Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): SCCA U15B - Playing Out the Back & Finishing - May 12/22

Possession Game

Set Up

15min.

3v2 in a 10x20 zone

2 reds in each 5x20 wide channel

Instructions

Reds must keep possession, and can pass to the wide players

If a wide player receives, they must open up, and pass to the next wide player, who must then pass to a red in the middle zone = 1pt

Reds can't play it into the same channel twice

Blues try to win it back (must stay out of wide channel)

Every 2 passes completed by blues = 1pt

Progression

Red that passes it into the wide channel must follow their pass

Second wide player to receive can pass or dribble into middle zone (must now join middle zone)

Coaching Points

QUICK passing

Body shape

Positioning

Finishing from Central

Set Up

20min.

1 Target in front of mannequin

Other players lined up with a ball

Instructions

Start: First in line passes to the target

Target must hold the ball up, then lay it off for the passer to shoot (after layoff = join back of line)

The passer then shoots (after shot = become target)

(4-5min shooting from the left, then repeat on the other side)

Progression

In a central 10x10 square, setup with 1 red v 1 blue

Start: red outside the square passes to red in the square

Reds now have 5sec to score (2v1)

Reds can score from inside or outside of the square

Blues try to win the ball and pass to the coach

Coaching Points

Body Shape (target = hold up properly)

Timing of Runs (arrive at the ball to hit it first time)

Shooting Technique

Cool Down

Players to work on "homework" for 10min. before a player-led cooldown

Homework will look different for each player, as assigned by coach