Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U12/Girls Week 7- 1v1 attacking and defending, Transition defence to attack, Speed & Agility

Ball mastery (15 mins)

Coaching points

- Scan for space

- All surfaces of both feet

- Type of touch (small or big)

- Change of direction needs a change of speed

- Shoulder and body movement to trick defenders

Organisation

- Players with a ball each dribbling inside the area performing different skills and turns at match speed

- Perform each skill/turn for 1-2 minutes

1. Single and Double scissors

2. V turn

3. LV turn

4. Fake and take

5. Stop and start

Skill practice (20 mins)

Coaching points

Attacking

- Quickly take the space to get closer to the goal

- Beat the defender with a skill

- Quick changes of direction

- Draw the defender away from the goal to then quickly drive into the space they've left

Defending

- Close down the players space quick

- Block them from going foreward

- Body shape when defending- Side on showing the attacker away from goal

- Quick recovery run across if attacker has made quick progress to the goal

Organisation

- Two teams in a line with a ball each

- The game starts with one team having someone start as a defender (blue) and the other starts as the attacker (red)

- Red team always attack the furthest goal to them and so do blues

- The attacking player has to get into the shaded area before they can score to get 1 point, if the defender wins the ball then they get a point by dribbling into the square.

- Once the attack is over the attacker must quickly transition into the defender and the other team then attack from their line

Progression

You can attack the goal infront of you which is worth 1 point or the furthest goal which is 2 points

Free play (30 mins)

Organisation

- 4v4/5v5

- Restart from the sides with a pass or dribble