Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Attacking Transition 07 Girls

Ball Mastery: Side Moves (10 mins)

Objective Improve side-moves and protection of the ball

Alternate Sides and foot

Coaching Points

- RWB

- Get low and get arm out to protect the ball

- Use the sole of the foot to turn

- Outside of the foot turn

- Receive on the back foot

- Movement away from the cone to get side on

-Visual Checking prior to receiving

Interval Duration

2:00

3v3+Neutral Possession (Non Directional) (20 mins)

Objective:

- Improve passing and receiving decisions to keep possession of the ball.

Organization:

- One large grid with a smaller grid in the middle.

- Two teams of 3 play against each other with one neutral attacker in the small middle grid.

- Team in possesion looks to keep the ball for as long a possible, and use the extra player in middle grid for support.

- Neutral in middle grid cannot be tackled, has limit of two touches max.

- If defending team wins ball, they become attackers

- Play rounds of 3min, and team with ball at end of time wins that round. Play first to whcih ever number round you desire.

-Prog: Free roaming neutral and any attacking player can check into middle grid but still two touch max.

Coaching Points:

- Good weight and accuracy of pass

- Checking shoulder before receving

- Timing of runs to receive a pass

- Receiving on back foot across body

- Looking first to play the ball opposite way from where you received it

- Movment off the ball to new open areas to support receiver

Interval Duration:

- 3min. inertvals with 1 min. recovery

Scrimmage (30 mins)

Setup

- Two 7v7 games, may need to use subs to rotate players

- 35 yards wide, 55 yards long

Coaching Points:

- Dribble or pass?

- How can players offer support for each other?

- Asking players during the game what they can do when;

Ball moves forward

Ball moves side to side

When there is a goal-kick

When there is a throw-in

When there is a corner