Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Boys U8 adp Overlapping runs/Movement off the ball

Warm up overlapping run (15 mins)

Set up

-4 cones

-6-8 players per grid

-10x15 yards ( adjust as per ability and age)

-1 ball to start

Drill

-Player 1 starts with the ball and makes a pass across to player 2

-Player 1 makes and overlapping run around player 2

-Player 2 makes a short pass to Player 1, player 1 controls it , dribbles a bit and then makes a pass to Player 3

-after the pass Player 1 continues his run and should end up behind line of Player 4

-Player 2 continues his run and ends up behind line of Player 3

- Same sequence happens with players 3 and 4

-Player 3 receives the ball and makes a pass across to player 4

-Player 3 makes and overlapping run around player 4

-Player 4 makes a short pass to Player 3, player 3 controls it , dribbles a bit and then makes a pass to Player 1

-after the pass Player 3 continues his run and should end up behind line of Player 2

-Player 4 continues his run and ends up behind line of Player 1

Progression

-change direction go the other way working on the left foot

-use 2 balls.

Variation 2

- same set up as above, but the player 2 receiving the ball dribbles across and fakes to make a pass to the player 1 making the overlapping and take the ball himself to player 3. Movement is the same -Player 1 continues his run and should end up behind line of Player 4

-Player 2 continues his run and ends up behind line of Player 3

Coaching Points

-good passing- inside of the foot

-receiving using the inside of the foot

-sharp overlapping runs

-communication- demand the ball when making the overlapping run

SSG (20 mins)

SSG

Set up

-half field

-1 big goal, 2 pug goals beside each other

Coaching points

- same as above

- encourage overlapping runs.