Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Training session preparing for SFAI Cup Semi final (Start Time: 2022-11-05 17:25:00)

Warm up (5 mins)

Warm-up Part 2: 4v4 +4 Possession game

Method:

• 12 players - 3 teams of 4 (red, blue and black team)
• Red and blue team start in the middle, black team are on the outside.
• Black team offer a passing option to whichever team are in possession of the ball.
• Teams can rotate in different ways. Examples would be:
• Every 60s, the team on the outside changes
• If a team completes 10 consecutive passes, they go on the outside
• If the black team give the ball away, they transition to defence (i.e. they now enter and try to win back possession)
• Coaches can use this time to set up other practices while giving players an opportunity to continue warming up in a more intense way 

Coaching Points:

• Still a warm-up, so encourage players to be careful and not flying into tackles/ over exerting themselves
• Focus on good quality passes and movement - i.e. move away from the ball to create space, good body position, good communication 
• Allow each team time on the outside to 'rest' - keep energy for the main practices

7 v 7 game focusing Centrally (15 mins)

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