Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 6.12.14

Screen 1 (60 mins)

Session Objective: to improve fitness, receiving ball and and ball control

Organisation:

Two groups,one at each end of line of 4 cones.Variety of drills and repetitions at increasing intensity.

A-without ball.Run in out cones to top then next man goes.Develop to running up and back before exchanging places.Then repeat both drills using ball to manoeuvre in/out cones.

B-Without ball run to second cone,turn and return.repeat with ball.Develop by increasing number of cones to go around.

C-pattern as shown moving ball.Players start at each end.

D-Player moves ball plays ball to player at top then receives on back foot to return.Emphasis on quick pass exchange.Start at each end.

E-As before but play one -two to set other player to come out.

F-Split each end into two and both players move with ball as shown.Both ends.

Can vary adapt and change all examples.

Key Factors:

Speed of movement.

Ball out of feet.

Quality of turn/pass.

Head up to see other players.

Breakout game.quick play in box (30 mins)

Session Objective: Breakout game:to improve quick play in final third

Organisation:

7 v 7 with floater (red player in central area C). Blue Players in central area keep ball until three passes have been made and then play into area A.Can also use Red floater who plays for team in possession.Two blue forward players limited to one touch and must either score immediately or combine to score quickly.Yellow player then plays into three yellow players in centre and they work three touches before playing into areaB and so on. Rotate players after a while.

Developments;

Increase number of required passes in B.

Limit number of touches per player in B.

Add additional defender so 2v2 in A or B but allow player playing pass into area to join in to overload

Limit breakout to side of B,soplayer in central area must move in advance to receive wide and play first touch cross (e.g. T)

Allow one defending player in central area to make recovery run when ball played out(e.g.W)

Key Factors:

Keep possession and be patient then speed of interplay

Quality of movement to receive and play first touch

Quality of finish