Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): OVFC U13-17 Combination Play

Warm Up (10 mins)

Warm Up (5-10 minutes)

Organization:

2 groups of players on 2 cones 15 yards apart

Instructions:

Dynamic Movements across from cone to cone

Introduce a ball play 2 touch and follow.

2 touch and follow to back of opposite line with a burst of spped

1 touch and follow

Technical/Tactical:

first touch/weight of pass

Psychological focus:

mental focus

Physical Focus:

flexability and movement patterns related to soccer

Social Emotional Focus:

Team interaction, listening to coaching cues

Fulham Passing & Receiving Combination Play (20 mins)

Organization:

Grid is 10 yards wide by 20 yards long

Players dispersed equally between 4 outside cones with 1 in the middle

Set up two grids for more play on ball

Instructions:

Player A plays across to Player B's back foot and follows pass to overlap Player B. B receives and plays to Player C and continues run to create space for the overlapping A. Player C sets a pass to Player A, who then switches the ball to either Player D or E and the drill begins again from the other side.

Add other combinations by playing middle directly etc...

Progressions:

One touch and speed of play

Switching middle players on the move

Technical/Tactical

Receive on back foot

Movement of Player C (check to show shoulder check back foot)

Weight/Angle of pass

Timing of overlaping run

How many touches and when

Physical:

Tempo of runs

Psychological:

Create advantages with movement

Socail/Emotional:

Vocal

Demand

Show

Cool Down (10 mins)

Organization:

Half Pitch

Instructions:

Group goes through a 5 minute cool down. Jogging from side line to side line. Stretching on each time they return. Hold stretching longer than in warm up.