Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): NCE Speed of Play Session

Dynamic Warm up

Organisation: Centre circle with cones around it (preferably raised) all players around the edge without a ball to start. Flag in centre of circle (8 minutes total)

Detail: Players start by jogging around outside of circle- ten in and out and shuffles - side steps, back and forwards etc, basic soccer movements. On coaches whistle players run into flag and then perform task coming out - back steps, back shuffles etc vary up movements.

Progressions: Incorporate ladder style footwork exercises over the cones on outside - dynamic style stretches can be incorporated as they enter and leave the circle- but kicks, high kicks forward- leg lifts backwards etc

Introduce a ball so dribbling between markers - then round markers then skills through central flag to other side- turns at flag and back out etc - challenge inside outside soles of feet into the dribbling

Pace of Pass- Dribble

Organisation: Same 10 x 10 yard square as before - 4 players on outside in pairs opposite each other with a ball between two - rest of players with a ball to dribble (use mulitple sqaures) (12 minutes total)

Detail: Partners on outside pass bal back and forth between them - no restrictiosn to start. Blue players have to dribble through centre of square and avoid colliding with passing balls. Passing players work on timing, accuracy and pace of passes and recognise need to increase tempo of pass based on dribblers or maybe taking a touch and changign angle of pass to miss them. Dribblers should have head up and recognise momenst to incraese tempo of dribble and acceearte or when to adjust angles and slow down based on apssing balls. Rotate middle players every minute.

Progressions: Limit outside players to two touch and challenge receiving qualities

Do not allow players on outside to pass only to partner- maximum two passes in a row between the two players, now they have to pass sideways to same side player or diagonally as well which increases communication - detail of passing tempo and angles distances pace and accuracy as well as challenging dribbler more.

Screen 5

Organisation: 5v5 plus GK's 2 teams on 1 team off- score a goal to win. Field size is two penalty areas (20-30 Mins total)

Detail: Once a team gains possesion they must all touch the ball within ten seconds- once all players have got a touch they can score on opponents goal. Winnign team stays on, no corners or throwins new ball played form keeper whose team would have possession.

Progressions: Once ball is in attacking half- can not be played back into defensive half ( we are in the goal area so shoot)

One touch finishes only to score.

Coaching Points:

Reitareate shape angles and distances to aide speed of play. Same points on timing, pace and accuracy of passing and now with attacking mentality and desire to hurt opponent when tempo of attacking play increases.