Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Millburn Futsal Week 5: Stop Starts Developmental (high wave)

Warm up- Stop-starts (10 mins)

Organization: Even lines. Ball and partner as shown. Adjust number of channels based on number of players.

Instructions: Attacker steps out of end zone and tries to lost the defender to score in either endzone. Point goes to attacker if they can shake the defender and get there first. Point goes to defender if they can stay with and get there first.

Coaching Points:

•Commit the defender by starting out fast.

•Decision whether to keep going forward or turn based on pressure and space

Progressions:

(1). Play a game- first player to 10 points

(2). Switch top players to the top game to make appropriate competition.

Semi opposed and fully opposed (25 mins)

Instructions: the defender goes once the ball leaves the endzone. Defender cannot intercept (semi opposed). Just as before the attacker tries to lose the defender and get to an endzone first.

Coaching Points:

•Identification of the defender- distance, speed

•Decision whether to keep going forward or turn based on pressure and space

•Identification of the space based on what defender does.

--->Option 1- defender stops when you fake, attack space in front quickly.

--->Option 2- defender over shoots run, turn and space is in behind.

•Protecting the ball while dribbling

Progressions:

First player to 10 points.

1 v 1. Defender can steal and counter.