Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): G12/13 Red Training - 4.27.21

COD/Hesitation Skills (20 mins)

Organization

- Groups of 4-6 players in each lane in lines of 2-3 players

- Balls start at the front of each line

- First player in line dribbles to the middle of lane and executes a change of direction skill, then passes back to the line they came from, returns to the end of the line

* Step-on, inside cut, outside cut, Cruyff turn, hook turn, half Maradona

* dribble at speed, head up

* alternate feet used to execute the skill each time

* Show alternate hesitation pair skill for the change of direction skill: fake stop, inside/inside, Maradona, stepon/stepover, ect

Mercury 3v3 Pass Back to Goal (30 mins)

Organization:

- 25x35 field with a "sweeper keeper" for each team

- Ball is played out by coach and 2 players from each team enter to play

- Before scoring team must play back to their "sweeper keeper," must do this after regaining any possession

- Keeper should support play and advance up field when their team is in possesion to create a 3v2

- Can use field players as keepers

- Can add restriction that team can score straight away if they steal ball or pass from keeper to encourage high pressing

Coaching Points:

*When ball goes back to keeper players should stretch wide and come back to create angle

*If defenders stretch wide, slashing/penetrating runs should be made

*Be patient in possession

*Try to create splits to penetrate

*Dribble to commit defender