Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): U12/girls Week 11- Defensive principles, attacking & defending in the final third, speed

Driven ball practice (10 mins)

Organisaton

- 4 players inside the square dribbling around to cause obstruction

- 2 pairs on opposite sides of the square passing to eachother

- First pair to get to 10 passes without the ball hitting a player in the middle/going out of play wins. Or play for 2 minutes and the winning team is the one with the most passes

Coaching points

- Head over the ball to keep i down

- Strike with the laces for power

- Approach the ball at an angle so hips rotate in the direction you want the ball to go

- Movement to create a passing line from the player on the ball and the player receiving

1v1/2v2 (20 mins)

Organisation

- Players get into pairs, in the 1v1 one player rests while the oter one plays

- The defender serves the ball into the attacker and then goes to press

- To score the attacker must dribble through the defenders gate, the defender can score by winning the ball back and dribbling through the attackers gate

- Progress to 2v2 where its the same set up but instead of dribbling through the gate to score you have to dribble past the other teams line

Coaching points

- Press quickly, slow on approach and edge in

- Body shape side on showing the defender away from the goal/into your team mate

- Knees bent in a low stance to increase mobility

- Small fast steps

- Closest player presses. the other covers

- Press as the ball is moving

Game (30 mins)

- No coaching

- Play 4v4/5v5/6v6

- Restart from the sides with a pass or dribble in