Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 1v1 Attacking

Passers vs Dribblers (10 mins)

Organization:

- Approx 24 x 12 yd area

- 2 teams of 4 players, 1 team all players with ball, other team share 1 ball

Instructions:

- Team dribbling the ball must try to hold possession for as long as they can. And take on players by beating them with a move = 1 pt

- Passers will try to disrupt dribbling players by passing into their ball.

- Allow each team a few rounds before switching roles

Coaching Points:

- PoP: Creativity, Penetration

- Dribbling Technique: Quality, Distance of touch, Direction, Deception when needed

- Communication: Verbal and Non-verbal to ensure passing effectiveness and speed of play

- Scanning the field to be proactive and have decisions formulated prior to receiving the ball.

- Decision making- When to go, when to keep it

Progressions:

P1- If the space allows and players require a greater challenge, allow passers to knock their ball into the ball in possession, ending the possession time.

R1- To allow more success for the attackers, take two soccer balls away from the dribblers, and they must now work together to disrupt possession and/or move the ball around to put themselves in a position to tag the player with the ball.

2v2

Organization:

• 24x18 area
• 6 players

Instructions:

• Defender starts with a pass to the Attacking player from the halfway line
• Another attacker is positioned as a Target player on the other end of the playing area.
• Attacking player receives the ball in front of the goal and looks to dribble past the halfway line.( 1pt) and play into the target player.
• Attacking player must cross the halfway line in order to pass to the target.
• once the target has been played another defender can join making it 2v2
  • halfway line becomes buildout/offside line, once the ball is played into the target.
  • player will be offside, unless defenders are in the defensive half.
• If attacking player receives from the target and score in the goal.= 3pt
• Defender wins the ball look to score into either goal= 1pt
• Once a goal has been scored or the ball is out of bounds; attacking player becomes next target, previous players return to their lines and next players begin.

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Scanning
  • Target
  • defender
  • space
• First touch
  • direction
  • weight
• dribbling 
  • mechanics
  • safe side
• running with the ball
  • scan
  • safe side
• moves
  • entry
  • execution
  • exit

Progressions:

• Play starts off the pass and stays a 1v2. 
  • Attacking player can play into target whenever, but target may not join in. 
  • if defenders win possession they score on either goal.

Regressions:

• attacking player starts with the ball.
• target player joins creating 2v1

Uno (20 mins)

Organization:

• 30x20
• 2-3 

Instructions:

• When a player assists, they play for the same team on the other field.
• Play until: 
  • time is up. 
  • get your team down to one player on one side.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Progressions:

• Player that assisted must be played in when joining in the next field
• numbers even? unlimited touches
  • 1player up 3 touches
  • 2 players up 2 touches

Regressions: