Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): GU11&U12 Indoor: possession, first touch and movement off the ball

3v1 Keep Away + Passing Progression (15 mins)

3v1 Keep Away Warm-up: Grid: 10x10 Grid

Why? Perfect passing & receiving technique with pressure, movement off the ball and supporting angles.

Rules:

- 3 minute games

- first to 4 points

- if player in middle wins the ball or if the ball goes out they get one point. Players on outside get one point everytime they connect 4 passes. .

- If players complete more than 4 passes then they get one point

Passing Progression: 1 minute X 4. Switch middle player.

1) Player in the middle can't steal ball. Players on outside just work on movement off the ball as they move the ball. Two touches.

Coaching Points: Offensive players must always ***receive ball across body with hips open to the field (when is the only time not to? if defender is on you, what can you do?) What should supporting players be doing? No one should ever be standing. Constant adjustments in their movements.

*** needs to be stressed every session, whenever we don't see it happening, we need to address it.

U12's: Deft First Touch

Developing First Touch:

Set-up:

4 players: 10 x 10 grid. One ball per outside perimeter player

Progression:

Competition > how many successful passes can you complete in 30 seconds?

1) Player in middle has to receive and pass with right foot (inside foot)

1b) "" with left foot

2) Player receives with right foot and directionally touches the ball to left foot to pass with left foot

2b) "" receive left and pass right

3) receive with outside part of right foot and pass with same foot

3b) "" left foot

4) receive ball in air and pass back on the ground

4b) "" left foot

***Progression: Take one ball out so that there are three perimeter players with only three balls.

- Player in middle has to receive ball from one of their teammates and pass the ball to other player who doesn't have a ball.

Competition:

How many successful passes can you complete in 30 seconds?

Coaching points: How should you receive the ball? Hips open and ball across your body. Players need to scan/peak before receiving the ball. How quickly can you receive and play?

Ball Mastery: (do this for 2 minutes at the start of this session)

1) player makes contact with inside of foot with ball and rolls ball under foot where the sole touches it all by moving forward. Stay with the one foot.

2) player does same thing but alternates with both feet.

Flying Changes going to Goal. (20 mins)

Flying Changes going to small goals in 20x30 yard grid.