Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Central Combination Play 1 U8-U11

Description

PRINCIPLES OF PLAY

Disguised passing

Using the spare player in an attacking overload

1v1 (+1)

This is a 1v1 (+1) practice which introduces some of the basic principles of combination play.

The playing area is split into three channels with bounce players on each touchline.

FUNCTION

This is a 1v1 game with bounce players on the side of the channel. Each channel will have a 1v1 duel with bounce players on either touchline of the channel.

The attacking player (Player A) starts with the ball on the end line and attempt to dribble to the opposite end line. They can use the bounce players (Players C) at any time, usually for a wall pass. The bounce players are restricted to one touch and those on the touchline of two channels must be available for passes from both directions.

If the defender (Player B) manages to steal possession they then dribble to the end line and the practice starts over with them in possession.

As the practice progresses, the bounce players can be rotated and the players can change who they play against.

PROGRESSION

• Remove the bounce players on the most outward touchlines.

This should increase the need for players to show awareness and not pass blind.

COACHING DETAIL TECHNICAL

1v1 ATTACKING • Players should attempt to beat their opponent by dribbling past them. Coaches should encourage the use of skill moves, including feints, dummies and step overs.

DISGUISED PASSING

Disguised passing will help attackers in this practice. The attacker can use ‘no look’ or outside of the foot passes to find the bounce players on the outside. Disguising these passes makes it harder for the defender to read where the passes are going to go.

USING THE SPARE MAN

Players should be encouraged to use the bounce players throughout this practice, either as a passing option or as a decoy.

Players can shape as if they are attempting to combine with the bounce player and then move the ball to beat their opponent, or they can drive at their opponent to commit to play a wall pass.

AWARENESS

Underpinning all of the in-possession players’ technical actions is a high level of awareness.

Players will need to be able to identify which bounce players are available to use on the outside of their channels. Players should be encouraged to dribble with their ‘heads up’ in order to see these passing opportunities.