Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Brilliant Basics

Possession (20 mins)

Brilliant Basics 

Learning Objectives: 

•Scanning - Play in the future, know what you are goingto do with the ball before you get it, Look for Ball, Opponent, Space andSupport (BOSS).
•First touch – First touch intospace and be able to receive the ball on the move.
•Run with the ball – Be able tocarry the ball forward, it may be 5 yards or 50.
•Passing detail – Be able to pass the ballwith both feet and multiple surfaces.
•1v1 Attacking – Be able to gopast or keep the ball away from opponents.
•1v1 Defending – Use body todominate opponents to win the ball back. 

Rules: 

- Play the ball into the player in the middle square and get it back off them to win a point. 

- Opposition players can go in the square and mark the bounce player. 

- Change the rules for the middle player to make it easier or harder or focus on different objectives. 

- Middle player must play back to player that passed them the ball. 

- Middle player must play out the opposite side of the square than they received from. 

- Middle player is on 1 touch. 

- Middle players must escape the square with the ball before passing it. 

Core values: 

- Integrity 

- Trust 

- Bravery 

- Maximum Effort

Terminology: 

- Stay on the ball

- Combinations 

- First Touch into space 

- Support on a passing line