Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Inside/Outside

Technical

Organization: Groups of 4, each player with the ball setup as shown

Instructions:

1 player at a time,dribbles at the cones performs move, as they make eye contact with next line the first player in the next line now goes

Coaching Points:

-Drive at speed using Messi Touches

-Head up to the assess the space

Inside/Outside

Move the ball inside using the inside of the foot

Plants the opposite foot as normal

Take the ball away in the opposite direction using the outside of the foot

Progressions:

Fully Opposed 1v1

Organization:

Groups of 3 to 4, Attacking player shown in Blue, 2 5 yard gates set up as shown.

Instructions:

Defending player plays into the attacking player, and immediately presses the attacking player on their first touch. Attacking player looks to score by dribbling through a gate. If defender wins ball they get a point for dribbling it past the opposite end line.

Coaching Points:

Attacking player head up to assess where the open gate is. If we don't have our head up we will not know where the space to attack.

-Drive at the defending player to commit them, if we drive directly at them they don't know where we intend on attacking.

Inside/Outside

Move the ball inside using the inside of the foot

Plants the opposite foot as normal

Take the ball away in the opposite direction using the outside of the foot

Getaway touch is out of the tackling radius and into space.

Hop on the opposite leg

Scissors with same foot you moved ball inside with

Take ball away with outside of the opposite foot

Free Play (15 mins)

Organization:

3v3 or 4v4 Small-sided tournament games: 4 teams of 3 players eachteam. 2 fields of 30x40 yards with 2 Pugg Goals on opposite endlines.

Instructions:

4 Teams of 3, play 3v3 tournament style format where each team will play one another.

Coaching Points:

· Review of session's learning outcomes being translated into the game

Progressions: