Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Briarcliff Boom / Feints / Week 2.2 (Start Time: 2016-09-17 14:00:00)

Capture the balls-Warm Up 1

Organization:

1.40 x 40 yard area, set up as shown

2.2 equal teams

3.Balls split between the two teams

4.Two 5 x 5 yard area to hold the balls

5.Two 5 x 5 yard areas that act as prisons

Instructions:

1.Teams are split into two and each have their own half of the area

2.In each half there is a ball holding area and a prison

3.The objective is to ‘CAPTURE’ all the oppositions soccer balls and return these to your holding area

4.When players are in their own half they are safe – when they are in the oppositions half they can be tagged

5.Players cannot be tagged when in the oppositions ball holding area

6.Players cannot be tagged when dribbling a ball back to their half of the field

7.If a player is tagged they must go to prison

8.The only way to get out of prison is if a teammate runs into the prison to tag you

9.When tagged the player is free to walk from prison back to their own half of the field

10.The first team to ‘CAPTURE’ all the balls wins

Coaching Points:

1.Head up

2.Observe defenders position

3.Close control

4.Changes in direction

Progression:

1.P – Players can now be tagged when attempting to dribble the ball back to their half of the field

2.R – Create two ball holding areas so that defender have more space to protect

Dribbling with Moves

Organization:

Same grid as previous

Instructions:

1) Players now must dribble and attack cone and perform feint past cone.

Feints-Inside/Outside-Scissors

Coaching Points:

-Head Up

-Execution of move

-Big touch after move away from defender(cone)

Progressions:

-Competition to see how many moves you can do in 1 min?

Conditioned Game

Organization:

30 x 30 area

2 big goals

4 gates

3v3+GKs

Instructions:

Players play normal game. 3 points for a goal. 1 point for dribbling through the gates.

Coaching Points:

Head up to observe space

Be creative-Try moves to beat defenders

Play at speed

Decision Making

Attack front foot of defender

Progressions:

1 point for a move to beat defender

Free play