Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rondo

Rondo

Objective

A Practice designed to warm up players and improve technical skills and focus for session ahead

• Area: 10 x 10 metres – Size of depends on numbers
• 8 v 2, 7 v 2, 6 v 2, 5 v 2
• Two players in the middle, they can hold their bibs
• Players must try to maintain possession, if a player makes a mistake they go in the middle along with the player to their left
• 1 or 2 touch, if two touch, first touch must be on back foot
• Middle Players stay in for another round if onegets nutmegged, middle players stay in for another round if they let threepasses in between them  

• Quality and selection of pass – 1st, 2nd and 3rd line passes
• Body shape/first touch/back foot
• Width and depth – Penetrating pass (Up-back-through)
• Awareness of space and defender
• Patience in possession – no forced/rushed decisions
• Transition to defend – can we win ball back as quickly as possible
• Transition to attack – width and depth asquickly as possible

Make sure players play within the area, don’t accept touches outside the area