Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Timbers Fall 2018 Week 3

Foundation Part 1 Individual Possession Player atributes with stages of pressure (15 mins)

Organization:

20x30 grid set up 2 depending on numbers

12 - 16 players per grid

Instructions:

Part 1

-Players will be split the group into 3 teams with different pinnie

colors, each player will have a ball and complete a series of ball

mastery moves combined with player charachterristics from the

below list of players

-when coach calls out a color that team must perform the atributes

at top speed for 20 seconds

Part 2

-coach will call out pinnie color the players color was called out will

become defenders leaving their ball and trying to steal the ball of

others and transition to score in one of the pug goals for 1 point.

-the players with the balls start with 3 points each round and must

tryto use the player characteristics to maintain individual

possession till the round is over to gain 3 points everytime they have their ball taken awaytheyloose one of there points

-each round will be 1 minute long

* MESSI/LLOYD: Head up looking to get into the gaps using small, quick touches with the Pinky Toe (outside of the foot).

*POGBA/HORAN: 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.(Foundation 3 variation, pass master finding space to create

penetrating passes also maintaining team ballance always being an outlet of support)

*RONALDO/MORGAN: 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.

*INIESTA/PUGH : Head up to recognise small tight spaces ,using the inside/outside surfaces of the foot to unbalance defenders to

make the space big enough to penetrate

*NEYMAR/HEATH using multiple surfaces to manipulate the ball unbalance defenders using a moves to create space for end product

*SUAREZ/MARTA:Head up to observe target, touch into space to create shooting room, strike with laces or finish with multiple surface,

follow up for rebound finish

Coaching Points:

quality of technique

-speed of thought

-transition

-sheilding

-observation

-understanding of characteristic

Progressions/Regressions:

Beginner

-pendulums inside of the foot forward+backward

-toe taps forward+backward

-pull push sole

-pull push sole to laces

-side to side one foot sole

-side to side both feet soles

-Pull backs

Intermediate

-Lturn

-vturn

-u turn

-step over

-scissors

-cannon

-snake

Advanced

Foundation Part 1 Individual Possession Player atributes with stages of pressure (15 mins)

-Reverse Lturn

-Lturn Fake

-Ronaldo chop

-roll & step

-slap cut

-reverse slap cut

-roll & reverse cut

-Elastico

*NEYMAR/HEATH using multiple surfaces to manipulate the ball unbalance defenders using a moves to create space for end product

*SUAREZ/MARTA:Head up to observe target, touch into space to create shooting room, strike with laces or finish with multiple surface,

follow up for rebound finish

1v1 direct

Organization:

2 goals places 20 yards from each other. Starting cone placed 15-20 yards ahead from midway point.

One defender to start, line of players, each with a ball, at cone.

Instructions:

Players will play 1v1 direct to goal. After offense scores, misses, or is dispossessed, they have to transition straight into defense for next player. Player who just got done with defense must track first ball down, then go join offense line.

Coaching Points:

Attack the open space to goal

Be creative

Head up

Quick transition (as soon as first play is over, next player should be going right away)

Defense:

forcing one way

closing space down at an angle

right time to step and take ball

Progressions:

Must do one skill move before scoring

If enough players, go to 2v2 with same principles

2v2:

Work on the types of runs players can make (overlap, wide, support)