Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U11/U12 (9v9) Building up in Our Own Half 1

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Name:	Eric Nilius
City:	Wheat Ridge
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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GOAL: Improve the build up from our own half in order to move the ball into the opponent’s half - 1

PLAYER ACTIONS: Pass or dribble forward, Spread out, Create passing options

KEY QUALITIES: Read the game, Take initiative, Demonstrate Focus

MOMENT: Attacking

SKILL ACQUISITION: Dribbling: Surface of the foot and ball, quality of the touch – Passing: Surface of the foot and ball, Pace and accuracy– Receiving: Body, position, surface of the foot and ball, first touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1st Play Phase (Intentional Free Play)

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1st Play Phase (Intentional Free Play)

OBJECTIVE: Move the ball forward.

PLAYER ACTIONS: Pass or dribble forward, Spread out, and Create passing options.

ORGANIZATION: In our own half set up two or more 22Wx35L fields with a small goal at each end.
Play 1v1, 2v1, 2v2 up to 4v4. Play for 20 minutes with two 1.5 minute breaks. Play with kick-ins or
dribble-ins when the ball goes out of bounds.

SKILL ACQUISITION: Passing, receiving, and dribbling.

KEYWORDS: Opening, Penetrate and Help the attack.

GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. How can create an opening? 2. What can we do to penetrate an
opening? 3. Where should we help the attack?

ANSWERS: 1. Spread out - 2. We can dribble through or pass through the opening - 3. We should
create a passing option to the right, left-back, and in front of the player with the ball.

Note: In the first break, the coach asks questions to the players, players do not answer them but play to
discover the answers. During the second break, the coach asks questions and players will answer them.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Core Activity: 6v5 to goal and dribbling gates

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Core Activity: 6v5 to goal and dribbling gates

OBJECTIVE: Move the ball forward into the opponent’s half.

PLAYER ACTIONS: Pass or dribble forward, Spread out, Create passing options.

ORGANIZATION: In a 9v9 field, set up a 50Wx45L playing area with a regular goal and three 8-yard dribbling gates. The 6 Blue players: 1 GK, 3 defenders, and 2 midfielders against 5 Red players: 2 midfielders, 2 wingers, and 1 striker. Blue team scores by dribbling through one of the 8-yard gates. Red scores in the regular goal. All Laws of the game are in effect. If the Red team scores, the Blue team gets a goal-kick to restart the game. Rotate players every interval.

SKILL ACQUISITION: Dribbling, receiving, and passing.

KEYWORDS: Get wide, Penetrate and Help the attack.

GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. How do we get wide? 2. When should we penetrate with a pass? 3. When should we penetrate on the dribble? 4. What should we do if we don’t have the ball to help the attack?

ANSWERS: 1. Spread out - 2. When we have an opening to pass forward to a teammate on the other side - 3. When we can dribble through an opening between two defenders - 4. We should create passing options.

Note: Switch to the Less Challenging activity if it is too difficult or to the More Challenging if it is too easy.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Core Activity: LESS CHALLENGING: 5v3 to goal and dribbling gate

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Core Activity: LESS CHALLENGING: 5v3 to goal and dribbling gate

OBJECTIVE: Move the ball forward into the opponent’s half.

PLAYER ACTIONS: Pass or dribble forward, Spread out, Create passing options.

ORGANIZATION: In our half set up two 22Wx35L fields with a goal and an 8-yard dribbling gate.Play 5v3. The Blue team: 1 GK and 4 attackers against the Red Team: 3 defenders. Blue team scores by dribbling through the 8-yard gate. Red scores in the goal. Play with kick-ins or dribble-is when the ball goes out of bounds.

SKILL ACQUISITION:Dribbling, receiving, and passing.

KEYWORDS: Opening, Penetrate and Help the attack.

GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. How can we create an opening? 2. What can we do to penetrate an opening? 3. Where should we help the attack?

ANSWERS: 1. Spread out - 2. We can dribble through or pass through the opening - 3. We should create passing options to the right, left-back, and in front of the player with the ball.

Note: Switch to this activity if the Core is too difficult for the players

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Core Activity: MORE CHLLENGING: 6v6 to goal – dribbling gates

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Core Activity: MORE CHLLENGING: 6v6 to goal – dribbling gates

OBJECTIVE: Move the ball forward into the opponent’s half.

PLAYER ACTIONS: Pass or dribble forward, Spread out, Create passing options.

SKILL ACQUISITION: Dribbling, receiving, and passing.

KEYWORDS: Get wide, Penetrate and Help the attack.

GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. How do we get wide? 2. When should we penetrate with a pass? 3. When should we penetrate on the dribble? 4. What should we do if we don’t have the ball to help the attack?

Note: Switch to the Less Challenging activity if it is too difficult or to the More Challenging if it is tooeasy.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2nd Play Phase: The Game - 8v8

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2nd Play Phase: The Game - 8v8

OBJECTIVE: Move the ball forward into the opponent’s half.

PLAYER ACTIONS: Pass or dribble forward, Spread out, Create passing options.

ORGANIZATION: In a 9v9 field (50Wx80L) play 8v8. The Blue team will play 1-3-2-2 formationand the Red teams will play 1-2-4-1 formation.

SKILL ACQUISITION: Dribbling, receiving and passing.

KEY WORDS: Opening, Get wide, Penetrate and Help the attack.

GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. Why do we need to get wide? 2. How do we penetrate an opening? 3.Where should you move to help the attack every time the ball moves?

ANSWERS: 1. We spread out to create openings to pass or dribble the ball forward - 2. We canpass or dribble the ball forward though the opening - 3. We should create passing options in theform of diagonal passing lanes.

Note: All Laws of the game and US Soccer Player Development Initiatives (PDI) are in effect.

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