Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Curriculum - Tier 2 - Individual Possession (Stop-Starts / Turns: Down the Line)

Warm up/Physical Literacy (10 mins)

Organization:

- 2 channels down the side of the field, each around 5 yds wide and around 20 yards long.

Instructions:

Players start by doing a dynamic warm up up and down the channels to get prepared for the session.

The 1st activity is a race.

- Players in Blue are defenders

- Players in White are attackers

- Game lasts 7 seconds and both players must stay in channel

- Objective is for the attacker to get arms length away the defender and cross either finish line

- Defender's job is to stay as close to the attacker as possible inside his own channel

- Points scoring system

3 for winning at furthest finish line

1 for crossing nearest finish line

Coaching Points:

Attack space at speed

Awareness of defender

Deception to create yard of space

Progressions:

- No longer 2 finish lines but 1.

- Players have to cut across defenders channel and cross the line behind the defender, the defender tries to tag the attacker before he crosses the line.

Opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

- 2 channels down the side of the field, each around 5 yds wide and around 20 yards long.

- PUGS positioned as shown.

Instructions:

- Attackers are looking to score in either goal (Attackers in white, defenders in blue).

- 3 pts for goal A, 1 pt for goal B.

- Players have 7 seconds to score point.

- Players being on attacker's first touch.

- Defenders cannot tackle until attacking player enters their channel.

Coaching Points:

- Ronaldo touches to attack space

- Look for early chance to cross ball (score in top goal)

- Use of stop-start to create yard

- Use of turn to create yard for cross (if deep on byline)

- If turning, moving ball quickly (switch point of attack in game)

Progressions:

- Defenders can cross line after players 1st touch