Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pelham SC: Pirates (Start Time: 2017-10-27 10:35:00)

Warm Up (15 mins)

Organization:

30x20 yard area

Each player with a ball

Instructions:

- Players dribble to central cone to perform required move

- Work in opposite direction after group has completed move

- Work on fake/feint

Coaching Points:

- Keep ball close on approach

- Bend knees to get body closer to ground

- Get ball into space behind defender

- Accelerate past defender

- Take bigger touch back inside to cut off recovery run

Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

1.40 x 25 yard area set up as shown

2.6 players (2 Teams of 3) set up as shown

3.1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1.The game starts with a pass from the goalkeeper

2.Attackers can only penetrate into their opponent’s half of the field through the gates

3.Defending players can only tackle in their half of the field

4.Once in their opponent’s half players can shoot or combine to shoot

5.Goals can only be scored from your opponent’s half

6.If the defending team wins possession they attempt to do the same in the opposite goal

7.If the ball leaves the area or the attacking team enter the attacking half through the middle of the field, the game is restarted with the opposition’s goalkeeper

Coaching Points:

1.Observe the body position of the defender

2.If side on attack the front foot

3.If square push the ball past and accelerate

4.Timing and execution of fake and feints

5.Cut into space behind defending player once beaten

6.Play at speed

Progressions:

P – Defending player now attempts to win the ball

R – Reduce the speed of the pressing defender to a walk