Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 9+ Developmental Combination Play(Overlap)

Introduction (10 mins)

Organization:

-Set up in 30 x 30 area or in space needed for skill

Instructions:

-Depending on Numbers lets look to split into three teams with at least 3players per team. Players will then run around performing different passing combinations. Encourage players/teams to perform different passing techniques with incentives.

Coaching Points/Questions:

-Encourage players to perform different passing combination plays. What ideas can they come up with i.e. Give and goes, wall passes, overlaps

- Why are we passing the ball back, because runner made a supporting run into space

Regressions/Progressions:

P- add defenders or counter goals

Progression 1 (30 mins)

Organization:

-15x30 two fields

Instructions:

-Players will number themselves from 1 to 5, On go team will begin passing numerically. Once a team gets to 5 they can send over one player(Defender) to try and steal the other teams ball. If the Defender wins the ball and successfully plays the ball back to his team they win 1 point. Coach should have all extra balls at his/her feet to be able to play in quick restarts. Each time a team scores they win a player from other team, once a team has only one player left the other team wins

Coaching Points/Questions:

-Encourage different passing combinations

-Finding moments to expose space behind players

-Roles, what is the first attacker doing, what is the supporting player doing

-Why do we overlap, to create a 2v1 numbers up situation

-What, second attacker running around 1st attacker

-How by creating space in behind by first attacker

Regressions/Progressions:

P- Add counter goals

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

20x 30 middle area with 5 yard channels on the outside

Instructions:

4v4 one player from ech team will go outside channel and stay for x amount of time. These players are nuetral. On go game will start with regular rules however to score one bumber/nuetral player must touch the ball. Players can only run into channel if they passed the ball to nuetral. If a overlap, give and go or wall pass is completed with nuetral player and then a goal is then scored, goal is worht extra points

Coaching Points/Questions:

-Can we look to encourage players to be creative. Let them figure out how to solve problem

-Why do we perform an Overlap? to create 2v1 oppertunities in areas of the field.

-What do we do? 2nd attacker runs around fisrst attacker

-How do we create the space for the second attacker? creating space in behind us to give the 2nd attacker space to make run.

Regressions/Progressions:

P- Defending team can send one player into channel to defend