Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U11G - Individual Possession - Moves - Pressure in Front - Scissors/Double Scissors

Warm Up (5 mins)

Organization:

Every Player starts with own ball inside 20x30 grid.

Instructions:

PART I:

Players start off with Messi and Ronaldo touches, choosing the correct time for each, i.e. tight spaces use Messi touches, open space use Ronaldo touches.

After a few minutes, challenge is introduced. Players now race to 50+ touches using Messi, Ronaldo, or a combination of the two.

PART II:

Players dribble throughout area using any part of foot and wait for different commands.

1) Change! When coach shouts "change" players must leave their ball and find a new one.

2) Outside! When coach yells outside all players must dribble out of the boundary stop the ball and come back in.

3) Incorporate static ball-mastery such as toe taps, stationary scissors, etc

4) Can end with game where after every switch, a ball is taken out of the field, continually decreasing to where there is only one ball left and winner is the one who gets to it first.

Coaching Points:

Head up to look for open space.

Keep ball close to feet when in crowded area (can you take small touches)

Take big touches in open space.

Use correct dribbling technique (pinky toe touches, shoe laces)

Progressions:

If lose ball outside of area, or hit another player/ball you lose 10 counts in race to 50.

Techical - Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

3 areas of 20x10 set up as shown

5 yard scoring zone where defenders cannot go into

3 groups of players

3 Pugg goals

Instructions:

Players are placed in groups depending upon skill level

Individual competition between players of each group

Player at front of line tries to beat defender staying within zone and score to gain a point for him/herself.

If goal is scored/ball goes out of play/ball is won by defender that 1v1 game is over, the attacker becomes the defender, and the next attacker comes into field to try and score.

If player uses a moves successfully and scores, they gain 3 points.

Player from each group with most amount of points wins.

Coaching Points:

Good positive first touch

Controlled approach

Observe defenders position

Attackers defenders front foot

Execution of move

Take touch back across the defender and accelerate away

Match (Tournament Style) (25 mins)

Organization: 3v3

1. 40x30 grid set up as shown

2. Team separated into four groups

3. One ball per field with multiple by each goal.

Instructions:

Teams will play 5 min games.

Water Break

Winning teams will play each other.