Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U11 Combination overlap (decision making) (1.5h)

Warmup : Overlap Technical / Unopposed (10 mins)

Organization:

- Players split into 2 teams

- Team 1 on outside of square w/o ball (Blue team)

- Team 2 on inside of blue square w/ ball (White team)

Instructions:

Part 1

- Players 1 (white team) finds a blue player on the outside and plays him a pass(player 2)

- Player 1 then opens up to receive facing the field or performs given turn

- Player 2 plays a pass back to player 1

- Play for 1 minute keep track of passes received, switch roles

- Vary technique of pass (outside of foot pass for disguise, etc.)

Part 2 (overlap) - See B

- Players do same as part 1

- Now player on outside (blue) plays pass back to white player once he opens up

- White player takes touch inside, blue player makes overlapping run around white

- Blue player receives pass after overlap, carries on finding next pass

- White player replaces blue on outside

Coaching Points:

- Cues for pass

- Quality of pass / communication

- Open to field, Receive on back foot if space available

- Speed of next movement

Overlap

- Touch inside to create space, signal overlap

- Technique / Disguise of pass

- Overlapping run

- Quality / Weight of pass (to feet or space, etc.) and return pass

- Communication (hold / release)

Progressions

- Add floating defenders (if they win ball, player who lost becomes defender - identified by holding pinnies)

2v1 with overlap (25 mins)

Organization:

As above. Field 30x30. Two small goals on each end of the field. Defenders in a line next to the goal (gray players) and attackers in two lines at each corner as above (yellow players). All balls in one line with the attackers.

Instructions:

Attacker with the ball raises his hand to start activity (visual cue for players). Attacker drives with the ball into the middle while other attacker makes a overlapping run around him. Defender comes to defend as soon as the attacker raises his hand. If attackers score, it is one point for their team. If defender wins the ball and scores on the first transition, they score a point for their team. Each team plays one round of attacking and defending and whichever team has the most goals at the end of two rounds wins the game. Play best of 3 games. Switch starting line every game (balls from right corner and left corner).

Coaching Points:

* Driving in with the ball, smaller touches when approaching the defender

* Timing of the overlap, DON'T BE OFFSIDES!

* If defender is gaurding the pass, cue for dribble 1v1 (What if)

* If defender is gaurding 1v1, cue to play the pass (What if)

* Use of disguise to pass (using a scissor, or the outside of their foot to pass)

Progressions:

P1: Defender passes the ball out to the attacker to start the game (more pressure, first touch coaching points)