Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Feint

Warm Up / SAQ (10 mins)

Organization:

- Set up as shown

- 10x12 yds

Instructions:

- Players lined up outside the channel with "pinnie tails."

- Each channel contains one defender.

- Players attempt to make it past their defender while staying inside the channel and keeping their "pinnie tail."

- 1 point for successfully making it across. 1 point if defender grabs attacker's pinnie.

- Can play tag rather than using pinnies.

Coaching Points:

- Use body fakes and feints to elude defender

- Keep pinnie tail from being exposed to defender (body positioning)

- Acceleration and deceleration

- Creativity

Progressions:

- Make channels narrower

- Add soccer balls instead of penny tails

Technical - Unopposed (20 mins)

Organization:

- 8 x 14 (smaller space than typical 1v1)

- Players begin on endline as shown on left

Instructions:

- Player A dribbles towards middle obstacle, perform the given move / technique (feint), joins end of opposite line.

- Player B begins on Player A's eye contact after coming out of move.

- use both sides

Coaching Points:

1. Static or very controlled approach driving at defender's front foot.

2. Timing / Exaggeration of move - just outside tackling radius / shoulder, knee, eyes

3. Body shape - low centre of gravity

4. Eyes up, identication of space, change of speed, appropriate angle taken for next movement

Progressions:

- Remove extra balls, players must pass coming out of move.

- Remove middle cone, partners perform skills on each other (passive pressure)

Match (25 mins)

Organization:

4v4 + 1 meutral

Instructions:

Coaching Points:

· Review of session's learning outcomes being translated into the game

· 3 lines of attack

· Creating triangle (gives angles of support)

· Making triangle as big as possible (Creating space)