Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Rondos - Wed Sept 25 (Start Time: 2019-09-25 08:05:00)

Rondo w/ 4 neutrals

Rondo with 4 Neutral Players

Equipment:

- Balls, Bibs, Cones

Organization/Implementation:

- Neutral players represent flank players, GKs and/or Strikers

- Objective of the exercise is to get the players to understand and get comfort with regards to when to pass back, left or right and forward

- Game is a soccer tennis activity with neutral players

- Neutral players can move freely along the side line or end line

- Play 2v2 or 3v3 - objective is for the attacking team to work together to evade the pressure of the defending team and advance the ball to the opposite side of the grid

- At first the neutral players can't be tackled - then move to full pressure

- Attacking team MUST make 5 passes before the ball can be advanced

- At first ball can only be played forward by non-neutral players - then progress to neutral (particularly flank players being able to advance the ball

- Players must get a better understanding of when to pass back vs use the flank players

- If the attacking team loses the ball, passes the ball out of bounds or turns the ball over, then the defending team takes their place and the attacking team goes on defense

- Try to make the activity as functional as possible - keep the GK as one of the goal line neutral players - rotate the players as necessary

4v2 - def (15 mins)

Equipment

- Balls, Bibs, Cones

Organization/Implementation

- 30x15 yard grid, split in half

- 4v2 keep away activity

- Working on the role of the first and second defender

- In the diagram the 4 attackers are trying to keep the ball away from the 2 defenders

- The first defender pressures A1 and archs her run to take away the pass to A2

- The second defender covers at a 45 degree angle and looks to take away the split pass to A3

- This makes play predictable giving the attacker, A1 only one pass to A4

- As the ball travels to A4 - R sprints to close down and Q drops in to cover

- If the 2 defenders force the attackers into a mistake, if the ball goes out of bounds, or if they can win the ball and play it over to their 2 waiting team mates, they, then become the attackers and the ball transfers to the other side and they play 4v2

- For each 5 consecutive passes the attackers make they score a point. If the 4 attackers can split the 2 defenders they get 3 points.

- Play for a pre-set amount of time. The team with the fewest points in the end wins.

Coaching Points

- Encourage communication between Q & R

- The ultimate objective for the 2 defenders is to try to not get split by the 4 attackers

Rondo - 3v1 (10 mins)

FIELD DIMENSIONS: 10x10 yards   

# OF PLAYERS: 4 (3V1)

TIME: 10 Minutes.  Ratio: 90 Seconds / 30 Seconds (x5)  

ORGANIZATION & CONDITIONS:

If defending player wins ball (or attacking player kick ball out), players switch roles.

Attacking players must take 2 touches (2 touch max).  

Coaching Points:

ABC's (ANGLE of support / BODY shape when receiving / CHECK shoulder)