Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U11 Boys White S16- Session 2

SAQ 3 team (25 mins)

Instructions:

1. Perform footwork. Sprint around far and back though. Slap hands before next person goes.

2. First team to get all players back wins.

Footwork:

1. Bunny hop

2. Right foot hop

3. Left foot hop.

4. Slalom

5. One, two.

Coaching Points:

1. Use arms.

2. Explode off of landing foot.

Scoring:

-One point for each team win.

3 Zone Possession (25 mins)

Organization:

1. 40 x 20 yard area.

2. Three zones. (two large zones, one smaller divider zone)

3. Three teams of four. (Black, Red, Yellow)

Instructions:

1. Black must keep possession for as many passes as they like. 1 pass=1 point.

2. If they lose possession, they lose all of their points.

3. If they pass over to the Red team, they keep those points.

4. Rounds will be four minutes. Team with most points wins.

5. If Yellow wins the ball, opposite far team gets the ball played in from coach.

6. Team who loses possession must defend with only 2 of the 4 players.

Coaching Points:

Attacking principles of play:

1. Penetration. (through pass)

2. Support/Depth.

3. Mobility. (movement off the ball)

4. Width.

5. Improvisation/Creativity.

Technical Points from Activity 1

1. Technical Passing. (inside of the foot, outside, curved)

2. Receiving technique. (moving with touch, knowing where to take touch based on pressure)

Progressions:

1. Touch Limit.

2. More defenders can join at a time.

Scoring:

1. Each team keeps their earned points.

6v6 (25 mins)

Organization:

1. 4v4 tournament (1-2-1) plus 2 gk from team off. Winger move up and down.

2. Two goals or 6 minute games.

Coaching Points:

1. As in conditioned game, can I create good angles of support and movement off the ball.

2. Can I anticipate where the ball might go and time my run accordingly.

Progressions:

1. Limit touches if necessary to increase movement off that ball.

Scoring:

Win= 3 points.

Draw= 1 point.

Loss= 0 points.