Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Give and Go

Warm - up (Keep away) (10 mins)

Organization:

- 50 X 30 field split into 2.

Instructions:

- 4 V. 2.

Coaching Points:

- Receive on foot awar from pressure.

- Know where your pass is going to before you receive it.

- Constantly scan the field and find gaps where the ball can be played into.

Progressions:

- 2-touch limit.

- Encourage players to play through balls - Split = 2 players in the middle stay in for one extra round.

Opposed (30 mins)

Organization:

- 15 x 20 channels.

- One gate on each side at the middle of the channel.

- 2 players on one side, (that start with ball), 1 in the middle and 1 at the end.

Instructions:

- A plays to B, B controls and plays back to A to the opposite side of the gate that A chooses to go through.

- B plays back to A, who dribbles through the gate then passes to C.

- Now A goes to the middle and start the whole sequence again, but going the opposite way.

Coaching Points:

- B - Ask for the ball, check your shoulder then check to the ball, RUN! control, pass.

- A - Check in to the ball, read B's movement.

Rotation:

- A goes to B, B goes to A; On the next play C goes to B, A to C, and so on.

Progression (1):

- A plays a give and go with B and tries to dribble trhough either gate.

- On B's touch one defender can come in.

- As long as A has possession is 2v1, when defender has possesion is 1v1 (A vs. C)

Progression (2):

- A no longer has to go through gate to score, but if he does one touch on B's pass and A scores, goal counts for 2.