Futsal Session (Academy Sessions): January Two

Awareness/Screening (20 mins)

Session Objective: Awareness warm-up

Organisation:

In pairs,one ball.Players will change to work with a different player periodically during session.

-Play ball to partner,who receives with sole,moves ball out of feet and returns.

Many variations of this involving various number of touches before return,turns,using both feet etc.

Then:

A - specific response.Player plays ball to partner and moves to either left or right.Receiver must take ball first touch in direction passer has moved.

B-Repeat but this time receiver moves in opposite direction to movement of passer.

C-if passer plays and moves towards player,player receives and moves backwards with ball.

D-if player passes and drops off,player receiving receives and moves forward.

Then various combinations of all four movements.Emphasis is that player receiving ball must be aware of movemnt of passer to react.

Key Factors:

Pressure to score/pressure to defend game (25 mins)

Session Objective: To defend to see out a game.

Organisation:

Three teams of five players.Game situation but one team is attacking,one in defensive box.Game lasts five minutes.

White team (attacking) play to score three goals in the allocated time.Emphasis on pressing to win ball and create chances.Yellow team have defensive box shape and have to stop White scoring.However,if Yellow manage to keep clean sheet for five minutes they win.If Yellow break away and score they win automatically.

Winning team stays on but change roles,i.e. attacking team if they score three become defensive team and so on.

Key Factors:

Defensively:

maintain shape

Keep discipline,keep ball if in possession

If counter attack on, break quickly but still leave security

Attacking:

Press to win ball back quickly

Quick interplay to change shape and create opportunities

Quality of finish