Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 2v1 attacking- U10 Boys

1v1 warm up (15 mins)

Organization:

- two goals on each side of the field, one for each team

- two teams of 3-5 players

- have an endzone near the goals

- have two fields for more repetition

Instructions:

- looking to take players on 1v1 into the goal across from their starting location

- once the player shoots or the ball goes out of bounds, quickly transition into defense

- the player dribbling the ball can attack once ball is out and does not have to wait for the defensive player to set up

Coaching Points/Questions:

- when do I accelerate? what sort of touches allows me to travel more distance?

- what moves can you do to evade the defender?

Regressions/Progressions:

- R : allowed to score on any goal

- P : allowed to score on any goal; 2 pts for far goal, 1 pt for near goal

- P : have square on opposite end of goal where defenders can either dribble in or pass to a teammate for 5 points

Small sided game (20 mins)

SSG (30 min)

Instructions: Allow both teams to play a small sided game with similar formations.

Allow free play for 5-10 minutes.

Condition: for 5-10 minutes.

If the team out of possession, wins the ball in the final third and scores, it is worth 2 goals!

Last 5 minutes: Scenario is extra time, scores are level, can someone get a winner?

Use the lines as offside lines for game realism. 6v6 or do 7v6 if there's an extra player, 7v6+1, 7v7 or 6v6+1. If more players, adapt in a similar fashion.