Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Monroe Warriors 03/04 G: Session1: 2v2 Defending

Dynamic Warmup (10 mins)

Organization:

Station 1 Dynamic Warm up: two lines, four cones in each line, each cone is 5 yards apart

Station 2 Agility Work: two lines, six cones in each line, each cone is 3 feet apart

Instructions:

Station 1: Players will be in two lines, they will do each exersices twice, and each person goes when player in front reaches the first cone.

-Exercises to be done: Jog, High Knees, Butt Kicks, Two step shuffle, Two step shuffle backwards, Open Gate, Close Gate, Hip Stretch, Sprint

Station 2: Players will be in two lines, they will do each exersices twice, and each person goes when player in front reaches the third cone.

Exersices: Shuffles, Sideways Legs up and over (one was facing right, one way facing left), One footed turning hops

Coaching Points:

Progressions:

Opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

Same set up as before

Instructions:

-Defenders try to not allow pass across space, every time they block they get a point

-Defenders cannot steal ball off line of passing defenders, can only take ball in the open space

-Play for 1-2 minutes depending on players stamina.

Coaching Points:

-All same from before.

Progressions: