Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HYSC Week 2 Development Program team training Moves to beat a player pressure from the front

Touch and pass warm up (10 mins)

Organization:

Players in groups of two or three depending on numbers ,1 ball each group 30x20 yard (open) grid.

Instructions:

U9-U10 start with throw in to there partner

U8 ball wil remain on the floor

-once the ball is recieved the players will complete 4 passes thenthe player eft with the ball will dribble like one of the foundational carachters (see coaching points for details) taking 10 touches of the ball while there partner follows them always staying 2/3 yards away in space .

-coach will be the judge every team will start with 5 points they will loose point every time a player gets closer than the space set by the coach 2/3 yards to there partener the team with the most points at the end will win have multiple rounds of 2 mins.

Coaching Points:

U9-U10

outside of the foot pass

receiving out of the air

corect thro win technique

U8

Push pass

Reciving on the ground inside

"Painting the Picture" of each one of the player's characteristics: * MESSI: Head up looking to get into the gaps using small, quick touches with the Pinky Toe (outside of the foot). * XAVI: Head up to recognize when there's no gaps/space, then change of direction (12 o'clock to 6 o'clock), ball comes out of your feet, and then head and eyes up getting into the new space. * RONALDO: Head up to see when there's a lot of space in front of you, then big touch to accelerate and get your head/eyes up and attack the space. *INIESTA : Head up to recognize small tight spaces ,using the inside/outside surfaces of the foot to unbalance defenders to make the space big enough to penetrate.

Semi-Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

Same as previous but big/tall cone removed

Instructions:

A passes to B and applies slow partial pressure once B takes his 1st touch by walking/jogging straight towards him.

B then dribbles at A and performs a move to beat him at the correct moment then accelerates through the opposite gate/away from defender.

A and B then both turn to face each other again now in opposite gates and the rotation is repeated.

Coaching Points:

Head up looking at defenders pressure on attacking defender

short/sharp touches on ball

Timing of move execution

Cut in behind defender and accelerate away

Vary your moves to be unpredictable

3 v 3 or 4 v 4 small sided games (20 mins)

Organization:

1. Area size 20 x 30.

Instructions:

1. Players split up into 4 teams and play a round robin tournament where all teams play.

2. players must not step inside the red cone areas infront of goal this will stop goal tending ,the players must shoot from out side the area

Coaching Points:

over the 8 weeks we would like to start to implement:

1. 3 lines of attack, 1 defender, 1 midfielder, 1 forward.

2.Team mates create gaps, can player in possession look to dribble into them.

3.when to Dribble,Pass or Shoot

4.reinforce the caracteristics of each foundational player and how the use the foot work with the space they have.

Restarts

(Week 2) the restarts will be played in with a kick in for U8's and a throw in for U9-U10, any time the ball goes out of bounds. focus on corret throwing technique and encourage the players to receive the ball out of the air on which ever surface or taking a goodfirst touch from a kick in on the ground.

Rules

using the warm up as the secondary learning outcome give each team 5 points at the start of the tournament ,they will loose points for bunching up and getting to close to their players. also, they can win points by making a successful pass or move to beat the player. coach will judge .

along with wins 3points draws 2points and losses 1point the team with the most over all points including bonus points will win the tournament at the end of practice.