Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Penetrating Passing and Dribbling

Warm Up (10 mins)

Juggling Challenge on arrival

Organization:

1. Two lines of equal numbers.

2. 10 x 15 Yard Area.

Instructions:

1. Players do dynamic stretches and coordination movements through the middle and jog on the way back.

2. Next player in the line goes as soon as the player in front gets to the middle cones.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of movement

Progression:

- Speed Ladders

Semi-opposed/Fully-opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Instructions:

Player A takes a touch to either side to begin the activity then plays to B. B opens up and finds C. On C's first touch A becomes a passive defender and applies pressure to C (light pressure). C beats A by combining with B using a give and go

Rotation: A to B, B to C, C to A.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of check

- Communication

- Quality of pass

- Drive at defender's front foot

- Keep ball close, touch on every step

- Play late as possible with outside foot

- Direction and weight of return pass

- Quick movement to receive the ball back again

- Comms 'Feet' and 'Through'

Progression:

- Defender is live. Play 2v1 to endlines. Blue team example ( a to b , b to a to finish.), c is defending after a first touch.

Small Sided Game (30 mins)

Organization:

4v4 game - 3 teams - Winners stay on

Coaching Points:

- Recap role of first attacker (penetration)

- Recap role of second attacker (support)

- Recap role of third attacker (unbalance)

- Can we create a diamond? (Width, Depth, Length)

- Are players aware of which of the above roles they have?

- Movement as ball travels

- Recognizing visual cues for the combinations covered

- Speed of thought and movement in transition