Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): HYSC SAQ Session 1 Attacking Numbers Even (Competitive Mindset)

SAQ Warm Ups (15 mins)

Organization

20 x 30 Grid

players split into two teams of 2-3 per group

Instructions

Part 1 ladder race

-players will jump the hurdle and head to the ladders performing the steps of coaches choice racing to be the quickest

-once at the end of the ladders the players will race to see who gets through the blue gate finish line first 

-Winner will receive a point for there team

Progression 

-replace the gate with a pug and have a ball in front the winner will be the player who can get to the ball first and score (have spare balls for quick game start)

Part 2 Speed and quickness Race

-players will work from opposite sides of the grid in their teams

-players have to run to the tall cone testing there speed in a foot race

-once at the cone the players will now come back through the small cone course performing the steps of coaches choice 

the first team to get all players through wins 

Progression

-have the players complete the course with a ball at their feet speed dribbling to the tall cone then quickness of foot skills through the small cones 

Part 3 individual & group possession race

-players will work from opposite sides of the grid

-Players have to dribble quickly through the gate performing a turn coming back through the gate

-after the player comes back through the gate they must take a touch and pass to the next player inline 

-first team to get all players through wins 

Progression 

-every player with a ball after they turn they will now shoot to score into a pug 

-the team with the most goals after every players has gone wins 

Coaching Points

Ladder steps

Icky shuffle, step over,  2 step through

Cones steps

1 step in each gap, side to side , small step slalom

-competitive mindset

-individual possession / ball control

-speed of thought 

-speed & Quickness of movement

-Agility 

2v2 (15 mins)

Organization

20X30 Yard grid

4 goals two per end

players split into two teams 

Instructions

-players will go 2v2 from opposite sides of the grid

-the ball starts with coach

-the players from each team will run to touch a cone in between their goals the first team to touch the cone, the coach will serve the ball to them  

-A goal = 1point 

-if the defencive team steels they can transition to opposite goals 

-each round last 15 seconds

-try to match up with new partners throughout the rounds

Progression

-limit the touches a team gets per player making play and decision making quicker 

Coaching Points

-Play quickly look to attack and combine

-4 E's Entry in area of pressure ,Execution of move or pass,Exit touch when player is beaten, End product (shooting)

-disguise individual penetration with a fake 

-movement of the ball / timing of runs

-speed of combinations play

-Penetration or possess

-Team spirit cheer on team show desire to compete (competitive mindset)