Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Howell Phoenix-Creative Movement in Wide Areas (Start Time: 2016-09-20 19:30:00)

Main Theme 1 (20 mins)

Organization:

Half field

Attacking or defending half depending on which wide players focused on

4 mankins or corner flags or cones spaced 8 to 10 yards apart

2 small goals

2 to 3 players minmum in each line

Instructions:

Option 1 ( White players)

A begins by dribbling ball to mannequins in th middle then passes to B

B takes a touch then passes to C running onto the ball

C's run is triggered when B touhes the ball

C finishes the ball into small goal

Roatate: A to B to C, rotate sides: left and right

Option 2 (Blue Players)

Same as Option 1 except C now will run inside the cone/manikin and dribble to the back of the line

Coaching Points:

Adjust where to recieve based on weight of pass, step to ball/drop off

Make eye contact with player are passing to prior to receiving

Create angle by bring ing ball across body in driection of next pass (B)

Penetrating Pass into space , force wide player to run onto it (B/C)

Check to ball the make run to drag defender (C)

Overhit rather than underhit pass

Timing of the run

Head up

Progressions:

Give wide players choice of running inside or outside the manikin

Condtioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

Play 5v5 or 6v6 in a 50x30 space with 5 yard wide channels surrounding the central area

4 neutral players are allowed to start in channels

Instructions:

Teams play possesion, score points by passing to targets on end lines

Once passed to target must transtion to defend as target passes in to opposing team going in opposite direction

Neutral players are allowed to leave their channels

Rotate teams

Coaching Points:

Look for switch of play to trigger underlap/overlap runs

Indentification of trigger to run by full backs receiving ball

Heads up

Communication

Progressions:

Incorporate goals instead of targets

Remove conditions and play free