Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Switching POA

WARM UP (10 mins)

Principles: 

Switching point of attack 

Coaching points: 

Control with the backfoot (farthest foot) 
Scan the field before controlling ball 

Description:

Players on the outside act as attacking players to give a passing option to the players on the inside. Players in the box are to move around asking for the ball to then SPOA to a different player on their team. The purpose of this exercise is to improve the player's behaviors when receiving the ball with correct body orientation and space. If they can pass the ball to a player on the inside and then connect with a player on the outside it counts as 1pt. If players on the outside directly connect with players on the opposite side then it counts as 2pts (breaking the line). 

Grid/field size: 

L - 24
W -  22

Work to rest ratio and repetitions: 

3 rounds x 45 seconds

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression: Players now can defend and steal the ball from the opposition 

Regression: Players will play with no opposition, just their team. 

6v6 Positional (20 mins)

Principles:

SPOA

Coaching Points:

Create a passing line to go forward 

Open the hips 

Description: 

Players will play a 6v6 small-sided game. The objective is to keep possession of the ball, then switch the point of attack. The players should try to lure the opponent to one side and then switch to the other side to attack the space and go forward. The attacking team can make 3 points by passing the ball from one side to the other in between the two dummies. If they pass outside the two dummies they can make 1 point. Each time the ball gets played into the grey area and then gets switched directly in the zone they can make an extra point. 

Grid/field size:

L - 36

W - 36

Work to rest ratio and repetitions: 

4 rounds x 3 min 

Teams:

1- Cameron | Pablo | Sebastian | Noah | Nico |

2- Joaquin | Jonathan | Alex | Chris | Jameson |

NP: Daniel, Julian de castro