Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Possession/Combination Play/Fitness (Start Time: 2013-09-11 11:15:00)

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Name:	Tom Arnold
City:	London
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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First session of the season - Focus on HIGH INTENSITY work - Quality of passing and finishing - HIGH EFFORT FOR FITNESS ELEMENT

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 v 2 possession

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4 v 2 possession

4 v 2 POSSESSION (15 x 10 yard area) (15 MINUTES)

Conditions: Start two touch - then limit to one touch

2 MINUTES EACH DEFENDING PAIR - HIGH INTENSITY

EACH TEAM WILL DEFEND TWICE

- Possessions players - may move up and down their line but not enter the grid

- Count passes and aim to maintain possesion

- Encourage to attempt passes between two defenders

- Defending players - play out over any line

Coaching Points:

- Possession team must use all of the space and maintain shape

- Keep ball away from defenders

- Defenders - communicate, maintain pressure and support each other

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 6 v 4 + 2 possession

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6 v 4 + 2 possession

6 v 4 + 2 (30 x 25 yard area) (20 MINUTES)

- Outside players - two touch

- Inside players - one touch

EACH TEAM OF 4 DEFENDS FOR 5 MINUTES

Coaching points:

- Defenders - stay compact, communicate and work as a team

- nearest man pressures, two support and one covers

- On winning the ball, defenders play 4 v 2 in the middle with two touches

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Combination Play

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Combination Play

COMBINATION PLAY (15-20 MINUTES)

A - Passes inside to Player B and follows pass

B - Dribbles towards player C and performs a takeover (remains in C position)

C - Passes first time into Player D (follows pass into D position)

D - Turns the ball around the corner to Player E who sets the ball to D to strike at goal (F) (D takes up E position whilst E joins the queue who made the original pass (A)

Coaching Points:

- Quality of the pass

- Tempo and speed of possession

- Movement off of the mannequins

- Clean strike of the ball - hit the target

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Fitness - Speed Endurance

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Fitness - Speed Endurance

FITNESS - SPEED ENDURANCE (10 MINUTES)

- 4 players play 3 v 1 in each of the red grids (8 x 8)

- On whistle - every player sprints 5m and back plus 10m and back

- Last player back is defender in the 3 v 1

- Active rest for 1 minute - REPEAT x 2

- 4 players play 3 v 1 in each of the red grids (8 x 8)

- On whistle - every player sprints 5m and back, 10m and back PLUS 20m and back

- Last player back is defender in the 3 v 1

Active rest 1.5 minutes - REPEAT X 3