Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U12 Boys Tryout

Screen 1

Each player with a partner

Cones can be set from 10-12 yards apart, or whatever the players can manage.

1. Two touch, receive and pass back to partner. After few mins dynamic stretch.

2. Two touch, receive with one foot pass back with opposite

3. One touch, alternating pass with each foot. Dynamic stretching

4. Two touch, pass to partner then backpeddle. After partners first touch, teammate start to move forward. Players should be receiving ball around their cone.

Encourage proper technique. For last one, encourge kids to check to the ball with gamelike attitude. Add in communication, so when they ask for the ball when checking their partner will pass to them.

Screen 3

3v1 Possession Game

Encourage movement off the ball, high work rate, anticipation, etc.

If there is time towards the end, play small sided games of 4v4 or 5v5 depending on the numbers. Maybe last 15-20 mins of the night. Just stick with lots of techical play, some tactical when it gets to the possession game.