Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Bentleigh Greens U14 Cycle 3 - Session 12 - Possession in Middle 1/3 with Switch of Play (Start Time: 2016-06-09 18:00:00)

Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization:

30x30 yard grid

3 pinnies

2 balls (extras on outside of grid)

Instructions:

3 Players start off as defenders holding a pinnie each in there hand.

Defenders must look to simply touch a ball or force a ball out of play via a bad pass/touch from an attacker, if they do this the attacker who lost possession takes the pinnie and becomes a defender and the previous defender becomes an attacker.

Attackers must help each other to keep possession of both soccer balls.

Coaching Points:

Communication

Awareness of space/pressure etc.

Try to play to back foot and turn to switch ball in other direction when receive it if possible

Quality/weight of passes.

Angles/distances of support

Speed of play

Can you combine or switch play to releive pressure

Constantly re-evaluate your position (can I be in a better position?)

Progressions:

Simply add/remove balls/defenders until have the correct balance between challenge/success

5v3 Competition (25 mins)

Intervals:

3 min work + 1 min. rest x 5 reps = 20 min

Setup:

2 teams of 8

2 grids of 25x15

Activity:

Team of 5 tries to complete 10 passes before able to score a goal or must switch the play from one wing to another before they can score a goal.

Defensive team tries to win ball and score in the big goals on a quick counter.

Coaching Points:

~ Create a U shape across back line with #6 acting as pivot

~ Look to skip a player when moving ball across field (faster)

~ Try play with a 2-touch rhythm

~ Quickly transitioning to immediate pressure when losing ball