Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession U15 Rye Brook Rebels

Warm Up

Large square with a small square in the middle. Size depends on number of players you have for the practice.

Four groups of players - A, B, C, D. One player from each line goes at same time. Each player dribbles into the cones, stops the ball at the cone and runs to the right. On getting to the ball you pass out to the corner and follw your pass. The next player in line then starts the sequence.

Practice can then go across the square as shown in diagram so A & C are working together and B & D.

Tactical Activity

Same organization and set up as previous two practices. Big square with a smaller square in the middle.

Size of squares depends on ability and numbers of players.

There is always an overload. The example shown shows 7v5 but you can make it as many as you need/have.

Aim of the team with most players is to play possession using big square. The small square in not relevant to this group of players. One getting possession of the ball, the group of 5 must get the ball to the GK in the small square and then all 5 players (blue) go into the small square with 2 from overload team (red) and play 5v2. Optional if you want to involve the keeper in the 5v2 possession exercise.

On regaining the ball the blue team then get out of the small square to play 7v5.

You can set target of number of passes per goal. If ball goes out of big square by blue team then free pass into the GK in the small square for the red team.