Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Lakehead - Combination Play

Warm up - 1st Touch (10 mins)

Instructions:

2 Teams, one creates cirlce - Servers , other inside circle - Targets

Sequence 1 - Hook Turns when Dribbling - Outside Player Juggles, Toe Taps, Tic Tocs

Sequence 2 - Over Laps

Sequence 3 - Wall Pass - 1 Touch

Sequence 4 - Trapping, start with headers, progress to chest, thigh and feet.

Switch Servers and TargetsAfter 5 mins

Progressions:

Dribbling and Passing with Weak Foot

Coaching Points:

Body behid the ball.

Attack the Ball

Eye on the Ball, Good First Touch

Global #1 - 7v5 to Goal (10 mins)

USA v England Match Analysis

7v5+GK

Game to counter goals

Ball always starts with GK

Objective for RED (USA) is to win ball as high up the field as possible.

Objective for YELLOW (ENG) is to get ball out of pressure and into middle third of field/counter goals.

Coaching Points:

Same as in warmup exercises

Progression:

11v11 Game

Activity #2 - Juve 4v2 (10 mins)

ORGANIZATION

12x10 yrd grid (adjust for numbers / sizing). Two teams. 4 players wearing Black and 2 players wearing White, and add a target player in the middle wearing red bib. 1 Ball for play, with several on outside to resume play when ball goes astray. 4 players outside of grid. Add two target goals in opposite corners with cones

INSTRUCTIONS:

Black team players will begin by playing the ball into supporting black player. Black team will now play 4v2 against white team, to try to maintain possession. Have black teams objective be to play a ball into the red target player to achieve a point. Defenders win ball, they play 2v1 against red bid player to try and score a goal in one of either target goals in the opposite corners. Switch defenders and central target player, periodically.

OBJECTIVES:

Imporved technical coordination, speed and accuracy

Technical Preparation for the session