Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing out of the defensive third (9v9)

Introduction (15 mins)

Organization:

• 10x10m grid (adjust as necessary, 12x12m)
• Blue: 4 players, 1 ball, inside grid
• White: 4 players, on the outside of grid (1 per side)
• Red: 4 players, inside grid, 1 ball each
• Six 90" intervals, 1-minute rest

Instructions:

• Red: passes to white and receives ball (1 point)
• White: receives from Red and passes back (1 point)
• Blue: Pass ball among themselves, each pass 1 point.
• After 3 intervals, where each team does one of each, use "Progression 1"

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Can we open our bodies to playing area when we receive? 
• Can we use the back foot to receive?
• Can we expand the visual space before we receive? 
• How/Why? Scanning 

Progression:

• Red: passes to white, and receives from DIFFERENT White (1 point for every time it receives)
• White: receives from Red and passes to a DIFFERENT Red (1 point for every pass)
• Blue: Pass ball among themselves, each pass 1 point, passes have to split 2 players from Red/White

Conditioned Game (15 mins)

Organization:

• 16x16m grid/field
• 2 mini-goals on each side
• 5v5 + 2, GK cannot use hands
• Contention line in the middle
• 6-minute halves

Instructions:

• Blue vs Red
• Score on mini goals
• Regular goal = 1 point
• If all players are on attacking half and score, goal = 3 points

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Can we open our bodies to playing area when we receive?
• Can we use the back foot to receive?
• Can we expand the visual space before we receive?
• How/Why? Scanning