Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Steel United 08B National Camp-Out of possession-Final

Free Play ( 10 min) (15 mins)

Warm up/Free Play-15 min

Set Up: 

FIFA 11/Dynamic warm up

2 small fields, pinnies

Aim:

 Creative play

Coaching Points:

 None. Let them PLAY!

Technical: 1v1 defending ( 20 min) (20 mins)

Set Up: 1

 6 10 x 10 yard areas

4  to a group ( can change depend on numbers)

Aim: 

Getting into correct position. low center of gravity,"surf" with arms out. Side on. On toes. 

Progression 1: White plays to Black then defends. Black tries to take a touch forward and drive to the line. White can shadow/defend but doesnt take ball. Rotate lines

Progression 2: White plays to black then defends. Black tries to use a touch and a skill to beat them to get behind and through the gate. White tries to " stand them up" or keep them in front. Rotate lines

Progression 3: White plays to Black then defends. Attackers try to get through blue gate ( 5 points) or red gate ( 2 points). Defender can score a point by not allowing a score. 5 points for forcing them wide past touch line(s)

Coaching Points: 

Shut Down – As quickly as possible, with big stride lengths 

Sit Down – Side on, low to the ground. Knees bent, arms out for balance

Slow Down – Slow your feet down but don’t stop 

Show Down – Then keep a good defensive posture ready to adjust body shape to match movement and direction of the attacker.

Tactical: Group defending ( 20 min) (20 mins)

Set Up:3 teams of 4  ( can have another group with 3 teams of 3). 

If the defensive teams wins the ball. They transition to other attacking team looking for target players and maintaining.Posession. Losing team defends. 

Aim: Group pressing and covering

Coaching Points:

Working as a group to apply 1 v1 pressure (pressing) while the others cover passing lanes. 

Cutting off passing lanes

Proper position on the ball. 

SSG ( 7v7 in zones) 20 min (option 2) (20 mins)

Set up:

7v7 with keepers. divided into 3 zones of 20 yards ( 60 x 40 yd)

Teams  try and progress through the zones to goal. 

Keepers are involved and play 4v2 out of the back. There is a neutral player in the middle zone. 

Once ball played in the middle, its 3 v 2. After it is played into  attacking zone, 1 player and neutral can go in to make 4 v 2. 

Progression: take out neutral player. 

Regression Add 2 neutrals

Coaching Points:

Use bounce passes and runs from previous drills

make run in behind defenders

find "number" ( overloads) * 3 v 2, 4 v 2 and play together. 

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