Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Dealing with 1v1 situations

Warm up (10 mins)

Set up

• 6v6 inside the area as shown using the width of the 6 yard box with 2 end zones

Organization

Handball : players passes the ball to each others using their hands to score a point they have to pass the line on the opposite side, once tagged they freeze and must pass the ball to their teammates.

Coaching points

• Work on exploiting the width of the area
• Work on moving the ball quickly 
• Work on scanning 

• Key Factors
  

  • Eyes on the ball
  • Playing with disguise

EX2 (20 mins)

Set up

• 2 mini goals 
  • 3 small cones from of diff colors
  • 2 players

Organization

The gams starts with the GK standing behind the small cones, the coach hiding similar colors of the small cones behind his back, showing a color the GK has to touch it with his hand (can be an audible signal as well) , drops back to receive a volleyed ball, then steps forward to play a 1v1 against the player attacking one of the mini goals ( player at the beginning is not allowed to change direction once the mini goal to attack is chosen or to take a shot), GK is challenged to follow the attacker staying low and block the shooting angle

Progression

• Player is allowed to change direction, if the GK catches the ball he plays a distribution to the standing GK, (changing sides)
• Player is allowed to take a shot
• Standing GK is involved to play 2v1

Coaching points

• Work on staying low on tip toes for quick movements 
• Work on blocking the angle and showing off the goal to the striker
• Work on securing the ball if can and play it quickly to the teammates 

• Key Factors
  

  • Assessment
  • Angle and speed of approach
  • Decision ( securing/blocking/delaying)

SSGs (25 mins)

Set up

• Half pitch 60*30
  • 5v5 in the middle

Organisation

Players play a possession game in the middle of the pitch and after 5 successful passes (can be more), player holding the football attacks the goal, player is not allowed to tack a shot from the edge of the box in the beginning. game restarts from the middle whether the ball is catch or not.

Progression

• Closest defender is allowed to press the striker
• Moving forward to 2v2 (2 strikers vs GK and DEF)
• Normal game

Coaching points

• Work on when moving down the line and when dropping back
• Work on prioritizing securing the ball 
• Work on decision making to when stepping out of the goal to avoid being shipped by the ST
• Work on delaying for more support from DEF

• Key Factors
  

  • Play through around or over
  • Rolling arm moves backwards
    
  • Release the ball as arm straightens
    
  • Release the ball just as throwing arm goes
    past ear

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

• Challenges is how many times and how quickly the players will get to step away from the middle of the middle of the pitch to create a 1v1 situation
• Conditions must be less shots in the beginning and more running with the ball inside the box.
• The target is to create as much as possible a variety of scenarios for the GKs, can easily switch to shooting more than 1v1 so GK has to always be ready and focused for a better timing when stepping out from the goalie line or staying.