Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Sting Select Training - 7/31 & 8/1

Skills with Movement (20 mins)

Skills with Movement:

Split players into 2 groups

One group is outside the circle with the ball and the other team starts inside the circle.

The coach will tell the players inside the circle what they will be working on.

Volleys with Laces, Volleys with instep, Thigh Volley, 1 touch pass, 2 touch pass, turns, etc

The cylce goes for 1 minute with players in the center resetting there each time before finding a new partner.

Coaches encourage game speed approaching the player serving the ball and recovery speed as the check back to the middle.

Passing Play Maker (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

PROGRESSIONS: Players start 10 yards apart. 1) The players pass and move in the space playing to space not feet. 2.) The person without the ball is the "playmaker" The player with the ball plays it to the play makers feet, the player maker plays thge ball to space and directs her teammate. Once the ball is played into space the play makers moves off the ball to receive the next pass. Switch roles after 1 minute.

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: Increase the difficulty of the passing patterns and movement off the ball

Communication, Passing, Movement and vision

Build Up Numbers Game (20 mins)

PROGRESSIONS: add 2 players into end zones. Start with 2v1 and then progress to 2v2. The team that wins the ball plays the target in and attacks the opposite goal. Once the target is played in the opposing team adds a defender.

After playing 2v2 you can allow additional player to be played in. 

 KEY MESSAGES/POINTS: Strong pass, communication, link up play and vision

Cool Down Mental Awareness (15 mins)

THE SESSION: Warm-Up Down - Mental Awareness - Coach gives a series of commands that each team follows. When the Coach calls out a team color that team must turn and get to the sideline without being tagged.