Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Posession Based Session

Screen 1 (20 mins)

Posession Based Session + SSG

Posession Drill ( Max 3 Players per square )

Playing Area 24x24 ( 4 x 12 x 12 Squares )

6 x Red Players ( In Posessesion )

6 x Blue Players ( Out of Posession, 2 max in play at a time )

Objective ( 2 min. sets adjusted by coach to suit age level and ability )

Play starts with coach, who plays ball into Blue team

Blue players pass and keep posession as 2 x Reds enter boxes and try to win posession.

Number of completed passes counted per set

Blue and Reds then swap over on Coahes command

Conditions/Challenges

. No more than 3 players pemitted in each square at 1 time

. Number of touches restricted/increased for team in posession

. Coach sets Min/Max number of passes to be completed per set

. Team not in posession, on winning ball, can score a point by passing to another Team member outside of sqaure

Coaching Points ( In posession )

. Body position receiving pass

. Quality of first touch/control

. Movement to receive

. Awarness of team mates postion around square

. Quality and weight of pass

Out of Posession

. Pressing Triggers ( Bad touch, head down, lofted pass, isolated )

. Work together to restrict options

. Nearest player to ball presses

Screen 3 (20 mins)

Posession Based Practice ( 3 min sets ) Coach 1 team only ( In or out of posession )

Play can simulate playing out from the back and breaking lines playing forward

30x30 playing Area with half way line ( Can be adapted to suit player numbers ) Neutral player can be used if odd numbers

Objective

Blue/Red team attempt to keep posession and play ball from 1 GK to another ( A-B, B-A )

Play to Start un-opposed both teams have a ball and pass and work their way from 1 side to another

Play then switches to opposed practice 1 ball now in play

Conditions/Challenges

Team in posession can create 3v2 in 1 half

To score a point GK must keep control ball at feet

Limit number of touches

Coaching Points ( In Posession )

. Play forward

. Movement to receive ball

. Body position receiving ball, back foot to play forward

. Quality and weight of pass

. Patience in posession

. Rotation ( players alternating posessions )

Out of Posession

. Press player on ball at all times ( Nearest player )

. Force wide and direction of play

. Prevent split passes

. Make pitch narrow