Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Midfield / Forward Rotation

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Scott Hannah

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Name:	Scott Hannah
City:	Daphne
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Start with FIFA and stretching

End with normal game

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Player Rotation - Technical

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Player Rotation - Technical (20 mins)

Square 18x18yd

- 2 players on cone (A), 1 player on 3 other cones

- 2 Central players

- Player Starts form one corner (A)

- Two Blue players in the middle act as wall passers

- Blue players must combine with short passes before returning the wall pass. (Use Central Mids)

- Once (A) player receives wall pass they play to the next corner and follow pass with one touch to rotate.

Coaching Points:

- Quality and accuracy of passing

- Awareness of the next action before it happens

- Timing of movement off the ball (Visual Cue, as ball travels to teammate)

Progressions:

- Increase speed of play

- one touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Midfield / Forward Rotation - Tactical

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Midfield / Forward Rotation - Tactical (30 mins)

Field 50x40yd divided into 3 zones. Teams have 1 defender, 3 midfielders, 2 forwards + 2 Neutral in centre zone. Ball always starts from the centre zone.

Progression 1

Aim is to pass the ball from the middle zone to a player in the end zone. Passing player follows his pass into the end zone, receiving player joins the middle zone, and maintains possession.

Progression 2

Aim is to pass the ball from the middle zone to a player in the end zone. Passing player does not follows his pass into the end zone, another player from the same team moves into the end zone, receiving player joins the middle zone, and maintains possession.

Progression 3

With Goalkeeper. Aim is to pass the ball from the middle zone to a player in the end zone to create a goal scoring opportunity. Passing player follows his pass into the end zone, 1 defending player from the middle zone is allowed to enter the end zone to help the defence. If a shooting opportunity does not exist, team maintains possession.

Coaching Points

Awareness of movement to create space

Communication

Maintain possession, stay patient, dont shoot for the sake of shooting