Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Forward Movements (Start Time: 2015-01-16 17:30:00)

Movement/Dribbling Warm Up Game (15 mins)

Players have to switch from cone to cone, they can only swap with the 2 players next to them. Player E has to try and get to the cone before the 2 players swap. If player E got to the cone before player A got there, A would go in the middle.

Once the players have got the hang of it, you can add a points system in, where each player who swaps gets a point.

The game can then be progressed and each player on the outside has a football, they must then dribble from cone to cone. Once again the player in the middle must get to the cone before the players gets there. The ball is swapped if this is the case and players switch in the middle.

Movement of forwards (30 mins)

Description

Pass rotation, replicating movements used within a game.

Technical

-Passing weight

-Control

-Techniques of passes

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

Tactical

-Passing patterns

-Control tempo of when to play forward

-Movements related to the game

-Speed/timing of run

Physical

-Speed of run

-Players agility to 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.

SSG - Forward runs (30 mins)

Description

Small sided game. Area as shown. Challenge players to make forward runs but appropriate to their position on the pitch at any given time. Reinforce pattern structures from previous session.

Technical

- Running with the ball

- Passing and receiving skills

- Crossing

- Shooting/heading

Tactical

- Combination play

- Positional awareness/rotation

- Recognition of set patterns as a base structure

Physical

- Speed/Power

- Agility (running directional changes at speed)

- Strength in possession

Psychological/Social

- Communication/Information

- Concentration/Focus