Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): C Licence

Control: Drill

Drill: Control Square

Area:

Players Required: 8 Yellow working & 8 Blues serving

Equipment: Minimum 8 footballs for servers (plus extra footballs), Cones to mark out area

Time: 2-3 minutes each team working

Instructions: 8 yellow players working within the coned area, with two blue servers with footballs on the edge of each side of the area ( 8 in total). The 8 working players move around the area taking serves from the blue players. The yellow are trying to successfully control the ball and then return the ball back to the server with a controlled pass. The blues can vary the serves so that the yellows need to control the ball with the following body parts:

- Foot

- Thigh

- Chest

The yellow need to take a minimum of one touch to control and then one touch to pass (not allowed to hit the ball back first time to the servers. The yellows work for two minutes and then change over with the blues.

Coaching Points:

- Be balanced when aiming to control the ball. As you run in to receive the ball, steady yourself and be prepared.

- A positive first touch out of the body in order to successfully set theirselves up for the pass.

- Keep their eye on the ball, react to the ball movement and don't panic

- Cushion the ball, trying to take the speed out of the serve.

Extra Points:

- Communicate verbally and non-verbally

- Look for spac to move into an space to control the ball into

Control: Conditioned Game

Conditioned Game: Control

Area:

Back Four Attacking: Free Play

Finishing: Individual Practice