Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Attacking 1 vs 1 + 1 with technical repetitions (U-Turn)

Juggling Warm Up

Organization:

Small groups 2,3 or 4's with 1 ball for each group

Instructions:

Juggling games to start to pump blood around the body and get touches on the ball

Coaching Points:

N/A

Progressions:

N/A

Low Pressure, space inside

Organization:

1 passing player, 1 receiving player, 1 defender, 1 target player, 6 cones, 1 ball

Instructions:

Defender blocks passing lane and curves their run once the ball is passed blocking the passing lane but giving the receiving player a yard to get the ball on their back foot. They take their 1st touch inside and play to the target player.

Passing player becomes defender, defender becomes attacker, attacker becomes target player, target player becomes passing player.

Coaching Points:

1. Creation of triangle

2. Open body shape

3. Checking shoulder

Progressions:

1. Defender now follows attacker on 1st touch so attacker turns and plays to target player

2. After ball is passed to target player they combine with middle player with a give and go to beat defender going in the opposite direction

3. Defender can now defend, the game is to get the ball to the target player then back. The passing player can find the target player but once the ball goes to the receiving player they can't pass back.