Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Edgemont SC Real Panthers S3 (Start Time: 2019-10-26 00:00:00)

Overlap Repetitions

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

A passes to B. B plays diagonal to C and follows as a passive defender. C drives at B and commits them before playing in D who has made the overlapping run.

Rotation; A to B. B to C. C to D. D to A

Coaching Points:

- Movement before receiving (check)

- Quality of square pass and diagonal

- First touch to drive inside (create two options for yourself)

- Dribble with foot closest to support

- Pass as late as possible to take defender out of the game

- Timing of run to support

- Communication - "Overlapping, Hold, Through""

- Weight and direction of pass to support

- Use of support as a decoy

- Disguise when passing (inside outside flick/no look)

Progressions:

- add 1 pug goal an each end. and play 2v1 if defender scores gets 5 points. if attakers do a overlap run and scores they get 10 points.

3v3 Continous

Organization:

There are 3 stations at each endline where players start from.

Balls are located at the opposite corner of the grid and play will always start there.

Instructions:

on greens first touch, blue steps out to defend and prevent a shot.

If green shoots and scores or shoots and the ball goes off the endline, they stay for the next duel and a new blue team of 3 runs on with a ball to attack.

If blue takes the ball from green and shoots and scores or misses, a new green 3 run on with the ball.

Coaching Points:

Receiving player driving into space

Support player reading 1st touch of receiving player (overlap, touch inside)

Reading defenders position whether to decoy or pass

Positive attitude to shooting

Dribble with foot closest to support

Pass as late as possible to take defender out of the game

Timing of run to support

Progressions: