Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 3rdman runner

7 cone (10 mins)

Organization: as shown

10 by 10 yd diamond. Increase length to 16 by 10 yd in passing.

Instructions:

Dribble to the right. (Change of directon) and take away.

Change direction after 1 minute.

Coaching Points:

Dribbling :

Small and quick touches on entry.

Movement of body to fake.

Movement of ball to fake.

Look up and change speed to take away.

Passing:

Firm pass into feet.

Don't watch the ball- sprint! (quick movement after pass)

Keeping angle and distance on short-short-long (double pass followed by long pass)

Progressions:

Dribbling:

Scissors both to the left and right

Roll both to the left and right

Inside-outside both to the left and right

Passing:

Make lines further apart. Have the girls take the end cones 3 steps back from where they are.

2 touch - receive and play end to end. Sprint to either cone after and follow your pass.

Short-short long. Progress to 1 touch on short- short long.

Regressions:

1. Lift touch restriction in passing

2. Make the space between lines shorter

Combination to goal (25 mins)

Organization: as shown

Player rotation- Player starting with ball rotates to striker, striker rotates to winger, winger shoots on goal and retrieves ball.

Instructions: Player with ball plays double pass with striker who checks away and then toward to receive. Off of the entry pass, winger moves away toward the touchline and then toward the cone to receive. Wide player takes touch inside toward goal and strikes on goal. Next group goes off of the pass to go wide.

Coaching Points: (coach in the flow with individual references)

Movement off the striker.

Movement of the winger.

Quality of passes.

Quality of shots.

Quality of cross.

Striker holding their run.

Progressions:

1st progression as shown.

2nd progression winger takes touch torward end line and striker holds their run to get on the end of a late cutback cross.

The game (20 mins)

Organization: Field width of the 18 yard box extending to the bottom of the circle. 2 GK or can play to pug goals with no GK. 3 teams of 4 for a tournament. Balls at center field on sideline with coach. Add neutral player if uneven numbers.

Instructions: First team to score in a 3 minute game wins and stays on. Winner gets 3 points for their team. If game tied after 3 minutes the team on longest is off. Both teams get 1 point for their team. Rules of the game in place. Throw ins, goal kick, and corner kicks on out of bounds.

Coaching Points: Use natural stoppages and individual coaching points in the flow for feedback more to allow players opportunity to show they can make decisions in possession without coach telling them what to do. Look for moments where the stop-start is applicable.

(1). Striker looks to check back to receive ball..

(2). When striker checks and pulls defender forward that's the cue for winger to get wide. Cue for the run is the pass back to one of the midfielders.

(3). Look to swing ball and be patient. When striker checks back we can play it.