Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Girls U12 Functional Training 3-4-3

3v1 (Arrival Game) (15 mins)

3v1 Warm-up. (Olders play 3v2)

Rules:

- Have to call name of person you're passing to.

- Player who loses the ball or doesn't call the name goes in the middle and performs 4 push-ups.

- Player in middle has to touch the ball three times in order to go out of grid.

Coaching Point: 3 step rule, always supporting your teammate.

Technical Warm-up

Ball Mastery: 4 different moves.

Tiki-Taka, Tikia taka Sole inside, inside -outside cut, dribble cut. dribble cut with sole

sole-V's, Sole-behind, sole-outside, pull push, inside-sole, sole across, etc.

1v1 Moves

Partner Up: 1v1 moves passive

- L-move

- Cut under

- The hop

IIA. Shooting + Finishing (10 mins)

Shooting & Finishing

Set-up: 3 groups

1) Player A dribbles and shoots on goal. Player A then runs around C to flag with balls.

2) Player B plays through ball to Player C who makes straight run to diagonal ball, to receive + finish

3) Player A plays PK ball to player B, who finishes first time. Or can player to either C or B who are running in. One runs in near post and the other runs on PK ball.

A goes to B. B goes C. C goes to A

Coaching Points

- Attempt to do everything at Game Sped

- Player B must drive ball across the face of the goal towards the flag for player (C) to attack at the back post. (C) must time his run to slide in before the ball reaches the flag

- Player (B) must NOT get into the box too early when attacking the cross from player (A)

- Player (C) must "stay alive" in the box by making a second run to receive a cross from player (A).

*Player who was most focused, worked the hardest, and best teammate will get 1 Rush Point.

IIB. 2v2 Pressure Cover (10 mins)

2v2 Small Group Defense Progression

1) Passive: have two players pass the ball back and forth. The other two defending work on staggered stance and forcing attacker wide. Other defender needs to provide cover in case the first defender were to get beat. attackers are not trying to beat defenders. They just hold on to the ball for 3-4 touches. Switch Roles.

2) Live: 2v2 dribble across the line.

Coaching Points: Where do we force them? Two principles small group defense: Communication, shape (pressure-cover)

IV. 3-4-3 Offensive Tactics (40 mins)

I. Half Court Offense.

Looking to have striker come and check to ball and have other forward make diagonal run between two center backs.

CAM needs to find space between striker and opposite outside mid.

Half court offense.

II. 11v11 Game

Finish with 11v11 or 10 v 10.

If it's 10 v 10. Then 2-4-3 vs. 3-4-2