Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Arrows U9 Boys: Attacking: Session 4 (Start Time: 2016-04-22 15:45:00)

Warm Up

Organization:

Every player with a ball. Messi, Ronaldo, Moves

Instructions:

Different types of touches and moves with surfaces of the foot.

On coaches command, players leave their ball and do warm up activities around the area until the coach shouts go. On go, players return to find a new ball.

Coaching Points:

Footwork, on toes, knees up, pump arms - relate to game, quickness with and without the ball.

Progressions:

P1 Pinnies - head up

Unopposed/Semi Opposed

Organization:

Five triangles set up in a 40x30 area

Each player wears a pinnie in preparation of the end game

Instructions:

Blues pass into White and follow pass to become new player in triangle. White player then takes ball and looks for a new triangle to pass into.

Coaching Points:

- Connection (eyes) and Communication (Hands, Voice)

- Quality of pass (Accuracy, Weight)

- Receiver on toes

- Quality of first touch (Direction, Weight)

- Scan the field before receiving the ball

Progressions:

- When the ball comes into the triangle the touch must go out of a different side.

- Different methods to receive (Inside and Outside)

- Allow the ball to run across your body or through your legs

- Add in a defender who attempts to tag players outside safety of triangles

3v3 Tournament, 2 Touch

Organization: 2 fields, 3v3

Instructions: Free play tournament

Coaching Points:

- 3 Lines of attack, Defender, Midfield, Striker (make sure players roatate.

-Create as much space for player in possession

-Try to create a triangle at all to give good angle of support.

-Look to gaps to attack using Messi touches

-First thought is to go forward then if nothing is on, play back to start again.

Minimal coaching let games flow.