For the first week we did passing and the first part of the session were simple passing from one teammate to another along the ground which I felt I did this well because all of my passes were accurate and straight to my partners feet so he could control it without too much effort being used. I don’t think there were any negatives to this because none of the passes went wrong nor out of the zone so there was only positives to take from the first drill. I also don’t think there are any dangers or threats to me while doing this drill coz I haven’t had previous injuries caused by passing. There are a few advantages however because I can get better at doing this by training each day with my Gateshead college football team and on Mondays and Fridays with my club teams, which I can put into use on a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
The second drill consisted of having someone in the middle and I having to chip it over his head to another partner which I did well as I consistently got it over my opponents head without fail which was the aim of the drill so the positives were that I was able to continuously lift the ball over the opponents head to my teammate on the other side. The negatives were that sometimes the ball would skim of the opponents head which in a real game would probably mean losing possession of the ball. There isn’t a threat to me while doing this as I haven’t had a reoccurring injury from passing the back so it’s not something I worry about. The advantages are that I can work on this skill while training for my clubs and can use this to good use in an actual game to good effect.
The third and final drill included the same three teammates with one in then middle but this time I had to curl it around the player in the middle so he couldn’t touch it and I feel like I did okay at this but it could have been better as I often put too much power in it so I was able to get the ball to curl around the defender but that ball wouldn’t always go to my teammate at the other end of the zone. But overall I think I did this to a decent standard but there is a threat to this as I pulled my quad a few years ago while attempting one of these passes during a game so doing this repeatedly could maybe cause another injury to the same quad but apart from that there are no other threats . The advantages are that I can improve on my technique in other training sessions so that I can use it properly in a game to maybe create a goal scoring opportunity .
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