Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pelham Flames U15 switching point of attack

Juggling Warm-Up (5 mins)

Organization:

15x30 yard grid, each Players in groups.

Instructions:

- Players juggle in a specific pattern or sequence.

Coaching Points:

- Players try to improve their touches (suppleness, control and foot-eye coordination) by juggling with different surfaces of their feet & body.

Main Theme (45 mins)

Organization:

Half Field

Players set up as shown

Instructions:

- Central Player plays ball wide to Outside Back.

- As ball travels, Holding Mid checks underneath for support, all the other players shift to find a window/option.

- Outside Back drops the ball to the Holding Mid who looks to quickly switch the point of attack with ball over the top to the Outside Back on the opposite side out into the space.

- Outside Back on the opposite side looks to get the cross in.

- Player makes runs to the box getting numbers forward.

- Look to finish.

Coaching Points:

- Weight of passes

- Check to the ball (check shoulder, receive with back foot)

- Timing of runs: both into the space to deliver the cross and into the box

- Front post runner angle run and look to gamble; far post runner stays wide and deeper to be able to run onto ball

- End product

Progressions:

- Add more defenders

Free Play (15 mins)

Organization:

- Regular area.

- 2-teams, 11v11.

Instructions:

- Free play.

Coaching Points:

- Spatial awareness.

- Recognition of when to attack space and go 1v1.

- When to look to play a pass to teammate.

- Looking for end product.

Progressions: