Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Presidents Day Clinic: Afternoon Games

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

1.40 x 30 yard area set up as shown

2.12 players (Teams of 4, 1 team resting) set up as shown

3.Supply of balls by coach at half-way line

Instructions:

1.Coach starts game by serving to player who has positioned himself best to make a penetrating dribble

2.Teams score by dribbling through either wide gate, worth 1 point (see A and C), or central gate, worth 2 points (see B)

3.If ball goes out, coach restarts with a pass to the team who did not concede possession

4.If goal is scored, conceding team restarts with a dribble or kick in from their back line

5.First team to 4 points wins, with losing team being replaced by resting team

Coaching Points:

1.Controlled approach

2.Engage Defender at speed by attacking front foot

3.Timing of Move – just outside tackling radius

4.Change of speed and direction

5.Cut into the space behind defender

6.Head up, accelerate away

Progressions:

P – Wide gates are removed, and only the central gates score points R – Increase to a 50 x30 area

R – Restart with kick-ins, and make first touch free for attacking team

Scrimmage/Tournment

Make sure to play the last hour of the camp in small sided games. Group should have a competitve game going as the parents arrive. Given the space, have 3 teams with one sitting, the teams on the field win the game with they score 2 goals. Games should be about 2 minutes long, and if 2 goals arent scored in 2 minutes the team larding wins. If they are tied, rock/paper/Scissors solves it. Keep track of games one and have a winning team at the end.