Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): RMSC Div3 - Two-Touch Football - Introductory Session

Pre Session Activity

Keep Away - Max Three Touches

Game can be progressed as the players come to the field.

Mark out a Space and if Ball goes out of it, it will be 'dead' and needs to come back in to be 'live'

Start with some outside players and 1 defender, then increase outside till it is to easy, then add a second defender, eventually add a neutral in the centre, and max 3 defenders.

Defenders on turning the ball over switches with an Attacker, but make use of the Longest in, First out rule. So that it is a team effort.

Outcome, lots of pass and possession with some preasure.

Slow-Motion Soccer

Players will play the game, but with a restriction. Every time a player gets good control of the ball (stops it at their feet), no opponent can't contest them for 2 counts (or 3 depending on the flow and application) before they can continue to play. If the player on the ball goes into an action immediately then the game just continues.

This encourages players to actually take control of the ball, then make a decision, before doing an action.

Field should be nice and big for this game, so that players have enough space to move into, so that they can have extra time to make a good decision, and the space to execute from.