Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): SWP U16s Week 1 POFTB into midfield (Start Time: 2020-01-24 18:15:00)

Passing Practice (15 mins)

15x35 grid with small 5x5 square in middle

Players split evenly on corners, with two in middle

2 balls

Practice always starts with a switch of play from the two groups, simulating a 3 playing across to his 4

The player who switches the ball runs the length of the grid and joins the other end

From here the ball is played into middle man (ball being played into midfield)

MIddle man turns with ball and plays out to opposite end and follows ball, player who played in come into middle.

Player Challenges-

Can middle man use first touch to go past opposite middle man

Can middle man make a double movement, near/far or far/near. First movement opposite to where you want it

Can ball player pass ball to the side of the receiver that the opposition player is not

Can outside players take touch in direction they want to play/ Progress to one touch on outside if possible

Can the ball player play into space so that receiver can make movement and receive on the move

Progression

4 players in middle

Same thing, but two players work together to combine and play out opposite side (6+8)

Player who switches and player who plays in both run to opposite end, rotate middle men every couple of minutes

Make competition in middle, 2v2

One end try and progress ball using 2 middle men to opposite men

Game Training (20 mins)

6v4 playing out from the back. Focus on 3 and 4s ability to play into midfield

Play starts from gk

Reds aim to score in mini goals, if blue win possession they can score in big goal

Coaching points

midfield rotation

up/back/through

Inverting full backs

Midfield 3 start high, 6 to drop in. Can the 8 and 10 be on different vertical and horizontal lines

Create links between groups 2,3,8 & 3,4,6 & 6,8,10, & 4,5,10