Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating supperiority in possession - U18 Fusion (Start Time: 2017-03-23 19:30:00)

Warm up, Rondo vs 3, 3 balls (20 mins)

Organization:

20x20 grid.

All players surrounding the grid except 4 players.

Player inside is thought as a midfieldfer

3 others are defenders

3 balls on the outside

Instructions:

Three balls are being played simultanueously. The 3 defenders in the middle are trying to get ball. If they do, they switch with the player that lost the ball.

1) Players on the outside are to pass to somebody who does not have a ball on the outside of the grid. Preferably accross the grid.

After they pass, they follow their pass.

2) The other way to combine is to do it through the player in the middle. In that case, a wall pass is made and the middle player follow the pass to the outside.

The player that came in, stays in

Coaching Points:

Weight of the pass.

Angle of the first touch

1-2 combination vs a defender in the middle

Communication/observation to not pass two ball to a player at the sdame time

Progressions:

1. Start without defenders

2. Introduce player in the middle

3. Introduce opponents in the middle

4. Play two touch.

5. Play first touch inside the grid and dribble until opposition appears

Posession game (30 mins)

Organization:

Same space as warm up.

Instructions:

Possession game with neutrals.

Two even teams with neutral players to provide supperiority.

The teams have to combine among themselves and neutrals to pass the ball consecutively for X amount of passes for a goal.

When the opposite team steals the ball, they have to now keep the posession.

Coaching Points:

- Team shape (make field big)

- Two options for the player in possession

- Angles of support

- Timing of movement (when to move and when to stay)

- Quality of pass (timing, accuracy, weight, disguise, texture)

Progressions:

Neutrals have two touches. The rest of the players have 1.

Make the field smaller.

Even out the teams (no neutrals).