Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Small Sided Games [Monika Rani]

1v1 Attacking and Defending (20 mins)

Potential Theme/Length of game:  1v1 Attacking and Defending (20 Minutes)

Organization: 

• Place a cone about 25 years from the goal.
• Split the team into 2 teams with each group wearing alternate jerseys.
• Place a keeper in the goal.
• The defending team starts by the goal with a large supply of balls.
• The other team attacks by starting at the cone 25 yards from goal.
• Each team plays for 5 minutes.

Rules: 

• The 1st defender plays a ball into the 1st attacker and steps out to defend.
• The attacker attempts to beat the defender.
• Award a point to the attacking team for each goal scored.
• After scoring a goal, or the defensive player wins the ball, the next defender plays a ball into the next attacker and play continues.
• Each team attacks for 5 minutes and defends for 5 minutes.
• The team with the highest goal count wins.
• Play 2 games awarding a winner after each match.
• If each team wins a match, play another round to break the tie.

Possible Progressions/Variations: 

• Play 2v2
• make players beat the defender before shooting (no 25 yrd bombs)

• Attack defender with speed

• Quick explosion to get away

• Try to get behind the defender

• Shoot at any half-chance.

• Close down quickly

• Force the attacker to the weak side

• Break it down

• Close the attacker down.

• Remember Fast, Slow, Outside, Low. Fast - approach the attacker with speed. Slow - when the defender gets close to the attacker, the defender must slow their run and start stepping back with the attacker. Outside - force the attacker to the outside. Low - low center of gravity and get player low.

Soccer World Cup (25 mins)

Potential Theme/Length of game: Soccer World Cup (25 Minutes)

Organization: Inside the penalty box, set up 4 groups of 3 players in alternate jersys with a goalkeeper in a full size goal. The coach should have the full supply of soccer balls nearby.

Rules: 

The coach should serve a ball into the grid. Each team plays at the same time against the other teams. The team to score sits out for the remainder of that round and advances to the next round. The last team to score in each round is out of the tournament.

3v9

3v6

3v3

last team to score is out.

3v6

3v3

last team to score is out.

3v3

team to score first 2 goals wins the world cup.

Possible Progressions/Variations and Coaching Point:
good team work
quick passes
take shots/chances
have fun