Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Individual Possession - Pressure From the Side (V-Move)

Foot Skill Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization:

1. Tight area.

2. Every player with a ball.

Instructions:

1. Coach leads players through various foot skills, e.g. tick tocks, inside squishes, pull backs, toe-taps, mobile toe-taps, rolls, V-move, etc.

Coaching Points:

1. Head up.

2. Controlled touches.

3. Use of both feet.

Progressions:

Finish with a game of knockout.

Technical mastery (10 mins)

Organization:

Two cones 3 yds apart with a flat disc in the middle to mark out a straight line. Two players on either side of the line, players will not cross the line.

Instructions:

Round 1: Neither player has a ball. One player is attacker, defender shadows from other side of line. Attacker has to beat defender to either cone, attacker receives a point if he gets there first. Play for one minute then switch roles.

Round 2: Both players have a ball. At their own speed, each player practices V-move back and forth at the cones. Gradually increase speed. See how many can be done in one minute.

Round 3: Same as Round 1 but now attacker has a ball. Attacker has to beat defender to either cone, attacker receives a point if he gets there first. Play for one minute then switch roles.

Coaching Points:

Use fakes

Quick change of direction

Progressions:

Ball Hog (15 mins)

Organization:

-25 x 20 yard area, with a 5 yard end zone at each end set up as shown

-Even teams, 3v3 max (set up multiple games if needed)

Instructions:

-The game is called "Ball Hog". Players can only advance forward by dribbling, all passes must be either lateral or backwards.

-Teams compete to score goals by dribbling and stopping ball in opposing end zone. Play restarts, with defender dribbling from own end zone.

-1 point for stopping the ball in the endzone; bonus point (2 pts total) for stopping ball in the yellow box

Coaching Points:

-Head up to observe open space and dribble to score

-Attack the spaces between defenders

-Use fakes or quick changes of direction

-If the route to goal is blocked, switch the point of attack

-Attack the space quickly if you receive a pass

-Improvisation/Creativity

Progressions: