Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U9-U11_Development_Session_Week_1 (Start Time: 2021-05-10 16:15:00)

Warm Up (10 mins)

THE SESSION: Ball Movement Warm Up

Set Up: 10x10 within 30x30

16 players, eight on the outside without the ball and eight in the middle with a ball each

Players on the ball dribble up to a player on the outside and pass them the ball

New player on the ball now dribbles through the centre box and passes to a different players on the outside

Players look to get in and out the area as quick as possible

Must complete one skill number in the small box

Key Messages:

Sharpe passes into players once leaving centre box

Communicate with who you're playing to

Positive first touch towards the box

Big touches towards the centre and little touches within the centre box

Progressions:

1 - players on the ball stay in the middle for 1 minute, play 1-2s with players on the outside

Pass to outside and open body receive and drive back through centre

2 - players on the ball stay in the middle for 1 minute, play 1-2 but hold and release

Players in the middle play to outside and sprint around the outside player before receiving back in front of them

Players on outside don't release ball until the centre player communicates

3 - player on the ball decides which one of the three to use, communicating this before he passes the ball to the outside

3v2 (20 mins)

THE SESSION: 3v2

Set Up: Half Field

Game starts with one attacker in the box

Waiting player or coach

As the pass is played a wide player from either side comes onto the pitch, one goes high and the other drops deep as options of support

The player who receives the ball back to goal has three options:

A. Turns and plays a forward pass to the forward running wide player

B. Sets the ball back to the deep supporting wide player, they make a forward run

C. Turns and runs at goal

The 'front three' try to score in the goal against the two defenders and the keeper

If the blues win the ball back they can score in either small goal

Rotate positions every two minutes

Key Messages:

Checking shoulder

Communication with team mates

Style pass - through ball or set?

Attack at pace

Play forward when possible

Progressions:

One defender starts inside the box with the attacker, who tries to hold the defender off and bring two wide players into play