Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HYSC Summer Select Session 5 Creative Player Attributes Stop Starts to Penetrate

Ball mastery Warm UP indervidual/group possession (15 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 and this time they will go to defend against their opposite color. every 3 passes they can make, they will receive a point a

Technical Unopposed/ semi opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

1. 20 x 10 Area Size grids (A) divided by blue cones (B) progression 2 end lines and cone gates

2.6-8players per group

Instructions:

A.Two players from opposite sides of the grid dribble and performs the stop - start in the middle then accelerate to the end .

Coaching Points:

stop starts to penetrate pressure from the side principles

-Protecting the ball whilst dribbling

-Use of arms to feel the defender

-Head up whilst dribbling to view the field

-Awareness of space on the field to go forward, what is your next action?

-Distance and direction of touch out of move or stop-start based upon the next action

-Movement of defender in opposite direction to where you actually want to go

stop start moves based on ability levels

Beginner

Low Wave

-Move the sole of the foot besides the ball as if to turn

-Let the ball continue to move forward

-Take the ball away in forward direction using the laces

High Wave

-Fake to drag the ball back by moving the sole of the foot above ball

-Let the ball continue to move forward

-Take the ball away in forward direction using the laces

Intermediate

Stop-tap (inside of foot)

-Use of body head/body to fake

-Toe part of sole to stop ball

-Strike with inside part of opposite foot

Pull push

-sole of the foot to pull the ball back

-using the laces of the same foot push the ball

Advanced

Run Around

-Use of arms to fake

-Use momentum of ball to run around

-Movement of kicking foot to fake cross

Swivel Hips

-Open hips when approaching opponent as if to play the ball

-Move the ball across the body using the inside of the foot

-Take the ball using the inside of the opposite

Progressions:

B.two players will set off from one side of the grid one with the ball and one semi opposed defender.

The player with the ball must dribble along side the semi opposed defender perform a stop start and make it to the opposite side of the grid(end lines) before the semi opposed defender for 1 point , or make it back to the line they started at using a turn for 1 point. players switch roles after the opposite group goes.

C) attacking players look to penetrate across and dribble through the gate for 2 points defender can steel the ball and get across the other side of the blue line for 2 points (transition).

U8-U11 3 v 3 or 4 v 4 small sided game day clinics (25 mins)

Organization:

1. Area size 15 x 20 or 20x30

Instructions:

1. Players split up into teams and play a round robin tournament where all teams play for 5 minute games .

2. players must not step inside the red cone areas infront of goal this will stop goal tending ,the players must shoot from out side the area

Coaching Points:

1. 3 lines of attack, 1 defender, 1 midfielder, 1 forward.

2.Team mates create gaps, can player in possession look to dribble into them.

3.when to Dribble,Pass or Shoot

4.reinforce the characteristics of each foundational player and how the use the foot work with the space they have.

 Session 5 Restart & team shape

the restart this week will start with a kick in for U8-U11 Team shape will be based on a 3v3 or 4v4 format we wll also focus on the kick ins as a chance to use the stop start to create space in wide areas ., pick the best formation to bring out the below principles of play this examples on diagrams above.

Rules

the secondary learning outcome give each team 5 points at the start of the tournament ,they will loose points for bunching up and getting to close to their players. also, they can win points by making a successful pass or move to beat the player. coach will judge .

along with wins 3points draws 2points and losses 1point the team with the most over all points including bonus points will win the tournament at the end of practice.

Session 5 Principle of play!

this weeks principal of play will be Penetration & creativity looking for players to recognise the moment the defenders momenteum is commited then use the stop start skill set to create space to penetrate.

Base your game stoppages both corrections and positive reinforcement, around this principle of play and recreate a realistic game situation to identify What move to select for the moment ?, when to use the skill ?, were would it be most appropriate ? & Why are they using the skill for ?