Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Relays & 4 Moment Player Game

Animation 1 (30 mins)

Relays:

1. Run through the sticks and drop in a tennis ball into the hoop

• Each player will drop 2 tennis balls each (1 at a time) until there are 8 in the hoop
• Once all 8 are in the hoop, the reverse is done and they must be all brought back 

2. Running through the sticks and then hopping 2 feet over the hurdles and dropping a cone in the stick

• Each team will have 2 min to drop as many cones as possible down the stick 
• One cone at a time

3. Running through the sticks while dribbling the soccer ball and then shoot it into a PUG NET

Animation 3

The 4 Moment Player Game (4v4v4)

Equipment:

3 teams of 4 players

3 sets of pennies

Bag of ball

2-4 pug nets

cones or flats

Size of Field:

20x40 (2 Squares of 20x20)

Objectives of the game:

The objective of the Attacking Organization is:

• To score 
• To maintain possession until you have a chance to.

The objective of the Defensive Organization is:

• To intercept the ball, 
• Remain Compact
• Regain possession, 
• Build from the back and transition into the other zone.

• Dictate the Tempo
• Build from the back and transition into the other zone
  
• Maintain possession once you've regained possession

You have 3 teams of 4 players each 

Team Blue starts by attacking the Purple Team in one zone.  The Red team waits in their zone for a defensive transition to occur in the opposite zone.  

For example in this video, the Blue team starts out as the attacking team against the Purple team. The purple team intercepts the ball and sees the possibility to progress the ball and transition into the other zone.  They are now against the red team.  The purple after some time creates a scoring opportunity and does so.  They then get the ball and are back on the attack against the Blue.  And the game continues accordingly

POINT SYSTEM:

2 pts for a goal 

1 pt for a defensive transition

Progression:

Transition across the centerline with a pass only

Transition across the centerline by dribble only

The attacking team must make 3 or 4 or 5 passes before scoring

Could add in bouncers on the sides if you have a 4th team of 4 players

Coaching Points:

Awareness:

• Scan the field 
  
• Open body shape to see the field
• 1st-touch of the ball into space, in direction of the next pass

• Delay progression
• Scan the playing field
• Communication
• Compact
• Create Overloads

• Patience
• 1st touch into space 
• Pass to maintain and/or progress towards the goal 
• Pass into space or in front of the player (front foot)
• Dribble into space or out of congestion
• Dictate Tempo
• Limit 1v1's or 1v2