Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Land Park Olders Directional and Funtional Posession

Possession Warm-up (15 mins)

Organization

• 30 x 40 yard area set up as shown

• 12-14 players

• Players divided into two teams (w/ one neutral)

Instructions

White team plays one direction (NS) to targets, team gets one point for getting from one target to the other. Upon playing into target player, the player who made the pass must replace the target player. Same rules for the blue team, if you score a point you keep possession. Games played to 10 points.

Coaching Points

1) Passing technique

2) movement off the ball, checking shoulder

3) Body position-Open reciving on back foot when appropriate

4) Looking for most dangerous pass, how many defenders can you take out with one pass

Progressions/Regressions

R or P-Targets can play directly to eachother (another player may replace)

R -Both teams have a ball, every player must touch ball, first team to reach 10 switchs wins

P-Must play through neutral player to get a point

P-Passes to bank a point (5 passes then finind a neutral equals five points) play first to 15

Directional Possession

Organization

• 30 x 40 yard area set up as shown

• 12-14 players

• Players divided into two teams (w/ one neutral)

Instructions

Red plays one direction (EW) to targets, team gets one point for getting from one target to the other. Upon playing into target player, the player who made the pass must replace the target player. The white team, upon graining possession must score in one of the two pugs on the side.

Coaching Points

1) Passing technique

2) movement off the ball, checking shoulder

3) Body position-Open reciving on back foot when appropriate

4) Looking for most dangerous pass, how many defenders can you take out with one pass

Progressions/Regressions

R or P-Targets can play directly to eachother (another player may replace)

R -Both teams have a ball, every player must touch ball, first team to reach 10 switchs wins

P-Must play through neutral player to get a point

P-Passes to bank a point (5 passes then finind a neutral equals five points) play first to 15

Part 3 (Possession)

Set up:

-Two Areas defined as shown (25 x 25)

-Players divided into two equal teams-if an odd number extra player will be neutral on one field

-Keep space as small as possible to allow for a challenge and some success

-Soccer balls between the two areas

-Pugs set up as shown

Rules

1) Team with greater numbers scores by completing passes (8 passes is a point)

2) Team playing numbers down score in the pugs or through the gates

3) 2:30 minute games with 45 seconds to rest and change defenders (5 rounds--15 minutes 30 seconds)

Coaching Points

• Speed of play

• Movement off the ball

• Awareness in tranisition (D->A and A->D)

• Pace, Accuracy and weight of passes

Progressions/Regressions

P/A-Addition of a neutral on both fields