Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 2002 Internal tryout

Cognitive warmup

Cognitive dribbling and passing warmup

Setup: Players line up 20 yds apart with a ball at each end.

1. Two soccer balls, players dribble and next player takes over. Dribblers count backwards (5,4,3..)

2. Two soccer balls, players dribble and pass when half way. Follow your pass. Have to say Shoe color of player you're playing into.

3. Two soccer balls, dribble and any turn half way and pass back into your line. Have to say Shoe color of player you're playing into.

4. One ball, players receive and pass two touch. Player follows pass. Player has to call out color of hair of person receiving their pass.

5. Now goes back into same line.

6.Dribbler now has shadow defender shuffiling back to thier line. dribbler then becomes shadow defender.

7. Dribbler gives a number, defender adds 2. How many numbers can dribbler give from start to finish? defender has to think quick and solve.

8. Defender now shuffles half way and turns and sprints to back of line. dribbler gives a number defender subtracts 3.

9. Now defender races dribbler to opposite end facing the ball. still dribbler gives number defender subtracts 3.

10. Two touch pass player curls back around to back of their line. Player gives shoe color of player behind them. The player making the pass is forced to check shoulders before making pass. One touch?

11. Two touch pass player curls back around to back of their line. Player behind her has to raise left or right hand. Player making pass is forced to check their shoulder and look for information. One touch?

Coaching Points:

Drive through the center of the ball for crisp clean pass.

Head up and eyes up.

Next player is always on their toes and ready for next pass.

Positive first touch, heel down toe up.

SSG

6v6v6 Transition

Blues attack big goal and if they score they cont scoring on big goal. If Orange successfully pass ball to greens waiting, the oranges come off, blues transition to defend big goal and greens attack big goal. Points only for scoring on big goal. Goal in less than 10 sec worth double. Two games can go on simultaniously. Adjust numbers if needed.

Coaching points:

Prevent penetrating pass into team that is off.

Quckly transition to offense when team is disoranized, expliot that moment.

Forward passes or penetrative dribbling in transition only. Break to goal quickly.