Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U13 United - Ball Possession with Finishing

Warm-Up (5 mins)

Organization:

• teams of 3 or 4
• One team outside of box
• players inside box with ball
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Instructions:

• Players inside look to pass to player standing outside field
• Players outside take touch into box then look to play to another player outside 
• passer follows pass 
• Each pass to a player outside counts as 1 point, 2 minute rounds

Coaching Points/Questions:

• What must we do before we pass the ball?
  • Head up, call for target, eye contact
• Positive first touch
• Body position when receiving 
• Quick identification of positive pass
• keep the ball to penetrate

Regressions/Progressions:

3v3+2 (15 mins)

Organization:

• 3v3 2 Neutrals
• coach plays ball in to keep game moving fast

Instructions:

• teams will play 3 v 3 
• one point every time the ball touches each outside player
• point must be scored on opposite side of field 
• 90 second rounds
• losing team becomes neutral

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Body positioning to receive 
• square or break line
• pass to front foot plays forward
• pass to back foot asks for return
• receive to turn or play in same direction
• keep the ball to penetrate
• where is the space to keep the ball***

Regressions/Progressions:

• P: extra player goes into grid, team in possession must connect pass with them to score point 

Screen 5 (15 mins)

Organization:

• 5 v 5 one goalie 

Instructions:

• 5 v 5 to goal
• red team scores by playing ball into small nets (p:2 touch)
• blue tries to keep ball to go to goal

Coaching Points/Questions:

• minimal
• allow decision making
• can we break the line 
• can we keep the ball to penetrate

Regressions/Progressions: