Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Valley Stream Cobras Spring Week 4

Warm Up 2 - Body Shape (10 mins)

Organization:

Area 20x30 area divided in two.

2 or 3 team of 4 players.

4 cones with a ball on top as shown.

Instructions:

At coach's signal players must run touch the ball with their hand without knocking it over, shuffle back around the blue cone and up to the next red cone.

First player to finish score a point.

Coaching Points:

Quickly close on the ball.

Slow down on the approach.

Bend your knees, lower body.

Shuffle backward around the cone. (small quick steps)

Progressions:

Main Theme 2 (20 mins)

Organization:

played on small sided field, split into 2 groups, attackers at halfway line split up into facing each goal, half defenders next to one goal, other half next to other goal, with 2 in the middle with attackers, one facing one goal the other facing the other goal

Instructions:

defender 1 plays to attacker, they play 1v1 to goal, defender 2 (in centre circle) is counting down from 6, after they get to zero they go and help the other defender to make it a 2v1 in favour of the defence, after its finished next player goes and rotate

Coaching Points:

delay attacker

no clear easy shots

be patient

Progressions:

Make it a team competition