Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): RBYS - Angels (S12) (Start Time: 2013-10-24 00:00:00)

Warm up (10 mins)

Organization:

1.Half Field set up as shown

2.12 players set up as shown

3.6 balls

 Instructions:

1.Players make combinations with the opposite color to their own

2.Combinations should include: wall pass, overlap, double pass, and take over

3.Encourage players to combine with as many players as possible

 Coaching Points:

1.Wall pass

2.Best played with outside of the foot for disguise

3. Angle and distance of supporting player

4. Reduce distance for quicker combination

 Progressions:

P – Add in two roaming defending players

R – Focus on only one simple combination – wall pass or overlap

Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

1.40 x 25 yard area set up as shown

2.6 players (1 Attackers, 1 Defender, 1 Plus-one, 1 Resting, 1 Goalkeeper) set up as shown

3.1 ball (Additional around the outside)

 Instructions:

1.Players play 1v1+1 with goalkeepers

2.The plus-one plays for only the team in possession

3.The plus-one does not defend and can not score

4.When the ball leaves the area the game is restarted with a kick-in from the opposite team

5.Rotate players after a set time interval

 Coaching Points:

1.Check to the ball

2.Receive sideways on

3.Dribbling past defenders – 1v1 skills

4.Play at speed

5.If defender is tight look to receive the ball in the space behind

6.Use of plus-one for combinations

 Progressions:

P – Limit the plus-one touch to one or two touches

R – Allow plus-one to score to create more time and space for attacker