Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Ball Control- under review

Activator

Organization

• 20x30 yard area as shown

• 5x yard square as shown

• 1 ball per player

Instructions:

--The Ghosts (players) have taken over NYC (larger circular area)

--The Ghostbuster (coach) must try to make the city safe again by ridding the streets of ghosts by shooting them with his ghostblaster (striking his ball at the players hitting their knee or anywhere below).

--If a Ghost leaves the city or is hit by ghostblaster they are turned into a Ghostbuster and collect their ghostblaster (ball)

--Game ends when there is one ghost left

Coaching Points:

- Try to get as close as possible to a Ghost before shooting your blaster.

- Make sure you know where in the city to look for the Ghosts are by looking up.

- Try to make sure you aim for a Ghost and not just shoot your blaster when you can as it may end up in the other side of the city and take a long time for you to get it back.

Progressions:

The ghostblaster will only work if use it properly (using designated part of foot – inside or laces, if players use their toes then their blaster miss-fires and won't capture the ghost)

Main Theme 1

Organization:

1.30 x 30 yard area set up as shown

2.5 x 5 yard squares set up throughout area

3.Half of players on the outside of the rectangle on a red cone

4.Half of the players inside area with a ball

Description:

1.The players with ball at their feet dribble and look for open player ont he outside of the grid

2.The player with the ball pass to the player on the outside who receives this and then sets back out to the same player (Wall pass)

3. After receiving the ball the player must dribble quickly to the middle square

3.The player then looks for another player ont he outside to exchange the next wall pass with

4.Play for set period of time then rotate players inside

Coaching Points:

1.Head up to observe open receiver

2.Communication between players

3.Push pass to player on the outside

4.Open body up to receive on back foot

5.Head up to observe next action

Progression:

1. .P - Add a roaming defender that must prevent passes into the squares

Main-Theme 3

Organization:

1.30 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2.12 players (8 Attackers, 4 Defenders) set up as shown

3.1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1.Attacking groups must make a minimum of two passes before

serving the ball to the other attacking zone

2.After the first pass is received the defending team has the option

to send in two players to the attacking zone in order to win the ball

3.A point is awarded for each successful long pass received

4.A point is awarded to the defending team each time they win

possession

5.Attacking players must stay in their own zone throughout

6.Rotate defending players at set time intervals

Coaching Points:

1.Select appropriate surface

2.Arms out for balance

3.Withdraw surface at impact

4.Directions of touch to enable next action

Progressions:

1.P – Allow attacking players the opportunity to control and play longer without making two passes

2.P – Increase the number of defenders in the central area and allow more to pressure the ball

3.R – Only allow defenders to stay within the central area – no pressure on the ball

4.R – Only allow one defender to pressure the ball

Receiving

Organization:

5x5 yard receiving square (Red)

2 yard target gates (Blue) positioned 5 yards from receiving square

1 player to perform challenge

3 additional players behind each target area

Coach at 1st target area

Instructions:

- Coach begins challenge by passing into receiving player

- Receiving player controls the ball and returns it through A

- If successful, player can move on to returning the ball through B

- If unsuccessful, player continues to work at A until successful

- Coach always serves the ball

- Player works around each target gate in clockwise direction

- Point scored each time target gate is hit

- Challenge lasts for 30 seconds