Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 5/13/15 BERKELEY HEIGHTS STRIKER U11 (Start Time: 2015-05-13 02:00:00)

Warm-up (10 mins)

Organization:

Players with a ball each in a 30x30 yard (open) grid.

Instructions:

The Coach will inquire, with his players, about the dribbling

characteristics of three of the top players in the world: Messi, Xavi

and Ronaldo. The Coach will use these three players to paint the

picture and build the foundation for each player to learn.

Coaching Points:

Painting the Picture of each one of the player's characteristics:

* MESSI: Head up looking to get into the gaps using small, quick

touches with the Pinky Toe (outside of the foot).

* XAVI: Head up to recognize when there's no gaps/space, then

change of direction (12 o'clock to 6 o'clock), ball comes out of your

feet, and then head and eyes up getting into the new space.

* RONALDO: Head up to see when there's a lot of space in front of

you, then big touch to accelerate and get your head/eyes up and

attack the space.

Progressions:

Spend a few minutes covering each Foundational Player's characteristics seperately and ensure the players have a good picture of the characteristics during each scenario.

Semi-Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

Players in pairs

1 ball per pair

Central cone acting as defender in each section

Instructions:

Player with ball dribbles at obstacle before passing ball to partner who has made a supporting run, pass is made with the outside of the foot. In part A, player 1 drives straight to the cone directly in frnt of them, they then play a diagonal pass to player 2 who is making a straight run. they recive pass and dribble over end line with partner doing the same of both whom go to the back of the rotation at that end line.

PART B

Player 1 drives centrally to the obstacle, player 2 then performs an overlap to recieve the ball into the open space.

As a pair dribble ball over end line, the pair waiting at that end line repeat / restart the rotation in opposite direction.

Add a goal to the endline or make this into a race

Coaching Points:

Use of body to disguise which way you are passing

Use of different surfaces to disguise where you are going to pass Awareness of where want to play pass before make it

Technique of different deceptions

Progressions:

Conditioned Game (30 mins)

Organization:

Players divided into 2 teams

Instructions:

One team plays N-S the other team plays E-W, The team gets a point by playing to one neutral to set the direction and scoring by then playing to the other neutral, every time a neutral is played to the passing player must switch position with the neutral player. When ball goes out of play, coach restarts play.

Coaching Points:

Use of body to disguise which way you are passing

Use of different surfaces to disguise where you are going to pass

Awareness of where want to play pass before make it

Technique of different deceptions

Can you fake a pass into a team mate in middle of field to open up passing lane to target team mate to score?

Progressions: