Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U12+girls Week 10- Combination play, attacking & defending in the middle 1/3, perception & awareness

Perception and awareness (10 mins)

Organisation

- One player in the middle for a 1 minute period

- Each player on the outside has a bib in their right and left hand

- The player in the middle must be facing the player who has the ball. They must turn there head to see what bib the player directly behind them holds up. This is the direction the pass it e.g. player holds up the bib in their right hand then you pass to the player on the right

- Repeat from new position

Progression

- Pass in the direction opposite to the bib e.g. Player holds up bib in right hand then pass to the left

Coaching points

- Be ready to recieve

- Scan both shoulders

- Open your body to play on your back foot

- Challenge yourself to play with one touch

Rondo (20 mins)

Organisation

- 4v3+1

- Team in possession have 4 players on the outside of the square and defending team have 3 players inside the square

- Neautral player also plays inside the square and can be limited to the amount of touches they can take

- Team in possession score by making 5 passes and if defending team win the ball back then they must try and dribble out of the square for a point.

- Play for 4 minutes and then rest for 1 minute. Repeat x4

Coaching points

- Middle player always trying to play inside the triangle of defenders

- Constantly scannig shoulders looking for passing options and pressure

- Angles and distance of support- The more pressure on the ball, the closer you should go to support

- Pass to the back foot or safe side?

- Move the ball to move the defenders

- Communication ONE, TURN, SWITCH

Game (30 mins)

- Free play

- Play 4v4/4v4+1/5v5

- Restart with a pass or dribble from the sides