Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Ladies 18/03/2024 (Start Time: 2024-03-07 21:00:00)

Warm Up (10 mins)

• Box set up 30yds by 30yds.
• Inner square set up 10yds by 10yds with flat markers.
• Players split into two colours - Blues on outside of square
• Reds on inside of square with a ball each.
• Rotation after 1 minute.

• Reds working with ball, starting in centre they driving with ball at feet out to outside player and make pass, then go around the back of Blue player who lays off in front of them and they pick it up.
• Once they pick it up they head back through central square, keeping their heads up to avoid colliding.
• They repeat changing direction moving to another outside player.

Drill 2

• Similar but this time player drives out to outside, lays a pass off and then goes close, opens leg and outside player passes through legs and players turns and collects and drives back through centre square, repeating with different wall players.
• Working for 1minute before the change.

• Reds start with ball, drive out to Blue player and play a 1:2 then swap places and the Blue player picks up the ball and moves into the centre square.

• As players are moving with ball through each of the options, ask them to use: inside of foot, outside of foot, fast feet, add in a turn, change of pace or change of direction.

• Keeping ball under control and close to body, using both feet and inside and outside of foot, changing direction and changing pace, playing with head up and being aware of others around them.

General 02 (15 mins)

Set Up

• 16 players in total
• 6 reds, 8 blues and 2 GK's
• 3 x lines as shown (red, blue and white)

Drill

• 3 red players start on the blue line and run towards the red line
• As soon as they reach the red line, the GK passes to one of them and the 3 red players turn and make there way towards the far goal
• Their goal is to score in the far goal
• As soon as they cross the blue line, they encounter a 3v2 and must quickly make use of the overload to create the goal scoring opportunity
• The 2 blue defending players must begin behind the white line
• In addition to the 2 blue players that they encounter, another 2 recovering players can now run in from the near goal and try to create a 4v3 in favour of the defending team
• Once a goal has been scored or the ball goes dead, the goalkeeper in the far goal will play a ball out to a blue player and now they begin to attack the near goal, creating a 4v3 in favour of the attacking team
• The 3 red players are now defending
• Rotate all players after one full run through of the drill

• How quickly can the red team take advantage of their 3v2 overload and create a goal scoring opportunity
• Can The Blue defending team slow down the reds and show them out wide, giving the recovering defenders the chance to get back into position
• When the blues are in possession, can they quickly turn the 4v3 situation into a goal scoring opportunity