Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): ATTACK

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Organization:24x24 grid - Cones 8 yards apart. Have one less ball than there are players, in center flags.

Activity:On coaches command players move left or right, the number of cones coaches instruct. ie: right, high knees, 4 cones. left, side step 3 cones. Once coach yells ATTACK, each players sprints to center flags, dribbles a ball back to an open cone, does 10 toe touches on top of ball, then returns ball back to center, then sprints back to an open cone. The one player left without a ball must remain in center flags doing jumping jacks until all players have returned all balls and are back at an open cone. Then that player will go back to an open cone and resume left or right commands from coach.

Variations: Do periods of varying intensity, active warm-up with dynamic stretching intervals. Be creative. Mix up sprinting with stretching, so sprint left, 5 cones, then open the gate, right 4 cones. Side step, left 2, side step right, 3, close the gate right 4, etc.

Coaching Points: Players need to not leave their man in the middle long. Don't leave him hanging, be a team player, dribble with control, close to body and quickly return ball to center to save their player in the middle.Must look up while dribbling to find an open cone quickly.