Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 1v1 battles and playing out combos

FIFA 11+ (5 mins)

Set Up: 

2 Lines of 5 cones, with players lined up behind the first cone

Instructions: 

Follow the FIFA 11+ warmup, using dynamic movements. Players should call out loud the action as they start their run

Finish with hopping on left and right feet as ACL injury prevention

Variation/Progression: 

The Coach may hold up different cones or give signals that the players should be aware of and call out loud the correct answers to show they are aware of their surroundings

Key Coaching Points:

Quality is better than speed

Switch on your 'football brain'

Focus on each movement

Player Coaching Points:

How can you do your best in everything?

The coaches are going to ask the football questions, and if you are paying attention, even give you the answers ;)

Are you going to make this your best session ever?

Did you come with the mindset of improving?

Circle skills (15 mins)

Set Up: 

1 pole in the middle of the centre circle 

2 teams, one team inside with a ball each, one team outside

Instructions:

Players start by touching the centre pole and dribble the ball to the coaches instructions
teams rotate after 2 mins of work in the middle

Variation/Progression:

Options for Skills: inside player have the ball and dribble to do tasks:

Dribble around a player and back to the pole

Dribble around (2+) and back to the pole each time

Pass to outside player, run around and get it back, touch pole

Dribble close, get 4 quick passes and return to pole

Dribble, pass and then open up to left/right and receive back

Dribble to outside player leave the ball, lap everyone outside and gather ball, return to pole.

Options for fitness: Outside players could have the ball and get the inside players to concentrate on fitness and running: 

be the first to get 10 volleys, Headders, passes Left/Right foot give and goes etc.

Key Coaching Points:

Quality will give you speed

Focus on the tasks

Talk and call for the ball or pass

Players in zones (30 mins)

Set Up: Players split into two teams and standing in their zones

Small goals on the diagonal placed high and wide

Balls start in goals

Instructions: 

Play starts from the #1(GK) and the Maroon team are trying to score in the goals at halfway

Maroon players add points to the scoreboard, black players take points off the scoreboard

The scoreboard is adjusted by the following actions:

1 point for a goal if the #2 or #5 does all the work themselves

2 points for a goal if the #2 or #5 score after a "give and go"

1 point for a goal if the #8 or #10 score in "their" goal

2 points for a goal if the #8 or #10 score in the "other" goal

2 points for a goal if the #6 score in ANY goal

5 points for a goal if the #6 can switch play to the other side and the #2 or #5 can score

10 points if everyone touches the ball before a goal

-2 points if black team score from high press

-5 points if black team score with 2 passes or less

-5 if black team score after getting the ball into the centre circle 

-10 if black team score after a splitting pass between the #2/3 or #4/5

Variation/Progression:

Add in spare players to the team that needs help, or add a coach into a team 

Key Coaching Points:

Know where to keep the ball, and know where the extra players are

Think about how we are going to play the game, what are we trying to achieve, and who are we going to use

What are the team and individual actions we need to do to affect the scoreboard the most

Player Coaching Points:

How can you help?

Are you fitter/faster/stronger than your opponent?

How can you affect the scoreboard the most?

Are you aware of what the other players are trying to do?

Can you play with shoulders turned?

Can you receive the ball on the side of the player you want to go?

Can you make a run into space?

"first run is for the defender, second run is for you"

If you can't score, can you set someone up?