Catch and Pass

Understanding Creating Space

Level: intermediate, advanced

Play to the open space doors!

We head to Italy for the 1st time for a 3 part series with ex Italian international player and professional coach Sergio Zorzi.(Akkademia)

Demonstrating different learning styles, and presenting with plenty of passion, Sergio’s (a specialist skills coach), focus is on his players understanding the ‘why’ behind creating space with catch, pass and movement.

Note this series is in Italian with English subtitles.

Age Grades: Colts-U18, Girls-U16, Girls-U18, U14, U15, U16

Catch and Pass

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Part 1. Communicating the Plan plus Short and Spiral Pass Primers

Present the session plan so players know what is ahead is Sergio’s 1st action in our new Creating space series. Sergio takes the time to 1st communicate (using different learning styles), the session’s activities and intended outcomes before entering into Short and Spiral Pass skill drills.

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Part 2. Opening the Space Doors

Start straight and decide when and where to pass based on how the defence reacts. As Sergio details in part 2 of his Creating Space series. Move the defenders based on your actions then go through the Open Space Door. Sergio makes the activity game like by varying the delivery tempo, type and defence distance and numbers. ‘Space Doors’ are present at all playing levels.

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Part 3. Creating Depth, Width and Pass Accuracy on your way the ‘Space Doors’

Creating disorder to recreate order by being aware of the role first As Sergio explains the ‘WHY’ to creating the depth, width and pass accuracy for his players to navigate to the ‘Space Doors’ in final session of his Creating Space series. Again Sergio makes the activity game like by varying the delivery defence distance and numbers attack start point. ‘Space Doors’ are present at all playing levels.