Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Sting Spence - 1st Training of 2021/2022 Season - Gut Check

Technical - with Movement (20 mins)

Grid:

- Set-up the first set of cones 10-15 feet apart and the 3rd cone 20 feet from the second cone

Session:

- Divide the players into groups of 3-4 players

- The 1st & 2nd players will perform the techincal skill set by the coach. For example: 1 touch passing, 2 touch passing, volley, etc

- On the Coach's start the player 1 & 2 will being the techincal skill as close to game speed as possible. The 3rd player will preform sit-up's, push-up's, jumps, etc.

- Once the Coach says GO the 2nd player turns and sprints to the last cone and back across the end line and becomes Player 3. Player 1 becomes Player 2 and Player 3 becomes player 1.

- The play doesn't not stop. Encourage the players to quickly get the ball moving again.

Check To (20 mins)

Check To:

1 min round.  Middle player checks to each outside and asks for the ball.   Good trap and return pass.  Immediately progress to opposite side. 

Progression:

1 player on offense and 1 defending

The play on Offensive checks back and forth trying to lose shake the defender to receive a ball from the target player on either side.

1 point is awarded for every ball received and played back to the target. The target player on both sides keep their individual scores. At the end of the 1 minute the players inside switch roles, points are added up the new player on offense tries to beat that score.

Notes:

Target Players only play the ball when the offensive players asks for it.

No point is given if the defensive player blocks the pass or intercepts it.

Possession with 3 teams (20 mins)

THE SESSION:

Possession with 3 teams. The defending teams must have a bib before they can defend. The other 2 teams try to keep possession. Once the defending team wins the ball or forces it out of play they drop the bibs and transition to offense while the team that lost the ball picks up a bibs and transitions to defense.