Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Palo Alto Soccer Club 03B NPL

Warm-Up (20 mins)

Organization:

• Playing area as shown about 30 x 30

• Players divided into 3 teams of equal numbers

• Players on th inside of the area have a ball

Instructions:

- One team on outside two teams in the middle, all players in the middle have a ball

- Each player in the middle dribbles, they then pass to one of the outside players who passes back to them [3 progressions]

A) Progression 1-inside player passes to outside player and spins off to find a new angle, outside

player plays into space

B) Progression 2-Inside player passes to outside player and continues run, outside player passes

back with one touch (give and go)

C) Progression 3-Inside player passes to outside player, overlaps and recives back in thezone

Coaching Points:

1) Body shape when recieving the ball

2) Quality of pass

3) Quality of movement off the ball

Progressions:

Expanded Small Sided (20 mins)

Organization:

• Teams still divided into 3

• Combining the two previous areas to make one larger area

• Extra balls on the outside

Instructions:

- Yellow score a point by getting the ball from one target to the other, if they are successfull and get a point they can immediatly play the other way, and get as many points as possible.

- If blue intercept the ball the can do the same but first have to set a direction in order to get a point. - --- - The team that has possession of the ball, must play one target player to set the direction of scoring then play the other for a point.

Coaching Points:

1) Movement off the ball to create angles to breakdown defensie lines

2) Choosing the pass that cuts out the most defenders.

3) Movement to create width and depth

Progressions:

P-Blue play to pugg Goals, Yellow play to target players.

Game (20 mins)

Organization

- Two-thirds of the field.

- White eam attacking big goal.

- Blue team attacking PUGS.

- Server/Coach shown in Black.

- Poles/Cones on outside represent offside line.

Instructions

1) 5v5+1

2) One Team plays 0-3-2 the other plays 1-2-3

3) There is one neutral player-Who plays between the pugs and the midline

4) Enforce offside line; ensure back line pushes up.

5) Play restarts from deep neutral player if it goes out of play.

Key Coaching Points:

• Mobility to create angles of support.

• Mobility to unbalance defenders.

• Third man/blind-side runs.

• Penetratring passes.

• Speed of play.