Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Decision making (Start Time: 2017-05-31 17:05:00)

Screen 1 (10 mins)

1) Player at A cone passes to cone B or cone C (option 1 or 2 pass).

2) If player at cone A passes to cone B, then player at cone C moves to cone D.

3) Player at Cone B has option to pase to player at cone D or Cone A.

4) Players move from cone to cone to facilitate decision making and to develop first touch.

Coaching points:

Players need to keep head up

Focus on control with first touch

Always have two options to pass to via the right angle.

pass, receive, turn, repeat (15 mins)

This passing activity is to make sure the players are quick on their feet and have a good first touch. You can progress from two touches to one touch in the box. Each player has two gates and they pass the ball through each gate to a waiting player(wearing their color pennie), who passes the ball back.

Coaching points: Quickness on their feet, open hips to set your first touch towards the next gate. Accurate passes with the inside of the foot to waiting teammate. Must have a good first touch in order to set yourself up for the pass.

Main Theme (30 mins)

Description:

-3v3

-1 point to team who dribbles ball over the end line.

-play starts when blue teams middle player (6/8) gives possession away to red team

-11/7 must sprint back 10m getting a foot on the end line and back to support middle player in defence.

Key Points to Facilitate:

-11/7 must drop to end line before entering into 3v3.

-can 6/8 hold off attack until support from 11/7 arrives?

-can we use correct defensive body shape to hold attacking player or get them to play back?

Note:

3 grids going, 1 assistant coach to each allocated grid