Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): 10-15-18 U19 Positive Transition

BL: Passing & Receiving (15 mins)

Breaking Lines: Passing & Receiving Progression

Organization: 12 x 20 yards; 6 Players

Progression:

Start off with live pressure. So players can see the necessity of the acquired skills. Use progression V.

I. A Dribbles and passes with outside of foot to B. As B is receiving, C is opening up at an angle with hips open. As B plays C they say "Turn" C then Plays D and does give and go. D dribbles to back of line. A > B > C > < > D

II. A dribbles and passes with outside of foot to B. As B is receiving, C is checking at an angle as if a man was on her. As B plays back foot of C they say 'man on' who lays it off and spins. B plays D and C checks to perform given and go with D who then dribbles to back of line. A > B > < C B > D > < C

III. A dribbles and passes with outside of foot to B. As B is receiving, C is checking at an angle. As B plays back foot of C they say "man coming" which signals that the player can turn quickly. C stops the ball dead and bends it with inside or outside of foot to whichever side D checks to. C then performs give and go with D.

IV. Decision making. B says one of the three, "turn, man on, or man coming" and C has to perform the action.

V. Add pressure by adding a player in the activity. The player will be a defender behind C and will be called C1. C will then become C1 and C1 will then become D.

Coaching Points:

ABC's (angle, body position, & check surrounding area and how you check to ball 'speed & disguise')

Effectiveness of Communication & Technical/Tactical Execution

BL Small Sided Game (15 mins)

Breaking Lines Small Sided Game

3v2 + 2T or 4v2 + 2T

Organization: 12 x 20 Yard grid, with a midline. 3 or 4 offensive players in the middle with 2 defensive players and 2 Targets working with offensive players

Objectives: Offensive team works on breaking lines by going from one target to another. Once ball is played to target, they have 1 touch lay off to 1 touch finish for 1 point to be scored.

If defensive team wins it, they try to keep possession.

Rules: 1 pass in low zone before moving into next zone.

2-3 groups going, switch 2 central players out keep score. Group that scored most points win. Other groups have fitness.

4 x 4 minutes

Coaching Points:

ABC's

Mobility off the ball & Awareness of opponents & teammates

Questions:

Are you able to turn and look forward? Decision making on the ball? Does she have options when she receives it?

III. Fast Break Attacks in a Position Specific Transition Game (20 mins)

Phase III: Fast Break Attacks in a Position Specific Transition Game

Same set-up as Phase II but we replace mini goals with 2 full size goals and goalkeepers. We also have 1 attacker (A) and 1 defender (D) for each team in each end zone (replacing support players), which makes the fast break attacks more competitive and game realistic.

The objectives and rules remain the same

Coaching Points:

1. The defending team need to have maximum concentration to defend well as a unit, limit the time and space the opposition have and press to win the ball

2. In transition from defense to attack, the players need to quickly run forward from deep to support the attacker in the end zone, ask for the ball to be played into space and finish the attacks

3. Quick, quality and synchronized movements are needed to finish the attacks effectively.