Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Creating and exploiting space running with the ball (Start Time: 2016-03-28 17:30:00)

Dribbling Boxes Game Skill (20 mins)

SetUp

25x25 Area - 5 Boxes 3x3

Organization

Starting with 4 corners boxes, players must get from box (planet) to box to score a point. 3 Players start as defenders. Attackers are safe in each box. (*Must be moving taking little touches in the boxes not standing still). As soon as they see an opening they must dribble at speed to a new box.

Progressions

1) Can only score a point from two boxes of the same color - eg, blue to blue.

2) Add red box in the middle and a 4th defender in the box. Players can now score an extra point if dribble through red box.

Coaching Points

- Dribble with head up - awareness.

- Look to attack space off the dribble.

- Accelerating with the ball using a big first touch.

- Dribbling using laces.

- Knowing when to shield and keep the ball close under pressure.

Squad Practice Retention to RWTB to expliot space skill (30 mins)

Description

4 attacking zones

1 central zone

Attackers move the ball around the area to retain possession and RWTB into an adjacent zone to score a point.

1 Def allowed into the zone/s from the center at once- if Def regain they try to play back into the center to score.

Technical

-Passing weight

-Control

-Techniques of passes

-When to play first time passes and when to control to keep the

quality.

-Quality to cover the ground in possession and under control

Tactical

-Passing patterns

-Control tempo of when to play forward

-Movements related to the game

-Speed/timing of run

Physical

-Speed of run

-Players agilityto deal with different passes

-Balance

-Co-ordination

Psychological/Social

-Communication

-Team work

-Concentration – hard patterns to pick up

Learning Objectives

Demonstrate movement to support/retain the ball to build attacks.