Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Millburn Futsal Week 1 Developmental

Messi & Xavi Warm up (10 mins)

Organization: 1 player with a ball each, 2 players start at the top with 1 player starting at the bottom end.

Instructions: Play starts with the two players at the top with player A dribbling towards the bottom end using Messi touches, once player A gets over the line player B starts to dribble. Each player Xavi turns when they get to the end lifting head up straight away making eye contact with next player.

Players are pretending every other player is a defender and they are looking to penetrate the gaps in the opposition defense.

Coaching Points:

Messi:

Dribble pinky toe

Small quick touches

Head up as much as possible looking for gaps to penetrate

Xavi:

Realizing no space

Ball out of feet

Head up after turn

Acceleration after turn

Ronaldo:

Lots of space ahead, take bigger touches

Pick head up after every single touch

1v1 Opposed (25 mins)

Organization: 30x30

Instructions:

Players look to pass the ball back and forward and on the coaches command they are looking to play a 1v1 game to try and score in either goal.

Coaching Points:

1. Quality of 1 touch passsing

2. Head up before before every pass

3. 1st touch away from pressure and where you want to go

4. Head up after touch

5. Quality of next movement (finish / COD)

Progressions:

Progression - Face goals outwards to make scoring much more difficult