Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): MSC Athletic Movement off the Ball

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

20x20 grid half in blue bibs and half in yellow

Instructions:

Players are given a number and must pass in numerical order or reverse order.

After making their pass players run and touch a cone on the outside. Blue team touches blue cone and yellow team touches yellow cones.

Coaching Points:

Create space

Decision making

Pace of pass

Accuracy of Pass

Awareness of cones, players, who has the ball and where it is going next.

First touch in relation to location on the field.

Progression 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

As shown. A line down the center of the pitch

Instructions:

Attackers try to score on goal, the attackers may not score from the same side that they start on. If defender wins the ball they pass it through the gate. Defenders can go on either side of the line

Coaching Points:

Movement early and quick to receive in space.

Can you draw the defender out of position with your movement?

Body position of players receiving the ball

Early passes into space

Progression 2 (10 mins)

Organization:

As shown. A line down the center of the pitch

Instructions:

Attackers try to score on goal, the attackers may not score from the same side that they start on unless it is the third player. If defender wins the ball they pass it through the gate. Defenders can go on either side of the line but not into the channels

Coaching Points:

Movement early and quick to receive in space.

Can you draw the defender out of position with your movement?

Body position of players receiving the ball

Early passes into space

Third attacker use of width, depth or penetrate?

Can you make it a 2v1?