Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U12 Girls - Attack V Defend - Development session 1

Ball Mastery (5 mins)

Setup: 

Zone: 30m Long X 25 m Wide

12 Players - two teams of 6

12 Balls

Two Portable aluminium Goals

4 Spears

Flat cones - three colours

Players to Move freely around zone using inside and outside of both feet with head/eyes up & Scanning around to not collide with others.

Step up: 

• Toe taps slow & increase of speed as they build confidence.
• Toe taps moving backwards
• Toe taps moving forward
• heal taps stationary 
• Heal taps moving forward and backwards

Body Shape Pass Progression (10 mins)

Groups of 4

2 players inside & 2 players outside with ball.

Players inside need to open up, half turn & ask for the ball from one side, control and pass to the other side.

Players outside can decide how to pass the ball, could be high ball, ground ball ; soft or hard.

Players inside need to adjust the position and decide which surface to control the ball.

1) On toes, get in line with the ball

2) Look at ball and the target (half-turn)

3) Lock ankle, relax impact (cushioning)

2 V 2 (10 mins)

Setup: 

Zone: 30m Long X 25 m Wide

12 Players - two teams of 6 

12 Balls

Two Portable aluminium Goals

4 Spears

8 flat cones - three colours

Session Dynamics:

coach calls 2 players from each team to commit to enter zone with a run from half way to the spears at end of field and enter zone from there and gain control of the ball and then either start to attack their goal or defend their goal driven by who won possession at first contest point. Shots on goal are to be had either within or outside the yellow cones as decided by the coach.  Drill is completed when a goal is scored or the ball is lost over sideline.