Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U13+ Skills, 5v5v5 +1, 3v3 Santa Clara, 7v7 game

Warm Up (20 mins)

Organization: Set Up shown above. 20x20 area (depending on age or level of group)

8-18 players.

Players in the middle have a ball and pass to a player on the outiside waiting.

After the pass the player in the middle immediately runs towards the player recieving the ball and acts like a passive defender, player on the outside performs a move/skill to beat the defender and then goes into the middle and finds a new player waiting.

Progression:

* inside cut

* roll and push

* drag & cruyff (behind the legs)

* maradona

* 1 - 2 with payer next to you

3v3 Santa Claras (30 mins)

Organization

40x30 or 30x20 field (depending on age)

3v3 Santa Claras (flying changes)

3v3 - if ball goes out or is scored on your defending half, you and partner leave field and are replaced by 2 new players who dribble onto field.

Balls always start with players lined up on the right side of goal.

Coaching Points

Use width to make space

Speed of play

Communication

Decision making

Progressions

Add Competition - first to 5/10/15/20 goals

1-touch finish (only if the group is very strong)