Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Take-Over

Activity 1: Warm-up: Combinations

Organization:

H alfField setup as show n

2. 12 players setup as show n

3. 6 balls

Instructions:

1. Players make combinations with the opposite color to their own

2. Combinations should include: wallpass,overlap,double pass,and take over

3. Encourage players to com bine w ith as m any players as possible

Coaching Points:

1. Wallpass

2. Double pass

3. Overlap

4. Take over

Progressions:

1. P – A dd in tw o roam ing defending players

2. R – Focus on only one sim ple com bination – w allpass or overlap

Activity 3: Opposed

Organization:

1. 30 x 20 yard area setup as show n

2. 5 players (1 A ttacker,1 Defender,1 Neutral, 2 Plus

One’s)setup as shown

3. 1 ball(A dditionalaround the outside)

Instructions:

1. Plus-ones for the attacking team starts w ith the ball(m arked 1 in the diagram )

2. Plus-ones for each team are only perm itted to stay w ithin the defensive halfofthe field

3. Plus-ones are notperm itted to tackle or score

4. A ttacker m ustcheck to the balland attem pts to score in the goal

5. The attacker has the option ofusing the plus one to com bine ifthey choose

6. Ifthe ballleaves the area the gam e restarts w ith the opposition’s plus-one

7. Ifdefending team w ins the ballthey attack the opposite goal

8. Plus-ones can be tackled ifdefending player chooses to defend them

9. Rotate players after settim e intervals

Coaching Points:

-Driving across the field (Protecting the ball by putting body between defender and ball)

-Regnition of defender tight

-Leaving the abll for player coming acroos (depending of space)

-Communication

-Awarness of the defender

-Using supporting player as a decoy

-If take ball, what next? Awarness of what else is around

Progressions:

1. P – Lim itthe plus-one to one or tw o touches

2. R – A llow attacking player one free touch to receive the ballbefore defending player is perm itted to tackle