Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Pre season 5

Circle work (30 mins)

Session Objective: Circle Passing - Ideal as part of warm up.To improve passing and receiving.

Organisation: 12 v 3 (vary numbers according to number of players but 4:1ratio in favour of outside players).

Extensions: development into multiple passing routines.Examples shown but list is endless and allows coach to create.

Example 1).A passes to 1 who feeds 2 who sets 3 who brings ball out.A joins edge of circle.Can vary with pass from 1 to 2 or to 4 and then set back to 3.

Example 2).B passes to 5 who feeds 6 and then drops back two yards.6 feeds 7who passes to B who sets to 5 to bring ball back into circle.

Variations and combinations endless.

Can involve movement around players.Example 3).C plays ball to 8,and runs around 8 and 9.* plays ball to 9m and C collects to bring back into circle.

Key Factors:

1st Touch,

Half Touches, Use of Sole of foot, Disguise.

Type of pass.Weight of pass.

Movement to receive,Body shape,quality of pass. Awareness/Head up

Shooting (30 mins)

Session Objective:To improve shooting/attacking Play

Organisation:

Goal;four lines of players,cones.

(a)From line A,player 1 dribbles through cones and then takes shot at goal across keeper.He then continues involvement.

(b)Immediately from line B,player 2 plays 1-2 with player 1 and takes shot at goal.

(c) Immediately from line C player 3 plays pass to player 2 and sprints round as shown to receive pass back from 2 through gate of cones.3 then whips in cross across box for 2 and 1 to run on to and try to score.

(d)Immediately player 4 plays ball to either 2,3 or 1.He then partners whoever he gives ball to joins in a 2v2 to try and score.

All players clear pitch quickly and join next line (A joins B,B to C etc)

Developments:

(a)When clearing cone,1 takes goalkeeper on 1v1.

(b)2 must sidefoot shot,or take on 1v1,or chip shot.

(c)When 3 crosses ball ,must be headed finish.

Change cones to left side and work opposite way,encouraging use of other foot.

Key Factors:

Positive attitude to shoot,technique of striking/quality of shot.Running with ball,ball out of feet,head up,quality of cross,angles and runs of strikers.Angles to receive/movement to support in 2v2.