows
Objective:
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To produce a team practice emphasizing good collective defending.
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Also emphasizing good collective attacking.
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Target:
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To outscore the opposition.
Organization
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Mark out area approx. 30 x 35 yards.
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Two zones are placed on the end lines.
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Squad is split into two teams, and each team is halved - one half on the field, the other in the zone.
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Two coaches (or players) act as the “windows” on the outside line.
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The “windows” are an outlet for the team in possession.
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Goals only count if ball is chipped forward, then caught in the end zone without touching the ground.
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A Zone player can dive out to an errant chip and punch/deflect it to a teammate in the Zone providing the ball does not hit the ground.
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“Windows” when they receive a pass must kick or throw the back to same team.
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Play for 3- or 4-minutes and then change Zone players with field players.
Teaching
DEFENDERS
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Instruct one player to hustle player with the ball, not to "dive in" and so prevent the "chipped shot."
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Keep immediate support player alert to movement of other players, while maintaining the "first support" position.
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Make defensive support player(s) aware of forward and diagonal runs, and be prepared to "track down" without sacrificing defensive "shape."
ATTACKERS
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Tell players that accurate one and two-touch passing will break down defensive organization.
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Make player on the ball aware that a fake or dribble can open up angle for chip.
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Remember to take advantage of the outside outlet, but to look for space to receive the ball when “outlet players” are in possession.
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Attacking players must react immediately when the ball is given up to the opposition to prevent the quick counter-attack (and the first-touch chip shot).
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Progressions
U11 Progressions
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This is progressed later in the U11 plans by Chip n’ Dale with Windows.
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If they are not being successful, use the Inside Out- Chipping activity in a future session to enable them to master the chipping technique.
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This progression from the standard Chip n’ Dale to the game with side windows encourages players to find space to receive the ball.
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It also makes players seek space to receive the ball when a “window” is in possession.
U12 Progressions
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This challenging practice should be continued when moving into U13 and beyond.
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Increases in difficulty as numbers on a side are increased.
