Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Sky Blue Spring 14

1v1 Skill Moves (25 mins)

Organization: Players stand 20 yards apart from each other, facing the middle. Each player has a ball.

Instructions: Players dribble towards each other. When they meet in the middle, they have to do a skill move to get past the player (e.g. rake right foot, scissor then outside, etc.)

Player dribbling towards goal must score after passing player in the middle.

Player dribbling away from goal must attack the space with pace after passing player in the middle

Coaching Points:

Head up

Correct technique

Do skill move early

Timing

Exit touch

Progressions:

One player has ball, other is playing defense. Go full pressure

Game (10 mins)

Organization:

20x30 field. Goal on each end. 3/4 players on each team to play 3v3 or 4v4

Instructions:

Break them into teams of 3 or 4 and let them play.

Keep them in triangle/diamond shapes, no keepers.

Rules are as follows:

No corners

Everything is a goal kick or a kick in (no throw-ins)

Coaching Points:

Focus on shape of team. On offense players should be spread out and stretching field open. Defense we pinch in

Progressions:

Each player can only defend one other player (give them a number 1-4, can only defend player with same number)

Beating a player with a skill move gives your team 2 points in the bank, must score to get points added to score