Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): CYCLE 2 SESSION 3 u14s 17.09.13

short passing drill (25 mins)

Session Objective: To develop short passing

Organisation:

Drill A.Ball with each outside player.Ball played in to centre player who returns first touch,spins then receives ball from other end.Plays back first touch and so on.Rotate players.

Can develop by centre player receiving ball,turning,turning back again then playing back to serverSpins then receives from other side and repeat process.Rotate players.

Drill B.Drill A.One ball .Ball played in by 1 to centre player 2 who returns first touch,1 plays to 3.£ plays to 2 and gets return and so on.Can develop by centre player receiving ball,turning,turning back again then playing back to serverSpins then receives from other side and repeat process.Rotate players.

Key Factors:

Get in line of ball

Technique

Quality of first touch

Weight and timing of pass

quality of movement after pass

Possession (25 mins)

Session Objective: Improve Possession and Creating Space

One from each team on each side;rest in square .Size of square varied by age/numbers.

Organisation:

Basic Possession games.Using outside players. 

a)Look to play to same team men on the sides.(A) Unlimited touches at first.Play and receive.

b)As above.Two touch only.

c)Unlimited touches.When you play to an outside man,take place.(B)

d)As above.Two touch only.Outside player must move ball into space quickly when receiving pass.

e)Unlimited touches.Now only a 1-2 will get man off line(C).If not on,encourage to keep possession.

f)As above.Two touch only.

Further variation:Have players of same team on top and bottom line;players of other team on left and right side lines.Extend area to square area.

g)One team plays across,unlimited touch can use end players.Other team plays up and down,unlimited touch,using end players.

h)As above.Two touch only.

i)One team plays across,unlimited touch can use end players.Other team plays up and down,unlimited touch,using end players.BUT...must go from one end to other,i.e. can not go back to same side.Working up/down or across right to left/left to right - Encourage ,receiving on half-turn and playing forward.shape to receive.

j)As above.Two touch only.

Then in across and up and down game,can add all variations as listed above ,i.e.taking place,1-2 to get out,vary numbers of touches etc.

Key Factors

Create space -movement in advance of ball,movement with ball,movement after playing ball.

Awareness of what is around

Touch

Quality of pass

Reaction when dispossessed

Maintain high tempo.