Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 7

Warm Up (20 mins)

Equipment Needed:

8 cones to outline the pitch, 2 cones, 2 mini goals, a ball per pair per station.

Number of Players:

4-8 per station.

Objective:

Improve attacking and defending skills.

Instructions:

The player at cone 1 must pass the ball to the player at cone 2, who then must try and score in one of the goals with the player at cone 1 defending. If the player who was at cone 1 wins the ball, they can score themselves. The player at cone 1 can only press once the player at cone 2 has taken their first touch. After someone has scored or play has finished, then the player who was at cone 2 collects the ball and joins the queue at cone 1, and the player who was at cone 1 joins the queue at cone 2.

Coaching Points:

Take your first touch towards one of the goals at cone 2.

Press as soon as they take their first touch from cone 1.

Match (20 mins)

Equipment Needed:

4 mini goals, a ball, 2 sets of 6 different colored bibs.

Number of Players:

8 - 12.

Objective:

Improve positional awareness and switching the play.

Instructions:

Normal match. However, there are 2 mini goals that each team can score in instead of 1 big goal.

Coaching Points:

Encourage players to switch the play to try to score in the other goal if necessary.