Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): HYSC POSS

Passing, Movement & Mobility (10 mins)

Organization

20x20 square split into 4 equal zones

3 teams

1 ball per team

Instructions

Part 1

-team pass their ball around in their square working on playing a a quick tempo

-on coaches command the teams will now go head to head and compete to see who can get 30 passess the quickest but the key is to not stand still.

Part 2

-now the players will make a certain amount of passes and move to the square in the direction of coaches choice all teams must move the same direction

-The key is to maintain a group passing tempo every team shifting square at the same time

-on coaches command he will call out one team to split up and go to defend against the other groups, at this time the teams with the ball can move freely around the square but can not occupy the same square as another team.

-if the defenders steel the ball they can win a point by transitioning to an outside edge

Coaching Points

-observation

-communication

-passing & first touch quality and surface selection

-runs into space

-leading passes

-tempo of play.

Progressions

-limit touches

-defeders can now target one group

-have transition goals for defenders

Penetration using width (10 mins)

Organization

20 x 20 square with 2 side channels 2 yards in width

3 teams

1 ball

two goals

Instructions

-two teams will play in the center and one will be split in the channels acting as neutrals

-the two teams in the middle must play the ball wide from neutral to netral before they can score centraly

-after a set amount of time rotate all 3 teams

Coaching Points

-penetrate using width

-streatch the play

-play with a quick tempo

-wide player to find passes into effective goals scoring areas for running players

-keep the ball moving when until penetration becomes available.

Progressions

-designate two neutrals per team and now they can go 1v1 in the channels.