Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 1v1 Techniques and Decision Making Womens 1st Team

Technical Activaction

Set up/Organisation/Description:

• 2 servers (1 inside post slightly and 1 on angle)

Instructions/Explanations:

Phase 1: Keep it up game (hands/ hands-feet/ 2 touch alternate hands/ hands to head)

Phase 2: Technical Activation related to 1v1 techniques

1) 1 touch passing (return to feeder)

2) 2 touch passing (support off trigger and play to opposite feeder)
3) Flexibility work on blocking shapes; 10 reps each side for each technique (diving at feet/ narrow block/ spread technique)

4) Volley from feeder 1; feeder 2 takes big touch for GK to dive at feet

5) Volley from feeder 1; block close range from feeder 2

Screen 3

Set up/Organisation/Description:

• 1 GK, 1 FB (Winger out of possession), 1 CDM (CAM out of possession)
• 4 mannequins to replicate compact back 4 out of possession

Instructions/Explanations:

• GK receives pass from full back and plays through opposition front line into CDM
• CDM then becomes opposition CAM (replicates loss of possession in defensive third) and can either play through ball for winger; burst through on goal theirself or combine with winger to end up in 1v1
• If GK wins ball team mates expand and look to receive pass in transition before resetting for next rep

Coaching points/learning objectives

• Decision making of GK (Attack ball or drop off/ choice of technique); looking for triggers to help inform technique
• Rough guide on distances:
  - 1v1 received outside 18 with recovering defender- drop back and force striker to shoot or risk being tackled
  - 1V1 received between 18-12 GK at the 6 to shut off as much of goal as possible
• Encourage game realistic movments by attacking players i.e. winger curving run between FB and CB or widening then attacking space behind fullback 

Progression(s)

• Central 1V1s (Winger becomes #9)
• Repeat both sides