Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Girls Academy Technical Stations + 6v6 Games

3v1 (Arrival Game) (15 mins)

3v1 Warm-up. (Olders play 3v2)

Rules:

- Have to call name of person you're passing to.

- Player who loses the ball or doesn't call the name goes in the middle and performs 4 push-ups.

- Player in middle has to touch the ball three times in order to go out of grid.

Coaching Point: 3 step rule, always supporting your teammate.

Technical Warm-up

Ball Mastery: 4 different moves.

Tiki-Taka, Tikia taka Sole inside, inside -outside cut, dribble cut. dribble cut with sole

sole-V's, Sole-behind, sole-outside, pull push, inside-sole, sole across, etc.

1v1 Moves

Partner Up: 1v1 moves passive

- L-move

- Cut under

- The hop

2: Combination 3v3+2 (15 mins)

Combination Game: 3v3+2 (if not enough numbers) or 4v4+2

Set-up: Field 20 x 15 (3v3+2) or 20 x 25 (4v4+2)

Progression: 4 minute games. Losers have fitness.

1) 5 passes = 1 point.

2) Get one point whenever you successfully play one touch with teammate

3) Get one point everytime you do a combination (wall-pass) with your team.

4) Play game 3 again after making coaching points.

Coaching points: What should you do after you pass the ball? (introduce 3 step rule) Must pass and move. When you perform combination play, need to face up defender and pass and move around them.

For one touch game: players will want to force one touch passes all the time. Introduce decision making, when is the best time to one touch pass? (what should you do before receiving the ball to make this possible <peak>)

4: Crossing & Finishing (15 mins)

Crossing and Finishing Progression:

1) A takes diagonal touch and finishes on goal while C is the chaser and provides pressure on shooter without winning the ball.

2) B takes a diagonal touch down the line and plays 2v1 (A+B vs C). A looks to get open while B is trying to prevent B from penetrating towards goal and preventing pass to A.

(Purpose is not for defender to keep winning, need to teach decision making for players on the ball)

Rotation: A > B > C

3) Switch servers

Coaching Points: Can finish laces across the goal to far post, or finish inside of the foot near post.On the cross, players need to finish near post with front foot. Why? if they let it come across body, it's more difficult and gives opportunity for defender to win the ball.