Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Running With the Ball Training Plan 3 SAP - RWB Attacking Space

RWB Skill Introduction (5 mins)

Area: Four 10 x 15 grids Players: 8-16 players, for 12 divide 6 with one colour 6 with another colour, three of the same colour in each of the four grids aligned vertically, all with ball.

Explantion: All players with a ball dribbleing within their square, the coach calls a colour and the players of that colour swap squares verticially. Other player continue to dribble in their own square. If the coach calls Go both colour swap sqaures vertically at the same time.

Step Up Fast movement between squares, narrow squares

Step Down larger squares

RWB Skill Training (20 mins)

Area: 40 x 30 two 5m end zones; Players 12 players 6 v 6,

Expanation: attacking team collects a ball from defensive end zone, maintaining possesion to creat an opportunity for an attacking player to dribble the ball into the end zone, 5 points for dribble into end zone after only one pass, reduce points available by one for every pass completed prior to getting a player into the end zone, minimum points 1. Score three or more points and the attacking team restarts play again, otherwise defensive team starts when 2 or 1 points scored, if defensive team wins the ball they become attacking team same points system.

Coaching Points: Player Actions: First Touch faway from defender, identify space to run into; perception of distance to defender, width to create space for player to run the ball into,

Step Down - widen area/end zones, over balance attacking team

Step Up - narrow area/end zones