Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 9+ Developmental (Preventing the turn)

Introduction (15 mins)

Organization:

- Groups of 3

- 12yds

- 1 ball - Passer/ Attacker/ Defender

Instructions:

- Partners will pass the ball to the attacker-

- Defenders will anticipate the pass and try to get to prevent the turn

- 1 pt if attacker can receive and turn to dribble over the line

- 1pt if defender canprevent the turn ( make a tackle)

- 3 pt if defender can prevent the turn win and counter over the attackers line

Coaching Points:

- Visual cues

- Head up to see attacker and the ball

- Pressure - touch tight to attacker

Questions:

- How can you push the attacker to go where you want?

- What do you need to be able to see?

- Do you want to be tight or give them space? Why?

Progression (30 mins)

Organization:

- 3 Teams of 4

- 2 Teams will attack - Defending Team will split into 2

- Two cones 10 yards apart

- 10 yards off that one more and a different color cone or mat behind ( 1yard)

- Two pug nets ( or gates) on an angle by the attacking team

Instructions:

- Attacking team will play 1-4 passes back and forth then play a pass into the target player

- Defender will track the ball and try to win the ball on the pass - intercept or prevent the turn

- Attacking team - 1 point to score

- Defending team - 2 point if score on the pugg net

- Defending team - 3 point to intercept the ball and score -

- Attacking Team Rotate- Receiver Break- Passer- Passer - Receiver

Defending Team Rotate - GK - Defender

Coaching Points/Questions:

Same as Main activity

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

- 2 Teams

- Field Split into 3 zones with big goals

Instructions:

- Each pass into the next zone = +1

- Ex - Starting from Zone 1- 3 with a goal = 3 points

- Players can dribble in and out of zones. When the ball goes out players will restart in their zones.

- Players will rotate zones every 6 minutes.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Track the ball

- Look for visual cues

- Goal side at all times

- Will you be able to get to the attacker if they are passed the ball?

- How can you apply pressure to the attacker?

- Where should you be in order to prevent the attacker from going to goal?