Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Switching attacking side Firestorm U11B (Start Time: 2017-09-20 10:05:00)

Tic tac toe (10 mins)

Organization:

Tic tac toe

9x9 grid

Instructions:

Two sets of 3 pinnies (red and blue)

At coaches call, first player on each group will get a pinnie and placed on any of the tic ta toe cones

Then P1 runs back and tag P2, P2 will get another pinnie and placed it in another cone. Then runs back and tag P3. P3 will do the same as before.

The team that places 3 pinnies in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row wins

Coaching Points:

Next player cannot go until his teammate tags him

Focus

Think fast

Recognized where to placed pinnie to try to win the game or try to make the other team rearrange them

Progressions:

Expanded (25 mins)

Organization:

40x40

3 groups of players

Left, center and right

3 players at the time

Instructions:

P1 passes a diagonal pass to P2. P2 dribbles and then passes diagonally to the outside over to P3

P3 crosses over to either P1 o P2 who were making the run towards the goal.

Either P1 or P2 will finish it (shoot)

Coaching Points:

Accuracy and heaviness of passing

Pacing

Crossing to target

When finishing, placing it to one post

Progressions:

Switch attacking side

Switch starting position between P1 and P2