Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Interchange of positions (Start Time: 2017-07-13 18:30:00)

Warm Up

4 groups

1st time through players go 7 yds on the balls of their feet, elbows in tight, then 7 yds long stride, then 7 yds same as start. They stay at the other end. Once everyone is done come back through the exact same. Then a standing groin stretch. 2nd time through players get their knees up for 7 yds, long stride 7 yds, knees up 7 yds. Again come back through the exact same then hip flexer stretch both sides. 3rd time backwards short on balls of feet 7 yds, long stride 7 yds, short 7 yds. Torso twists. 4th time backwards moving into "jockey" position 7 yds, long stride 7 yds, jockey 7 yds. 5th time through skipping with imaginary rope 7 yds, 7 yds long stride, skipping 7 yds. Upper body stretch while rotating ankles stretch. 6th time through skipping but upper body with a swimming motion. Kneck and shoulders stretch. 7th time through side "push offs" facing right 7 yds, then stride 7 yds, then facing left 7 yds. Stretch what you need. 8th time through karaokee but with high knees facing right 7 yds, 7 yds strides, 7 yds facing left. Stretch what you need. Last line shows once we incorporate the ball. Player at bottome dribbles to player at top and leaves ball for a take over. Take over the ball with inside of foot and then go back down to next awaiting player. Dribble only using one foot after 2 minutes switch sides to work other foot.

Functional

5 v 4 functional. Can the attacking players use the principles from the interchange practice to exploit the defense and score. If yellow wins the ball they score by passing into original feeder.

Coaching Points:

1) Create space via dispersal

2) Create 3 v 2 and 2 v 1 situations against the back line

3) Look for teh magic pass to split the defense (shoot if the defense drops off)

4) How do we change things if defense presses high? What if they drop? What if they force us 1 way?

Progression:

Add 1 mid for attacking team and 1 defender for defending team. Defending team can score by passing into feeder or dribbling over half way line. Field becomes full width and to the 1/2 way line.