Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): GU9-U11: In. Receiving Aerial balls

3v1 + Ball Master (30 mins)

Technical Warm-up:

1) 3v1 Warm-up:

2) Ball Mastery: inside outside cut, dribble cut, dribble ct with sole, solve-V, sole-behind cont., pull-push, pull inside, fake shot.

3) Shielding: Place ball on top of cone and shield the defender from the ball.

Water break:

Passing + Receiving progression - 1 minute for each exercise

i) 2 touches - receive and pass with right. "" left

ii) receive across and play with opposite foot.

iii) receive to the side cut it back + pass

iv) check to receive & turn, once you take 2-3 touches turn and play your partner again.

add checking away & checking shoulders.

v) toss aerial balls below knee so player has to receive with inside of the foot and bring it down or let it bounce and put your foot on the ball before passing

vi) aerial ball above knees: players have to use thigh/chest/or head and then pass the ball once it hits the ground

Coaching Points: talk about starting stance, low base, bent knees and arms out for balance

GU9-U11: 3v3 (10 mins)

3v3 Dribble across the line for a goal.

GU12's: 3v2's (15 mins)

3v2's Progression.

1) Chipped ball into striker. Once ball is played to high striker then game is live. Attacker has to learn to control aerial balls

2) Now it's live.

3) Flying changes with high striker

A) standard 3v3 flying changes. First team to 10 wins.

B) 2v2 flying changes + 1 attacker and 1 defender on each side. First to 10 wins. Hae to play into striker once before going to goal.

Coaching points: Speed of play. Are you attacking space on your dribble? Is the striker holding up the ball well? Is she finding the seams to get open? Is the offensive players even looking up to find the seams? Is there a change of pace once ball is played into attacker?