Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): RBYS - Strikers (S5) (Start Time: 2013-09-21 13:30:00)

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

1. Two 15x15 grids as shown

2. 1 ball per grid with additional balls around grid

3. Split players into two groups, one for each grid

Instructions:

1. Player 1 passes to player 2 and follows the pass.

2. It continues with the ball traveling around the diamond while each player follows their pass.

3. After Player 4 passes the ball, they go to the end of Line 1

4. Change the direction of the passes when the first player to start the activity gets back to their original position.

Coaching Points:

1. Quality of the pass

2. Quality of control

Progressions:

1.  One touch

2. Two balls

Main Theme 2 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. Two 15x15 grids as shown

2. 1 ball per grid with additional balls around grid

3. Split players into two groups, one for each grid

Instructions:

1. A player is placed in the middle of each diamond.

2. The pattern begins with Player 1 passing to Player 2 in the middle and follows their pass

3. Player 2 turns and passes to the player behind them and follows their pass.

4. The player receiving a pass from the middle makes an angled pass to their right.

5. Player 4 starts the pattern again by passing to the middle man.

Coaching Points:

1. Quality of the pass

2. Quality of control

3. Awareness of the middle man

Progressions:

1. Change direction

2. One touch

3. Two balls