Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Feb 23rd (Start Time: 2016-02-23 21:05:00)

Practice 1 - warm-up (10 mins)

Players remain in their teams of 4. They have 2 players inside the square and 2 players outside of the square.

(1) The ball starts with a player on the outside who passes in to one of the middle players, the non receiver tries to get in to a position where their team mate can link up with them and they can play out to their other supporting player on the outside. This process then continues. Swap roles after 60 seconds.

Players must scan the area to develop an awareness of what is around them, where to take their touch and where and when to pass.

(2) To progress, if an outside player passes in, they move into the square, creating 3 players in the middle. The receiver must combine with one of the players in the middle before vacating the middle square. The ball is then played out to the opposite supporting player and the sequence continues. Play in - go in, set - go out.

To challenge players ask the supporting players to ensure they find a new space on the outside to ensure their team mates in the central area are checking their shoulders.

Each time the sequence is completed a team gets a point. Play for a time limit and see which team creates the most successful passes.

Conditioned SSG #2 (Getting Forward) (20 mins)

The players are split into 4v4/3v3 games. Offside is played from the half way line. A goal must be scored from the attacking half. A team can only have a maximum of 1 player left in their own half before they can score, this will encourage quick transitions and ensure that players are making forward runs, creating overloads.

If a goal is scored while your opponents have 2 or more players left in your half it is worth 3 (as displayed in diagram 1). This will reward scoring with overloads.

Individual challenges;

* Play off one touch when it's on to set up attacks

* Don't give the ball back to the person you gave it to you

* Get in position to play forwards with your first touch

* Try to get into positions to finish with one touch