Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): YDP_P2_Combination Play_04B UC_Oli Brittain

Warm Up (10 mins)

Warm Up - 3 lines 35 Yards long, cones every 5 yards.

Jog across the field and return to the start - super slow

Easy jog 35 yards - 60% (backpedal to start)

Medium jog 35 yards -75% (backpedal to start)

Fast jog 35 yards - 90% (backpedal to start)

Open the gate - Return close the gate

Side shuffle down - Return side shuffle *face the same way both times

FIgure 4 glute stretch - Return with crossover calf stretch

Quad stretch - Return with “world’s greatest”

Sprint 2 cones up, back pedal 1 back - Return with jump headers

Easy build up over 10 yards, sprint 10, shut it down for 10

Easy build up over 10 yards, sprint 10, shut it down for 10

2 minutes: stretch on your own / get water

4v4 Plus 2 (15 mins)

The Session - 20 x 15 yards - 10 players

4 v 4/ (5 v5 or 6v6 (+3) in the area plus the two neutrals in the neutral zone. The 4 players on one team look to posses the ball and can use the neutral players to do so.

Defending team can only send one player into the neutral zone to press.

Ball starts from the coach if it goes out.

Players have unlimited touches.

Progressions -

Limit touches for Neutrals

Allow two players to press in the neutral zone.

Coaching Points -

Replicate game movement

Look for the 3rd man runs

Head up to be aware of whats going on

Look to find/create space

Posses

Touches

*Adjust Size of area and the teams/neutrals depending on numbers*

Wide Players Free (20 mins)

The Session :

Passing & movement to give a variety of players goalscoring opportunities.- Getting wide players free

1 plays to 2 who moves away then shows.

2 opens out and plays to 3 who plays a long pass into 6.

6 sets 4 .

5 exploits the space left by 6 and receives a pass from 4.

5 dribbles and has a strike at goal.

(All players follow their pass and keep

rotating)

Coaching Points:

Open up body

Step In to get ball fast

Recieve on back foot

Play on front foot

Weight of pass

Intensity