Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 1v1 in wide areas (Start Time: 2025-03-19 16:00:00)

Screen 1 (10 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

During the technical practice players will be set up in groups of 3 at each end of practice. first player in each group will start with a ball. Each player will dribble towards the mannequin and perform a skill, once past the mannequin they accelerate towards the gate and turn. Once first player turns at the gate second player will start. First player will head back meeting second player at the mannequin with both players performing a skill around mannequin. First player will then pass to third player.

Screen 3 (30 mins)

Small Sided Game:

Players will now play a 5v5 with 2 GK. Wide channels will be marked out, with only 1 attacker and 1 defender allowed in the channels at any 1 time.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets: 

1. normal goal 1 point

2. 2 points when wide player beats defender in the channel

3. 3 points when wide player beats player in the channel then assists for a goal.

Progressions and Regressions:

Challenge for players to get the ball wide into the space to isolate defender and beat them 1v1.

Attackers only allowed in channels for 10 seconds at a time to create realism

If players are finding it hard to beat defender a mannequin can be used instead

The last progression will be to remove the zones and have free play 

Learning outcomes:

1. Players to learn the mechanics of turning

2. Players to develope decision making skills when entering into a 1v1

3. Players to understand the certain skills needed beat a player in a 1v1 situation