Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Jan 16th Combination Play

Overlap /Dribble (15 mins)

Groups of six, two players start at cones about 12 yards apart one with the ball, start from rollout with foot and make good pass

Overlap

Player A plays across to player B

Player B moves first touch diagonal and forward

Player A overlaps Player B

Player A plays out to opposite end

Dribble

Player A Plays across to Player B

Player B brings first touch diagonal and inside

Player A runs across Player B

Player B uses player A as disguise to produce Fake, Circle or a Twist

Player B plays out to opposite end

Progress to adding individual move from Player B (circle take) before reversing ball

Coaching points:

Diagonal and forward first touch

Weight/direction of pass

Receive on back foot

Jail Game (20 mins)

Jail Game:

2 v 1 v 1

Cones, supply of balls

Two lines of players with two defenders.

Stagger cones with ball starting at forward cone and attackers about 10 yards apart

Player A plays across to Player B

Defender 1 runs out and attackers play 2 v 1

Defender cannot recover past yellow line

Defender 2 runs out and attackers again play 2 v 1 and finish with goal

Defender 2 cannot recover past red line

If defender wins the ball or attacker goes outside the zone the two attackers become the defenders

Defenders become attacker and join the back of the line

Run two groups; Progress to adding a goalkeeper at each end (use cone goals, make goalkeeper have to reach ball with ball to encourage use of individual moves -- circle take, rollover)

Coaching points:

Positive attitude

Decision pass or dribble

Technique of pass or dribble

Combination play

Movement

End product

Duration: 25 minutes