Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): RMSC Div3 - Fun before the Break

Relay Race (15 mins)

Organization: Divide the groups into even teams. Setup a course up for players to go through. Above is just a simple example.

Execution: Players go through the course one at a time, need to wait at start for player to return, before they can go.

Progression: Start without the Ball, and then add Ball and make it Dribbling. Make it a Race.

British Bulldog (15 mins)

Set Up: Play Across the width of your normal small-sided Match Field - adjust it to match your players.

Players will dribble from one sideline to the other, trying to avoid the defender/s in the middle. They will wait on the far side till that round is done, and then attempt to go back again, till only one remains.

Session Aims: Fun Warm-Up Game to Practice Dribbling while trying to beat defender/s

Coaching Points: Always be on balls of your feet when dribbling ('tippy toes'), makes it easier for more regular touches of the ball, that results in better control. Players should switch between Close Control Dribbling (when there's little space - use big toe, pinky toe areas to move the ball) and Running with the Ball (when there's open space - use the top of the foot/laces area to move the ball) to optimize their movement and improve their decision making.

Progressions: If Defender wins the Ball of a Dribbler, that Dribbler will also be a defender the next Round (can be multiple players in a round). Overall winner gets to choose if they want to start as the Defender in the following round or not.

Soccer Tennis - Possession Focus

Setup 3 zones as shown in the image. Place equal number of players in each Zone (or Zone 2 can even be one player down, but never up in numbers).

Zone 1 and 3 will work together to keep possession away from from players in Zone 2. The purpose is to keep calm and move the ball around and wait for the right opportunity to switch the ball to the other zone.

Zone 2 must send a defender (only one) into the side zone where the ball is in (this opens up the passing option through the middle channel a bit, as well as applies pressure on players in Zones for better gamelike environment).

Rotation: Different options as we progress, but for a start, let them play in set zones for a set duration (example 1 or 2 minutes) and then let them switch zones.

Coaching Points:

- Two-Touch Football: Control-Decision-Action

- Backfoot Ball Control: Foot Furthest Away from the Ball

- Connect and Stretch: Simulates playing a pass to an available team-mate, and then moving up field to support the play and become a passing option.

I would suggest to do 3- 2- 3 (or 4-3-4) for players in Zones to start with, depending on your players ability level, and do multiple stations if you have the numbers.  

See Animations for example.