Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): RDS - WEEK 2 - GIVE/GO PASS - EXPERIENCED (Start Time: 2014-02-15 10:30:00)

Juggling Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization:

30x40 yard grid, each Player with a ball.

Instructions:

Players work in pairs. Set number of touches allowed. If player misplays the ball, a point is given to the other player. Play for a fixed time, winners move up to play a new player.

Coaching Points:

- Players try to improve their touches (suppleness, control and foot-eye coordination) by juggling with different surfaces of their feet & body.

Main Theme (10 mins)

Organization:

3 10x15 yard channels

Players set up as shown

Balls

Instructions:

- Play starts when attacking player (B) in the middle checks away from the defending player (C), then to the ball to receive the ball played by end player (A).

- Player (D) will check to the opposite side of Player (B) to provide an angle of support.

- Attacking player (B) must choose the appropriate surface of the foot to receive and turn to link play with end player (D) on the endline.

- Player (D) will dribble down to opposite end after receiving the pass from player (B).

- All players rotate up, and repeat sequence.

Coaching Points:

- Check away first to create space.

- Check at an angle and at speed to create separation.

- Locate ball while traveling.

- Angle of approach.

- Check shoulder to see which side defender is showing.

- Choose correct surface of foot to execute turn.

- Head up to locate end player and determine next action.

Progressions:

- See next slide

Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

20x30 yard area

4v4 with 2 targets for each team (set-up as shown)

Instructions:

- Teams with possession tries to play from end-to-end with their target player

- Each pass into their target is worth a point (must go to opposite end after each pass into target)

- Defending team must try to win possession and play to their targets going other direction

Coaching Points:

- Head up to find space, teammates in field of play and/or target

- Teammates in field of play must move to create angles of support to receive pass and/or to pull their defender out of the way to create a passing lane for other teammates or target

- Play pass to proper (back) foot to assist next action for teammates receiving the ball

- Try not to have all teammates on the same line (vertical or horizontal)

- Do not have all teammates check to the same space to get ball from teammate on the ball

Progressions:

- 3 touch

- 2 touch