Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Combination Play

Main Theme

Organization:

Set up as above

Instructions:

First player passes the ball across to the opposite teams and follows their pass. Reciever plays a give and go with the support player (in blue) before playing across to the player opposite, then following pass to apply passive pressure. Repeat. Change blue support player every 45 seconds.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of passes

- Effective communication

- Speed of movement and timing of runs

Conditioned game

Organization:

1v1 + 2 Nuetral Players start off on the flank, in a 30x40 yard grid, using 2 small goals.

Instructions:

Players play a 1 vs 1 game for 2 minutes, they have two support players either side of the field they can use to help get past the defender. Support players must stay on outside of field and only have one touch.

Coaching Points:

* Drive at defender

* Look to commit them

* Observation of defender before deciding what to do

* Angle/distance of support of neutral players

* Use of correct surface to pass the ball

Progressions:

Players may enter field of play to make quicker combination.