Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Liverpool U14 Transition (2)

Technical Warm Up (15 mins)

Organisation:

Aea - 20m x 20m

Three teams of four players

Each team has a different role to play and rotate between the roles at intervals

Blue team: wall players playing with one ball passing through the area from player to player

Marron team: working in pairs with on ball per pair passing and moving to each other inside the box

Black team: each player has a ball dribbling around the area causing interference for the passing players

Coaching Points:

Demonstrate good technique when passing at all times

Encourage safe passes with the inside of the foot

Pass and move at all times as a central passing player

Weight of pass is key because there is a short window of time and space to complet a successful pass

Good and clear communication between all players

Running with the ball (30 mins)

Organisation:

The defending Blue team starts by playing a long pass out to one of the three attacking maroon players.

The game is then 3v2 in the attacking team's favour. However once the ball enters back Zone 1, 1 recovery defender can join the defending team making it 3v3.

If the defending team win the ball or the GK saves but retains the ball that team attacks either one of the smaller goals.

Coaching Points

The recovery defender can only join once the ball is back in Zone 1 therefore the starting position of the attacking team is important. If the attacking team receive the ball on the yellow line and immediately cross it, it is not at speed making it easier for the recovery defender to make it a 3 v 3 game.

If the attacking team cross the line at speed the chances of success by exploiting 3 v 2 is greater.

Forward runs should not be in straight lines. Look to get inbetween the defenders to exploit space, depth and numerical advantage.

Powerful & accurate finishing

Good tempo and quick transitions if they occur.