Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): MIFC Girls Mini Phase 13/08/2024 (Start Time: 2024-08-13 17:00:00)

Ball Mastery (10 mins)

Ball Mastery

• 1 ball per player
• Playing within the boundary out a pitch

Drill

• To use all surfaces of foot area gaining confidence with the ball:
• Toe Taps - Move around the area using only toe taps and alternating feet (Can they do this going backwards?)
• Sole Roll - Move around the area using only the sole of their feet
• Outside of the Foot - Only using the outside of their feet, can they move around the area, keeping the ball close and changing direction using only the outside of their feet
• Inside of the Foot - Only using the inside of their feet, can they move around the area, keeping the ball close and changing direction using only the inside of their feet

Coaching Points

• Encourage players with confidence of using both stronger foot and weaker foot
• Ensuring the surface of foot is key and not the pace of completing mastery
• Switching from foot to foot





4v2 (10 mins)

Set Up

• 4v2
• Coach will always restart the game by playing a ball into the attacking team

Drill

• The attacking team have an overload (4v2)
• They must complete 3 passes before they are able to score
• If the defending team win the ball back, they can immediately shoot at goal

Positional Understanding

Goal Kick (In possession)

• 2 midfielders split and position themselves out wide
• Defender takes a central position
• Striker positions themselves high up the pitch
• Keepers must position the ball centrally and on the edge of the area
• They must also wait until the opposition have fully retreated to the halfway line
• Goalkeepers plays into one of the midfielders
• Important that the midfielders are on the half turn and can see 3 corners of the pitch when receiving the ball
• They are encouraged to receive the ball on their back foot
• The player then looks to move into the space out wide, or look for a pass up to the striker
• The striker will have started in a central position, but will move to the side of the ball and create an option for the midfielder to pass to
• The opposite midfielder immediately tucks inside if they did not receive the ball

• Midfielders and striker, spread out across the halfway and look to press as soon as the goal kick has been taken
• The player nearest to the ball is the one that applies the pressure on the receiving midfielder
• Defender sits centrally and a little deeper than the rest of the team
• How quickly can the defending team win the ball back