Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): RSA Rec
RBNY Academy Inc
Patrick Fuentes
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
1v1 Fully Opposed
Organization:
1. 30x20 area with 5x20 endzone.
2. Players set up as shown.
3. Blue gates are 3yds.
4. Plenty of balls.
Instructions:
1. Attacking player (in white) looks to penetrate into endzone with ball under control.
2. Defender (in dark blue) looks to win the ball and score by running through either of blue gates.
3. Defender is live upon attacker's first touch.
4. Players go back to same line when done.
5. Rotate roles after two minutes.
Coaching Points:
1. Weight/direction of first touch.
2. Head up to observe space/defender.
3. Pick head up when ball out of feet.
4. Ability to change speed(s) if necessary.
5. Speed of play.
Progressions:
1. Start activity with defender passing ball into attacker.
2. Move defender's starting position to front of endzone.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Free Play
Organization:
1. 40x30 area.
Instructions:
1. Teams play 3v3 or 4v4.
2. In case of 3v3 - two fields with simultaneous games running.
3. In case of 4v4 - two teams on, one team resting. Golden goal or two minutes.
4. No corners. Can restart with kick-in or dribble in.
Coaching Points:
1. Three lines of attack.
2. Creation of width and depth.
3. Recognition of space.
4. Recognition of 1v1 and/or numbers overload.
5. Movement to create space/support.
Progressions:
1. Play 4v4 if possible/necessary.
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Semi-Opposed
Organization:
1. 30x20 area.
2. Players set up evenly as shown.
3. 5x5 box in center of area.
4. Every player with a ball.
Instructions:
1. Players set up evenly at four corners.
2. First player in each of the white lines goes first upon making eye contact.
3. When they finish the first player in each of the blue lines goes.
4. Process repeats with turns alternating between teams.
5. Objective: run through central box to get to other side of the grid.
OPTION 2:
1. One white player and one blue player go at the same time.
Session 1: Running with Ball
Session 2: Shoulder Feint
Coaching Points:
1. Head up to observe space.
2. Visual cue/connection - eye contact.
3. Play ball out of feet with instep - Ronaldo touches.
4. Slow down on approach (arriving towards player/ball/cone) - Messi touches.
5. Acceleration once obstacles cleared.
6. Ability to run in a straight line.
Progressions:
1. Increase/decrease size of central box as needed.
2. Place ball on top of cones to emphasize control (knocking down a ball results in loss of a point).
3. Competition - which team can get all players across first? (Blue and white player start together).