Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): cd12

Game 1 1v1 rondo10 mins

Organization:

20x20 Grid x2

4-6 players around the edge with balls

1or 2 players in the middle

Instructions:

-each attacking player around the edge has a number

-defender in the middle will call a number and the attacker must get from their side of the square to the opposite side to gain a point

-If the defender steels the ball they can and makes it to any of the edges of the square for two points or deflect the ball out for 1 point, they will then swap with the attacker they stole the ball off

and the attacker becomes the new defender in the middle.

Coaching Points:

Attacking 1v1 Principles

-What is your end goal?

-Attacking the defender / space at speed

-Recognition of space / defender

-Recognition of defenders body shape

-Movement of ball / body to unbalance

-Distance / direction of final touch

-End product

Defending 1v1

Defending 1v1 four D’s Delay, Dictate, Deny, Defend

-Defending 1vs1+1 Cover to provide balance ready to transition

-Deny penetration via position on field.

-Body position in order to see the whole field.

-Reading visual cue of attacking player’s pass for a possible interception i.e. eye contact made, head is down to pass.

-If interception is not possible, pressure ball to prevent turn and make attacker receive on front foot. -Angle of approach/shape of run to make play predictable

-Can I separate attacker with the ball from supporting player, make it 1vs1

Progressions:

-Add in 2nd defender and work on 2v1 defending Pressure & Cover

-Now allow 2 attackers to combine and play 2v2

-PG Add goals each side now players can score

Game 3 transition/width depth length10 mins

Organization:

20x20 grid x 2

teams of 3 -5 ,2players on the outside and 2 or 3 players inside from each team

Instructions:

1.each team will work from east to west and the other north to south across the grid,players will work the ball across the grid scoring a point for their team when they get the ball from 1 side to the other

2.have the player rotate from the outside to the inside

3.after a set amount of time allow the teams to switch direction N to S the longer but narrow distance E to W short but wide use these distances to bring out the principles of play width depth length.

Coaching Points:

-look to make stoppages based on the skill set and learning outcomes fom the season

-transition

-introduce width length depth

-unbroken lines mobility

Defending 1v1&2v2

Attacking 1v1&2v2

Progressions:

allow players to pass the ball to their outside player and swap out allowing outside player to attack the space with their first touch and look to penetrate

allow them to play a direct ball from side to side to score

Game 5 numbers up numbers even10 mins

Organization:

20x20 grid x2

4 teams per grid

each team has a number

coach as server with balls

Instructions:

1.coach will shout out the numbers of 2 or more teams and serve a ball into the middle of the grid

2.one player from the groups that the coach caalled their number must try to in the ball and score for their team

3.players must score in the opposing sides goal

4.once a player has posession of the ball they can now pass back to another member of their team to help them score creating numbers up situations.

5.3 points for individual or numbers even goal, 2,points for numbers up ,4 points for numbers down intransition.

Coaching Points:

Attacking 1v1,2v1,2v2

penetration

combinations

end product

upport

Progressions:

before the game starts coach can now say two players from each line must go creating a 2v2 straight away with the option still to add another making it 3v2 with a pass back.