Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Mt_Pleasant_9/19

Unopposed/Semi Opposed

Organization:

Players work in groups of 4-6 in 20x15 yard grids 2x 2 yard gates on each end line

2 x Big (Tall) cones in center of opposite gates

1 Ball per player

Instructions:

-Players must start in Green gates and finish through Red gates.

PART 1

Players messi dribble to the center blue cone and ronaldo dribble past the middle cone finishing in the red gate, they then go to the next green gate in their channel and start again

-Players then rotate around to next Green start gate in their grid and repeat using other foot to dribble and execute move.

Coaching Points:

• Shorter and sharper touches on approach to cone.

• Look at cone or even beyond it into space behind on approach. Speed/timing of move execution

• Increase speed once past cone

• Cut in behind the cone once past it and go quickly through yellow gate.

Fully Opposed

Organization:

In a 20x15 Yard Grid, players play 1v1 to two gates (Yellow & Blue).

Instructions:

-Player "A" Passes to Player "B" and then defends the two gates on his end zone. Player "B" receives ball and attacks the opposite side end zone gates and can score by two ways:

1) Attacking player can score 1 point every time they execute a move against a defender when close (example: you do a scissors against a defender, then you get 1 points);

2) Attacking player can score 1 point by dribbling the ball with control through either the red or green gates.

-If a Defending player wins possession of the ball, then they become the Attacking player and can score the same way a normal Attacker can score.

-If ball goes out of bounds, then the game is over.

-Players will switch lines after each game (A goes to the B & vice-

versa), regardless of the result.

Coaching Points:

• Head up for the Attacking player before they receive the ball to recognize what decisions to make with their 1st touch, get into the attack and when driving at the Defender.

• Use the idea of having the option of going to either gate to unbalance the Defender, namely with the Scissors move (remind players it's an easy way to score a point).

• Try to "sell" the move by using your body to really get the Defender to commit

• Can you take a big touch to accelerate (ronaldo) once you get even/behind the Defender to create seperation.

• Head up to ensure you see the gate to score your point.

Progressions:

remove gates and place goals either side of the grid as shown above (PG) for the attackers they must get passed the end line to score remove this restriction after the attacking player is showing success when changing pace after the move.