Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession Game . (Start Time: 2015-04-03 20:10:00)

Variable (5 mins)

Practice organisation:

Area 35x25yds with goals set up at each end

Practice starts with goalkeepers in each end and 4 attackers v 1 defender on each pitch.

Additional defenders wait to join the game.

Key coaching points:

Recognition of knowing when and where to pass

Encourage players to create space and find good supporting positions.

Move the ball quickly with a good first touch.

If the game is directional: Encourage players to recognize when to keep possession and when to look to attack.

Details:

Size of the area can be adapted to suit the age and ability of players

Attacking team try to keep possession from the defender. Once they make 3 consecutive passes, an additional defender joins the game

Defenders keep increasing as the attackers makes more passes

If defenders can win the ball they try to score in either goal.

Small sided games (10 mins)

Small sided games:

Referring back to the amount of players being used in the blocked practice,

Start with 10 outfield players and include two extra keepers.

Points are being given if a team makes five accurate passes and score a goal from that move will be awarded seven points for their efforts.

Any defensive effort from any team obstructing any attacking move or possession game will be granted extra three points.

If a team who has more numerical players are finding it easy in order to make it more competitive, Include extra two players to the other team to be evenly balanced and more in tensed.

Key coaching points:

Recognition of knowing when and where to pass

Encourage players to create space and find good supporting positions.

Move the ball quickly with a good first touch.

If the game is directional: Encourage players to recognize when to keep possession and when to look to attack.

Ability to create an attacking or scoring opportunities with intricate passes.