Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 2009 #15 Attacking moves Recap and decision making

Fun warm up - decision making (20 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate - high ACTIVITY TIME: 2 mins REST: 30 secs INTERVALS: 8

Activity:

1. Fun warm up:

- Foxes and hounds - each player as a pinnie as a tail can you steal someone elses tail.

- Progress to Each player has a pinnie and a ball - Can you steal someone elses and protect your own? Winner is the last player left

3. Move onto Great Escape.

- Set up as above - Yellows are attackers and black are defenders guarding their gate.

- Attackers must try get through the defenders gate by beating them with an attacking move.

- If they escape they return to the area through the orange gates.

-Rotate defenders each set

Scoring:

- Attackers = 10 points for beating defender

- Defenders = 5 points for winning ball

Coaching Points:

1) Close control

2) Use all surfaces of the foot

3) Can you out-balance the defender with various moves or fakes?

4) If you can not beat a defender use decision making and go else where.

5 v 5 - SSG (20 mins)

INTENSITY: Moderate ACTIVITY TIME: 6 mins REST: 1 min INTERVALS: 3

Activity:

- 5 v 5 plus GKs

- Free play

- Normal FIFA rules apply

- Rotate playing positions

- No restrictions

Scoring:

- Normal scoring rule

- Can indroduce bonus points if players does a move before they score.

Coaching Points:

1) Reinforce previous coaching points made

2) Less coaching, let them play.