Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Introduction to Speed of Play (Start Time: 2013-07-16 18:00:00)

Crew Individual Dribbling (20 mins)

3-4 Groups (Depending on Numbers)

Set-Up: 2 Poles per group 12 yards apart

Players do all work going toward far pole & dribble normal on the way back (active rest)

1. Dribble every touch (Right foot x2, Left foot x2)

2. Inside/Outside (Right foot x2, Left foot x2)

3. Toe Touches forward (Right foot x2, Left foot x2, both feet x2)

4. Toe Touches backward (right foot x2, Left foot x2, both feet x2)

5. Slalom x2 (inside R, outside L, inside L, outside R)

6. V-Cut (Pull back opposite foot x2, Pull back same foot x2)

7. Slalom x2 (inside R, outside L, outside L, inside L, outside R, outside R)

8. V-Cut (Pull back opposite foot, opposite foot x2) (Pull back same foot, same foot x2)

Speed of Play Warm-Up 2 (15 mins)

Groups of 4 : Cones are 5 yards apart

Players 1 & 2 start with the ball.

Player 2 makes first pass to Player 4 who plays 2 touch to get the ball to player 3.

Player 1 makes second pass to player 4 who plays 2 touch to get the ball to player 2.

Player 3 makes third pass to Player 4 who plays 2 touch to get the ball to player 1.

Repeat.

Player in middle works for 1 1/2 minutes.

SPOA with SOP (20 mins)

Groups of 5 - Grid set-up is 12 x 12 - 4 players on outside cones, 1 player in the middle. 2 balls with players 3 & 4.

Player 3 passes ball to player 5 who stops ball dead. As soon as player 3 passes ball they start run towards player 5 to follow their pass and have 1 touch to play diagonally to player 2. After passing to player 2, player 4 turns towards player 3 (right) to repeat process with player 3.

After middle player receives ball they take place of player who passes them the ball.