Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Academy first night

1v1 (30 mins)

On a 40x20 field with 2 small goals on each end, players line up no more than 3 players per side.

All players have a ball.

Action: one of the players starts with the ball, the opposing player rolls his ball back and goes in to defend 1 vs 1

The player that scores stays inside the field waiting for another player to come in with a ball. If anybody kicks the ball out, that player is out, the team that kicked out needs to come in with a ball and play continues.

Coaching Points:

Unbalance defender using a move. Help players out at first by telling them who is next to go in or who is out, after a couple of minutes let them figure it out by themselves.

Encourage players to change speed

The focus is on defensive stance, forcing defender to weak foot and adjusting to speed.

game (30 mins)

Game 7v7

Variations:

give each player a number from 1-7 on both teams.

When Coach calls the number only the players with that number go 1v1 plus GK

everyone else can crab walk.

All players stand after a shot on goal or ball out of play.