Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HYSC wildcats Penetrate or Possess

Ball mastery Warm UP all ages (10 mins)

Organization:

Area size 15 x 20 or 20x30

every player with a ball

2-4 Pug goals or cone goals as shown above

players split into two teams with pinnies.

Instructions

depending on the goals you want to set for your teams each week choose from the bellow foundations the best ones to bring out the learning outcomes you want your players to achieve during the game.

Group/individual control

start by giving each player 5 points at the start of the session when they do something well like a move or answer a question based on the topic you can give them a point to reward them, if they do something wrong you can take points away giving them ownership of their own progress holding them accountable for each step and motivating them to be better and compete to be the best from the minute the session starts.

the player with the most points at the end of the session will receive MVP!!!!

GK's )if you have GK's in the game add in rules specifically for them such as allow them to use there hands to steel in the individual and group posession activities.

Foundations

From the below list coaches will pick 1or 2 of the foundations they want to work on with their group based on age/ability level, over the 13 sessions of summer select change up the ones you work on as your group advances, your group should be able to get through all of the foundations by the end of session 13.

Foundations Part 1 individual possession surface control

each player must complete a series of ball mastery surface control the coach or player will demonstrate the below list of moves and have the players copy for 1 minute of repetition for each one,the coach will pick the level of moves for their group, based on age/ability level

beginner

-messi,ronaldo,xavi,iniesta touch

-pendulums inside of the foot forward+backward

-toe taps forward+backward

-inside squishes

-inside cut/slap

-outside cut/slap 

intermediate

-pull back & touch

-u turn & touch

-v turn & touch 

advanced

-L turn & touch

-Ronaldo chop & touch

 -cruyff turn & touch

 -showtime

Foundations part 2 individual possession player attributes

players dribble the ball around the inside of the grid and cover each foundation M,X,R,I.players will also be given a number 1,2,3 or 4 on each team.

on coaches command they will call out a number the players whos numbers were called out will become defenders trying to steel the ball. in the example in the diagram #2 was called so both #2's will go to defend

If the defenders steel they will transition and try to score in one of the pug goals for a point

the players on the ball will gain points by keeping possession of the ball for the entire round.(30 second rounds).

Player characteristics

Painting the Picture of each one of the player's characteristics: * MESSI: Head up looking to get into the gaps using small, quick touches with the Pinky Toe (outside of the foot). * XAVI: Head up to recognize when there's no gaps/space, then change of direction (12 o'clock to 6 o'clock), ball comes out of your feet, and then head and eyes up getting into the new space. * RONALDO: Head up to see when there's a lot of space in front of you, then big touch to accelerate and get your head/eyes up and attack the space. *INIESTA : Head up to recognise small tight spaces ,using the inside/outside surfaces of the foot to unbalance defenders to make the space big enough to penetrate.

Foundations part 3 Group possession

-same set up as foundations part 2 but this time the teams share one ball and keep possession as a group. coach will call out a number

Penatrate or possession (20 mins)

Organization:

-3 areas of 20x10 set up as shown

-5 yard scoring zone

- teams of 3 of players place on both sides of the grid each time the complete a turn they must swap channels for their next turn to try new position.

-6 Pugg goals or 12 cones for 6x goals

Instructions:

teams of 3 players defencive team restricted to their channel .

the defending team starts with the ball and plays a pass to the attacking team then go to press , the attacking team must try to keep possession passing across the three channels untill one of them can penetrate into the scoring zone to finish for 1 point .

if the defencive team steels they must then transition to the oposite side and do the same.

Coaching Points:

execution of combination how,when, where & why

bring out the princaples of play width depth length

Identifying gaps in defense to penetrate

Identifying defenders position

Use body to shield ball / dribble with correct foot to protect ball

Touch every step, pinky toe, head up - when defenders are close

Big touches in space, head up after every touch, take ball in stride (when space is available)

Position the body in between the ball and opponent

Stay sideways-on to protect the ball and provide balance

Body weight is on the leg nearest to the defender

Head up to observe available options for posession

Tempo of play streatching the defencive team to try and find gaps using possesion until we can penetrate.

Transition teaching the players to switch roles quickly when ball is won to attack and defend when ball is lost.

Progressions:

-players can now score from anyware

-if the players score in the middle its worth 3 points and only 1 point for outside channels

-allow defenders are now free to cross channels

Allow a 4th player (10) to come in the middle grid and relate to positions(9,10,7,11) now giving a numbers up option to play back and start the attack again.