Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Cyclones Week 3B

Actiivity 2

Organization:

groups of 6 set up as shown

Instructions:

-Partners 1 ball

-Play a lofted pass to beat the defenders

- Ball must be inside the area to score a point

- defender scores 1 pt by intercepting the ball

-Rotate if defenders intercept

Coaching Points:

- first touch out of feet, head up to observe target

- position of standing foot

- angle locked, toe pointed down and away

- make contact with 2nd knuckle of big toe through bottom half of the ball

- follow through toward target

Progressions:

1 - The ball may not stop rolling at any point

Wall Game

Organization:

70 yards by 80 yards, Cones spanning the width of the 18 yard box.

8 vs 7+GK

Instructions:

Both teams are looking to score.

Wall in the middle of the field is as high as a skyscrapper, the ball CAN NOT pass through the wall but players can.

Coaching Points:

- Recognizing moments to exploit width

- Speed of play (technique to help with this)

- Movement of 7 and 11 to open up width for 2 and 3

- Patience to suck defenders in centrally

- Recognizing moments to play in behind

Progressions:

- When the opposition figure out to mark the wide area's and it becomes tough to play through the wings then I would add a 10 passes equals a goal to try to get the defenders to come out more.

- Additional I would give them the option to play in over the wall if defenders have 4 or more players in front of the wall.