Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U9 - Rec Sample Session

Mosquitos (15 mins)

Organisation:

• 'Mosquitos' start with a ball and look to tag humans with their ball, passing it against their legs (below knee height)
• If hit with a ball, the human becomes a mosquitos and the mosquitos becomes a human.

Modify:

• Players can tag with a ball in their hands, they tag another player by touching them on the back with their ball (not throwing it).

• Striking the ball with inside of the foot/instep.
• Body over the ball to keep it low

• What part of the foot should we hit the ball with?

3v3 Wave Game (15 mins)

Organisation:

• 3v3 Small Sided Game
• Option is to play winner stays on or both teams go off once a score/time limit is reached. (Max time 2 mins for players being inactive)

Modify:

• Make 2v2/4v4

Attacking KP's:

• Quality Passing - Timing, Weight, Accuracy (+10 years)
• Soft touches - control
• Big touches - to go past the defender
• Change of speed/direction to beat opponent
• Movement to Receive (+11 years)
• Playing with head up - scanning

Defending KP's:

• Delay
• Show away from goal
• Pressing - who, why, where
• Cover & balance - teammates
• 'High to low' & 'Fast to slow' 'jockey'

Transition KP's:

• Quick Reaction to winning/losing possession
• Can we regain possession quickly (defenders)?
• Can we play forward and score quickly (attackers)?

Questions:

• Where could I stand to support my teammate on the ball if he is under pressure?
• When we are attacking, do we want to make the pitch big or small (and why?)?