Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U16 Technical Session : Possession (Part 1) (Start Time: 2017-04-12 10:45:00)

1-Touch Penetrating Ball (10 mins)

Organisation

Create a Grid 25 x 25 yards. Placde two cones centrally in the grid.

Place 4 Red players on the edge of the grid, and two players inside the grid - one either side of the two cones.

Instructions

Red players must make two passes before playing the 3rd pass through the cones into a blue player. The receiving blue player must play the ball back through the cones to the other blue player, one touch only. The receiving blue player will then play the ball 1 touch to any red player on the outside.

Blue players must stay on opposite sides of the middle cones in order to combine together.

The entire exercise is played two touch by the red players and one touch by the blue players.

Red players are free to move up and down their side in order to create passing lines

Coaching Points

Properly weighted 1 touch pass, passing to the receiving players correct foot.

Eyes up to see the penetrating ball.

Blue plaers must open up to allow pentrating passing coming in and support for the combination.

Red players should be active on the outside getting into good supporting and passing positions.

Three Team Possession (15 mins)

Organisation

Create a grid 40x40 yards.

Split players into 3 x teams of 5 players.

The game is scalable - add more players and adjust grid size.

Instructions

Two teams play together as one team - the remaining team defends.

Whichever team gives away possession becomes the defenders.

The game is better two touch and then build to one touch.

Progressions

1. Enlarge the grid top 60 x 40 yards and add two goals and two GK's. Team in possession can seek to score and if successful, receive the ball back from the GK. Game becomes MDG. If a team shoot and miss, they become the defenders.

4v4 Length Possession (15 mins)

Organisation

Create a thin Pitch the width of the six yard box and 50 yards long.

Aplit players into 2 teams x 5 including Goal Kepper.

Instructions

Players must find space in this game. Encourage stretching the game up the field to make it long. Do not play the offiside rule. Players will need to adapt to the new shape and adjust their runs. This game encourages players to play more forward passes and to get into their positions of support down field.